The United States “drew the line” over Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons and is “prepared to do more” to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria, senior officials have said. President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of cruise missiles on a Syrian air base in retaliation for the regime’s “barbaric” use of […]
Read MoreThe United States has warned it is “prepared to do more” to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria under Bashar Assad. President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of cruise missiles on a Syrian air base in retaliation for the regime’s “barbaric” use of chemical weapons against its own people. Nikki Haley, the […]
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Nigeria’s non-oil export to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act policy has continued to lag, recording $1.141m in 2016. According to the AGOA trade statistics, non-oil exports to the US under the policy fell by 23.5 per cent from $1.491m in 2015 to $1.141m in 2016. This is as the oil […]
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A defiant Donald Trump has pledged to appeal against a federal judge’s order placing an immediate halt on his revised travel ban, describing the ruling as judicial overreach that made the United States look weak. In granting the temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit by the state of Hawaii, U.S. District Judge Derrick […]
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The Obama administration in its final year in office spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records under the Freedom of Information Act, according to an Associated Press analysis of new U.S. data that also showed poor performance in other categories measuring transparency in government. For a […]
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In his January inauguration speech, US President Donald Trump made a seemingly straightforward pledge: “We will follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American.” His daughter is the exception: even as he spoke, at least eight shipments of Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, bags and clothes — more than 53.5 tonnes — were steaming towards American […]
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The US economy had another strong month of job creation in February, the Labor Department reported — a result sure to boost already high expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates next week. President Donald Trump’s White House also seized on the news as a validation of its economic agenda, though much of this […]
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The U.S. says it is employing partner-building efforts and targeted investments to defeat Boko Haram and enhance security in Africa. The Commander of Africa Command (AfriCom), Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday that the mission was focusing on regional and continental extremist groups in Africa. He said […]
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Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president in Washington on Friday, taking over from Barack Obama. Highlights of the day According to Reuters: SWEARING-IN Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president, vowing to end “American carnage” of social and economic woes in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying […]
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Oil prices settled up on Monday, as Saudi Arabia’s commitments to reducing production offset a report forecasting U.S. output would again rise this year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to cut production by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) to 32.5 million bpd from Jan. 1 in an attempt to […]
Read More Nigeria has found itself at the brink of losing its $550 million recovered from the Abacha family to the United States, correspondent learnt yesterday. Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman Itse Sagay, at a media conference on asset recovery and asset return in Abuja, said the government wanted an unconditional return of the country’s stolen […]
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President Vladimir Putin castigated the United States on Friday for imposing sanctions and expelling Russian diplomats amid allegations of Russian meddling in the American presidential election, but said no U.S. diplomats will be ousted in reprisal for Washington’s moves in the wake of hacking attacks. In a burgeoning controversy surrounding complaints from the Obama administration […]
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