Okonjo-Iweala Urges US to Reconsider Reciprocal Tariffs on Poor African Nations At $187.64bn, Nigeria’s GDP drops to fourth in Africa Trump moves to resolve violent wars, conflicts in Africa Eromosele Abiodun and Nume Ekeghe in Washington DC The Director-General of the World
Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, advised the United States to critically re-evaluate its stance on reciprocal tariffs, particularly
as they impact the fragile economies of poor African nations. This was as United States President, Donald Trump, announced yesterday,
that he was involvced in settling violent conflicts in Africa. “Big news coming out of Africa, where I am also involved in settling
violent wars and conflicts. I don’t know why so many of these events have fallen to me and my Administration, but they have, and we have done an
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Consumer Protection Tribunal Upholds $220m Fine against Meta, WhatsApp James Emejo in Abuja
L-R: Son of the late Chief Mathias Anohu and former Permanent Secretary in Anambra State, Engr. Victor Anohu; daughter/former Director General, PenCom, Chinelo Anohu, and former President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, during a service of songs in honour of the deceased at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja…recently
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal yesterday upheld the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC)'s $220 Continued on page 5
World Leaders Gather in Rome for Pope Francis Funeral Today Trump, Macron, Zelenskyy, Starmer, others pay final respects Akpabio leads Nigeria's delegation Sunday Ehigiator with agency report Some world leaders, heads of state and other dignitaries are presently in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, the deceased head of the Roman Catholic church. Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, is heading the West African country’s delegation to attend the funeral. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday. Tinubu sent the five-member delegation, which also includes the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji; Continued on page 5
IMF/WORLD BANK SPRING MEETINGS... L-R: Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; President, World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Olayem Cardoso, after a meeting at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington