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ICYMI: US embassy resumes full operations after govt shutdown

The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria have fully resumed operations following the official reopening of the U.S. government after a record-breaking shutdown that lasted 43 days. The missions had initially announced a scale-down of public communications on October 1st, aligning with the federal government shutdown in Washington. They stated that only urgent safety […]

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Trump threatens US air controllers amid govt shutdown

An additional 2,300 United States flights were cancelled on Monday as President Donald Trump publicly threatened to dock the pay of air traffic controllers who called in sick during the ongoing government shutdown. Following Trump’s criticism of absent aviation workers as unpatriotic, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association labor union countered, hailing members who were […]

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Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit over speech edit

United States President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action and welcomed the resignations of two of its most senior figures, following a campaign that escalated after criticism that the broadcaster’s flagship current affairs program, Panorama, used a misleading edit of a Trump speech in 2024. Lawyers for the US President reportedly told […]

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US Senate to end 40-day FG shutdown

The United States Senate appeared close to advancing a measure on Sunday designed to reopen the federal government, as a 40-day shutdown continued to sideline workers, disrupt food aid, and strain the nation’s air travel system. Senators were expected to vote late Sunday on beginning debate on a House-passed bill. This bill would be amended […]

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US revokes over 80,000 visas, including Nigerians

The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of more than 80,000 individuals, including Nigerians and other foreign nationals, as part of a sweeping immigration enforcement initiative under President Donald Trump’s administration. In a statement released on Thursday, the department said the action was in line with Trump’s commitment to protecting U.S. national […]

India seeks to keep US trade talks on track despite tariff hike
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US Supreme Court grills Trump administration on tariff authority

The justices of the United States Supreme Court, including its conservative members, repeatedly posed critical questions to the administration of President Donald Trump on Wednesday as they heard arguments concerning the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs. The central issue before the court is whether the president can take such unilateral trade actions under a […]

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Meet 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim mayor-elect in Trump’s birthplace

Just as United States President Donald Trump was making headlines in Nigeria for his harsh critique of the government over alleged Christian genocide and threats of military intervention, a different kind of political contradiction emerged from his own birthplace. New York City, the city where Trump was born, has elected Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Muslim, […]

China 'firmly opposes coercion' as Mexico mulls car tariffs
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China, US extend tariff suspension for one year after talks

China said on Wednesday it would extend a suspension of additional tariffs on United States goods for one year, making official an agreement reached in talks between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump last week. The two leaders held discussions in South Korea at the end of October that effectively extended a delicate truce for […]

Nigeria excluded as Trump hosts African leaders in Washington
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Trump blames democrats as US govt shutdown begins

The United States government has shut down after lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding. The shutdown, which began at 12:01 am Wednesday, will stop work at multiple federal departments and agencies, impacting hundreds of thousands of government workers […]

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US govt faces shutdown over funding bill failure

The United States government has shut down after Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to reach an agreement on a vital funding bill. The shutdown will temporarily halt some US government services and put the salaries of government employees on hold – or even end them altogether. The disagreement is over a short-term spending bill […]

NGF blames naira redesign, flood for agric sector's underperformance
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US faults Nigeria’s agricultural imports duty suspension

The United States has criticized Nigeria’s implementation of a temporary suspension of import duties on certain agricultural products, aimed at curbing inflation. According to the US Department of State’s 2025 Nigeria Investment Climate Statement, the policy had limited impact due to lack of transparency in its implementation. The report highlights that Nigeria’s economy faced significant […]