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Fox host pulls himself out of the running to be Treasury Secretary
- Larry Kudlow served in top economic role in Donald Trump’s first administration
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Fox Business host Larry Kudlow pulled himself from consideration from a top economic job in the upcoming Trump administration just hours after it was reported he was being considered for a job.
Kudlow met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida this week and was being considered to lead the National Economic Council as well as the plum Treasury Department cabinet post, according to the Wall Street Journal.
But on Friday, he yanked his name from consideration.
‘Larry Kudlow recently signed a new deal to continue hosting his eponymous program on FOX Business and has no plans to leave his current role helming one of the highest rated shows on the network,’ a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement with DailyMail.com.
It comes after Trump tapped another Fox Newshost, Pete Hegseth, to lead the Defense Department earlier this week.
Kudlow, 77, is a conservative TV host who served as Trump’s director of the National Economic Council during his first term from April 2018 until he left office in January 2021.
After leaving office, Kudlow joined the Fox Business Network as a television host with a weekday program where he has regularly touted Trump’s economic proposals and has even had the ex-president on his show for interviews.
Kudlow was the latest name floated for a top economic job in the upcoming Trump administration.
The president-elect has rolled out a series of nominations, but he has yet to announce his picks to lead the Treasure Department, Commerce Department and Labor Department as well as who will fill key White House economic policy roles.
Other names that have been floated as potential Treasury Secretary nominees include hedge fund executive Scott Bessent who met with Trump in Florida last week and again on Friday.
Billionaire businessman and Trump’s longtime friend Howard Lutnick is also potentially up for the job. The Cantor Fitzgerald CEO is helping lead the Trump transition team and has been a vocal supporter of Trump’s economic proposals including tariffs.
Robert Lighthizer, who served as U.S. trade representative in Trump’s first term, and Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan are also both in consideration for top economic jobs.
Another billionaire and Trump supporter John Paulson recently ruled himself out of consideration for a role in the upcoming administration.
Larry Kudlow speaking outside the White House while serving as National Economic Council director during Trump’s first term in October 2018
Howard Lutnick
Scott Bessent
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump is continuing his conversations with candidates on Friday.
Kudlow has been a vocal supporter of Trump’s agenda including the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in the United States while criticizing Democrats’ legislation including the CHIPS Act and the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
While serving in Trump’s first term, Kudlow acknowledged that it is Americans and hot China who pay for tariffs, but he argued China’s GDP would suffer.
More recently, he argued for the use of tariffs as a negotiating tool and a pathway to free trade while touting proposed corporate tax cuts also pushed by Trump.
The governments of Abia and Imo States have announced the launching of a joint security taskforce and surveillance along the Aba-Owerri expressway, starting from Owerrinta in Abia State all the way to Owerri, Imo State.
The launch followed recent attacks by criminals on the expressway, including kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
The formation of the joint security taskforce and surveillance was announced by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity.
His statement read in part: “Arising from a strategic emergency security meeting held today, 4th December, 2025, by the Governors of Abia and Imo Sates at the Imo State Government Owerri House, His Excellency Governor Alex Otti and His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma resolved to set up a joint security Taskforce that shall consist of Soldiers, Naval Personnel, Police Officers , DSS Personnel, and other Government Security Agencies.
“The joint security Taskforce shall, starting from tomorrow 5th December 2025, patrol the road 24 hours nonstop, while carrying out massive surveillance in the surrounding bushes using sophisticated drones and other modern security equipment.”
According to the statement, Governor Alex Otti commended the Governor of Imo State for arresting the criminals who carried out an attack on His advanced team and other passengers a few days ago.
“The two Governors, while assuring citizens plying the road on a daily basis and those returning home for Christmas of their safety and security, warn that there would be severe consequences for any criminal caught on the road going forward”, Ekeoma concluded.
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted to the senate two lists of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors nominees for screening and confirmation.
Prominent names listed as non career ambassadors include Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Victor Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Also listed as non career ambassadors nominees are Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Vice Admiral Ete Ibas, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, and Senator Ita Enang among others.
The two lists brings to 68 number of persons nominated so far as ambassadors awaiting confirmation by the Senate.
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PRESIDENT TINUBU FORWARDS NEW AMBASSADORIAL LIST TO SENATE, NOMINATES DAMBAZAU, IBAS, CHIOMA OHAKIM AND OTHERS
By Prince Uwalaka Chimaroke
4-DEC- 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted a fresh set of ambassadorial nominations to the Senate, featuring a mix of distinguished public figures and seasoned professionals drawn from across the country.
Among the notable nominees are former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau; former Chief of Naval Staff and immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas; former senator Ita Enang; and Mrs. Chioma Ohakim, former First Lady of Imo State.
The President formally transmitted two comprehensive lists containing 34 career and 31 non-career ambassadorial nominees, bringing the total number of nominees awaiting Senate confirmation to 68.
The newly submitted lists mark another significant step in the administration’s ongoing diplomatic restructuring, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s representation and presence across global missions.
The Senate is expected to commence screening and confirmation proceedings in the coming days.
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