June 4, 2026
President of the United States, Donald Trump, attends UFC 314 at Kaseya Center on April 12, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Photo by Megan Briggs / Getty Images via AFP
By Nkiruka Nnorom
Nigeria and seven other African countries risk losing wider access to the American market as the United States moves to slap a 12.5 per cent tariff on their exports over alleged failure to curb forced labour in supply chains.
The proposal was unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, USTR, as part of a sweeping probe covering 60 economies worldwide.
