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Trump’s Sweeping New Tariffs Take Effect Against Nigeria, Other Countries

08.08.2025

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on dozens of countries around the world have come into effect. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!,” Trump said on social media minutes before the midnight deadline in Washington, DC. Earlier, the president hit India with a 50%...

Tension At Mbaise Timber Market As Judge Rules On Case Already On Appeal

08.08.2025

A judge at the Federal High Court, Owerri, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, recently ruled on a case already on appeal at the Court of Appeal, raising tension, and concerns about judicial overreach. The case between members of Afor Oru Timber Dealers Association, Ahiazu Mbaise (appellants), and Nze Raymond Erege and others (respondents) involved a dispute over...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigerian News August 8

08.08.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today, Friday, August 8, 2025 ValueJet: NCAA Asks AGF, IGP To Prosecute Wasiu Ayinde The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to investigate and prosecute popular musician, King Wasiu...

Health: Nigeria Secured $1bn In Concessional Financing Through Partnerships –FG

08.08.2025

The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria secured over $1 billion in concessional financing and grants for health systems strengthening, through engagement with global partnerships. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako who made the disclosure yesterday while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Business Day Health Conference in Abuja, however,...

Tinubu Not Indifferent To People’s Difficulties –Presidency

08.08.2025

The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu is not indifferent to the sufferings of the masses but busy taking deliberate steps to reset the nation’s economy. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare asserted this yesterday in response to a newspaper editorial alleging overwhelming hunger, hardship, and helplessness in...

Aviation Unions Begin Total Shutdown Of Sector On Monday, Issue Notice To Airlines

08.08.2025

Aviation unions yesterday directed Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) workers to halt services indefinitely beginning on Monday over unresolved issues. The National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services Employees issued...

NIIRA: Reluctant Insurers To Battle 368.97% Capital Base Surge To N680bn

08.08.2025

…mergers, acquisitions beckon Following President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA), the sector regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), is expected to put modalities in place soon to increase the capital thresholds of operators based on the new law. The industry, according to experts, has been largely undercapitalised, and efforts...

TCN Sensitises Lagos Communities On Vandalism Menace

07.08.2025

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday held a sensitisation programme in Ogijo and Odogunyan communities in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, engaging traditional rulers, steel manufacturers, and residents on the growing menace of vandalism of power infrastructure in the region. Speaking during the event, Mr. Mojeed Akintola, General Manager of the TCN...

Unions Demand Reversal Of Power, Water Sector Privatization

07.08.2025

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) have called on the Federal Government to urgently revoke the privatization of the power and water sectors in Nigeria. Speaking after a joint meeting in Kano, NUEE’s North West Zonal Organising Secretary I,...

Nigeria Secures $1b In Concessional Financing Through Global Partnerships – FG

07.08.2025

The Federal Government has announced that Nigeria has secured over $1 billion in concessional financing and grants aimed at strengthening the country’s health system through strategic global partnerships. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, made the disclosure on Thursday while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 BusinessDay Health Conference...