The Federal Government yesterday rejected the security advisory issued by the United States Government to its citizens living in Abuja, stating that there is no security threat within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The U.S. Government had earlier issued a fresh travel advisory on its official website. In the update, the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria revealed that all …

President Donald Trump said Saturday the US military has carried out a ‘very successful attack’ on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the crucial underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo. Trump said a ‘full payload of BOMBS’ was dropped on Fordo, in a surprise announcement that came just two days after he had apparently opened a two-week window for diplomacy. He …

United States (US) immigration and border agents will be deployed at venues hosting FIFA Club World Cup games when the tournament kicks off this weekend, a US media report said Wednesday. NBC television’s Miami affiliate reported that members of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), would be on duty at Saturday’s opener …

A Nigerian, Kingsley Utulu, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for his role in a large-scale hacking and identity theft scheme that defrauded the U.S. tax authorities and private individuals of over $2.5 million. The sentencing, announced on Saturday by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and the Assistant …

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has declared American interest in expanded trade and private sector investments in Nigeria and African countries to drive economic growth, revealing that Nigeria was United States’ second largest trade partner in the continent with a two-way trade in goods and services that totalled roughly $13 billion in 2024. Mills, who said this in …

United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from these countries will be ‘fully’ restricted from entering the U.S., according to the proclamation. Similarly, the entry of …

The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline. Describing recent attacks in Nigeria, the wider Sahel, and the Lake Chad Basin as deeply troubling, Langley warned that terrorist access to the coast would significantly boost their …

The United States Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration permission to proceed with revoking the legal status of more than 500,000 migrants who entered the country under a humanitarian parole programme established by former President Joe Biden. The court’s decision, issued on Friday, affects migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were allowed to enter the US for …

United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday trade negotiations with China were ‘a bit stalled’ and suggested President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could get involved. ‘I would say that they are a bit stalled’, Bessent told broadcaster Fox News when asked about trade talks with Beijing. ‘I believe that we will be having more …

Global leaders have pledged at least an additional $170 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO), amid rising global health challenges. The pledges were made at a high-level pledging event, Tuesday, at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, where leaders reaffirmed their support for multilateral cooperation through these contributions to WHO’s Investment Round (IR). The IR is raising funds …