There are concerns that the crisis in Venezuela presents a significant risk for Nigeria’s 2026 budget and the broader economy. While Venezuela and Nigeria are geographically distant, they are direct competitors in the global oil market. After months of tactical preparations, the United States invaded Venezuela during the weekend. The U.S. military force launched strikes …
Crowds gathered in Minneapolis on Wednesday to protest and hold a vigil for a woman shot dead during an immigration enforcement operation, as anger mounted over federal officers’ use of force. The 37-year-old woman was shot in the head by an ICE officer in a snowy residential neighbourhood south of downtown. Federal authorities described the …
Caracas and Washington have reached a deal for Venezuela to export up to $2 billion worth of crude oil to the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday. The agreement aims to divert oil supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper production cuts. Trump said the deal signals Venezuela’s willingness to open …
Shares of U.S. oil companies jumped Monday after President Donald Trump indicated that major American oil firms could gain access to Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Trump made the announcement following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “We’re going to have our very large U.S. oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the …
President Donald Trump has confirmed he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians in the country. In a post on social media on Christmas day, Trump said he’d directed a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” who he said had …
United States President Donald Trump has ordered the recall of nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy postings, including Nigeria, as part of efforts to realign U.S. foreign policy with his “America First” agenda. Africa is the most affected region, with ambassadors recalled from 15 countries. These include Nigeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape …
The administration of President Donald Trump has suspended the United States’ diversity visa, popularly known as the green card lottery, following a mass shooting linked to a beneficiary of the programme. US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, announced the decision on Thursday, saying the suspect in the attack entered the country through the diversity …
By any measure, the latest expansion of U.S. travel restrictions marks a significant turning point in America’s engagement with Africa, and Nigeria sits uncomfortably at its centre. On December 16, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation tightening entry restrictions on nationals from countries deemed to have persistent and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, …
In a move that significantly redraws the map of global mobility, United States President Donald Trump has announced a major expansion of U.S. entry restrictions, targeting nationals from 24 countries, including Nigeria. The decision, framed as a national security imperative, deepens Washington’s hardened immigration posture and signals a new era of selective access to the …
Oil prices climbed more than 2% on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a full blockade of sanctioned oil tankers operating in and out of Venezuela, triggering fresh concerns over supply disruptions. Brent crude futures rose $1.41, or 2.4%, to $60.33 a barrel by 10:18 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained $1.42, or …
