TRUMP’S PROPOSED ADDITIONAL 10% TARIFF AGAINST THE BRICS PUT NIGERIA AT RISK.
By: Muftau Fatimo Following the 16th BRICS Summit in October 2024, Nigeria was officially accepted as the ninth BRICS partner nation in January 2025. Nigeria’s ‘struggling’ economy is set to face a further slump if the United States President, Donald Trump, follows through with his threat to levy an additional trade penalty on countries joining with BRICS. When the pioneering countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa united under an unofficial umbrella of emerging economies, the term "BRICS" was created. Additionally, it included six coalition members, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia, which joined in 2024. Trump attacked the 11 BRICS countries on Sunday, threatening to levy an additional 10% tariff on the alliance, which consists of China, India, Russia, and Brazil. "Any country that supports the BRICS' anti-American policy will be subject to an additional 10% tariff." This policy will not be exempted," Trump stated on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. One of the nations joining BRICS is Nigeria. Following the 16th BRICS Summit in October 2024, Nigeria was officially accepted as the ninth BRICS partner nation in January 2025. On Saturday, President Bola Tinubu landed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 17th BRICS meeting. Nigeria's status as a "partner country," a membership category below full status, is the reason President Tinubu is attending the summit at the invitation of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. Nigeria can contribute to talks and formal documents at BRICS summits, meetings, and initiatives as a partner nation. Its prior guest status, which the nation had enjoyed for many years, has been upgraded to partner status.
FG FINES MULTICHOICE N766 MILLION FOR PRIVACY VIOLATION
By: Muftau Fatimo Multichoice Nigeria has been fined ₦766,242,500 by the Federal Government through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Act. In a statement released on Sunday by Babatunde Bamigboye, NDPC's Head of Legal, Enforcement, and Regulations, the commission mentioned illegal cross-border transfers of citizen data as well as breaches of subscribers' privacy rights. The censure came after an investigation into the company's invasive data processing practices was started in the second quarter of 2024. "Multichoice's extensive data processing is blatantly unfair, needless, disproportionate, and intrusive. Section 37 of the Federal Republic of...
EX-OYO GOV, RASHIDI LADOJA SET TO BECOME NEXT OLUBADAN FOLLOWING OLAKULEHIN’S DEMISE
By: Sefiu Ajape Following the death of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja is positioned to...
OLUBADAN: 6 ESSENTIAL THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT IBADAN’S UNIQUE OBASHIP SYSTEM
By: Sefiu Ajape Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, is a historic Yoruba city founded by warriors. Unlike many other Yoruba towns,...
LIFE AND TIMES OF 43RD OLUBADAN, OBA OWOLABI OLAKULEHIN (1935-2025)
By: Sefiu Ajape Oba Akinloye Olalere Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, embodies a life of service, resilience, and royalty, rising from a humble...
BREAKING: OLUBADAN OF IBADAN, OBA OWOLABI OLAKULEHIN IS DEAD
By: Sefiu Ajape The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away. It was gathered that the monarch who ascended the throne in July...
NIMET FORECASTS WIDESPREAD RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NIGERIA FROM MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across various parts of the country from Monday to Wednesday,...
SUSPENDED SENATOR NATASHA TO RESUME DUTY ON TUESDAY AFTER COURT RULING
By Aishat Momoh. O. Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is set to return to the Senate on Tuesday following a court ruling...
ANAMBRA POLICE ARREST MAN WITH HUMAN BREAST, FOIL KIDNAPPING AND CARGO DIVERSION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Anambra State Police Command is tackling an alarming surge in criminal activity with remarkable speed and coordination, as evidenced...
LAGOS POLICE FOIL CULTISTS’ PLOTS AHEAD OF NOTORIOUS 7:7 DAY, ARREST 52 IN JOINT RAIDS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of 52 suspected cultists in a series of coordinated preemptive raids...
