Nigeria, April 10 -- US President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs imposed on 60 countries, including Nigeria, with the exception of China.

The US president announced the reversal of his rattling trade policy, which took effect on Wednesday, in a post on Truth Social.

However, the US president kept the 10 per cent baseline tariff in place for all countries.

"I have authorised a 90-day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10 per cent, also effective immediately," he said.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nigeria was one of the 60 countries affected by the reciprocal tariffs with the US imposing a 14 per cent tariff on goods from Nigeria, the second highest in West Afr...