Nigeria risks 27.5% US tariff over forced labour concerns
Nigeria could be hit with tariffs of up to 27.5 per cent on exports to the United States under a proposed trade policy targeting countries deemed to have inadequate measures against the importation of goods linked to forced labour. The proposal was unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) following a Section 301 investigation into the...
Nigeria’s 131 companies gain AfCFTA trade boost
No fewer than 131 Nigerian companies have been awarded the Africa Quality Mark (AQM), a continental certification designed to boost product acceptance across African markets and enhance participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The certification was presented at a ceremony in Abuja attended by government officials, industry stakeholders and representatives of the African Organisation for Standardization (ARSO). Speaking...
Gunmen shoot Accord Party chairman in Osun
The chairman of the Accord Party in Osun State, Asimiyu Ajibola, has been shot by gunmen in Osogbo, the state capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday night in the MDS area of Osogbo. Confirming the incident in a statement on Thursday, June 4, 2026, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, said two gunmen...
Police debunk release of abducted Oyo pupils, teachers
The Oyo State Police Command has refuted reports circulating on social media claiming that pupils and teachers abducted from Ahoro Esiele and Yawota communities in Orire Local Government Area have been released by their abductors. The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, made this known via a statement issued on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Ayanlade described the reports...
Why I quit N1.2m monthly job for N300,000 salary at SMEDAN — Fasanya
Former Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr. Olawale Fasanya, has revealed that he once left a highly paid position in the oil and gas sector to return to SMEDAN on a salary of less than N300,000, a decision many people considered irrational at the time. Fasanya made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja...
‘Best hajj experience in 45 years’: Kaduna delegation leader lauds 2026 pilgrimage
The leader of Kaduna State 2026 Hajj Delegation to Saudi Arabia, Abubakar Mustapha, has described this year’s pilgrimage as his best since he first performed hajj 45 years ago. Mustapha, who said he first came for hajj in 1981 and had subsequently led Kaduna Ste Delegation as Amirul Hajj in 1999, commended the Salihu Abubakar-led management of Kaduna State Pilgrims...
38-year-old man beats father to death in Akure
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Nsikak Kingsley, for allegedly killing his father, Adone Peter, in Akure, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this via a statement issued on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Jimoh revealed that the incident occurred in Oda Community, Akure South Local Government Area of the state. Jimoh stated that preliminary...
EFCC charges businessman, firm over N691m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Managing Director of Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Limited, Musa Farouk Abubakar, alongside his company and one Sandra Chizoba Attoh, over an alleged N691.7 million fraud and money laundering scheme. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 15-count amended charge bordering on...
INEC’s albatross: The crisis of electoral trust, By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE The main threat to Nigerian democracy is no longer a lack of understanding of elections but the growing doubt that elections matter. What is often labelled voter apathy is actually a rational response. When citizens believe their votes matter, hope drives them; when manipulation seems possible, disengagement follows—not from disdain for democracy, but from a sense of...
Banks rake in N209bn from account maintenance
Nigerian banks generated a combined N209.18 billion from account maintenance charges in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 14.07 per cent increase from the N183.37 billion recorded during the same period in 2025. An analysis of the unaudited financial statements of 11 listed banks showed that the growth in account maintenance income mirrored a broader rise in banking transactions...
