Danjuma-Led COVID-19 Task Force Spends N3.3bn
The General TY Danjuma-led Victim Support Funds Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday said it had so far spent N3.3bn…
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EFCC Arraigns Three FIRS Directors, Six Other Officers For N4.5 Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service,…
Swiss Bank Rahn+Bodmer In U.S. Settlement Over Clients Defrauding IRS
Zurich private bank Rahn+Bodmer will pay $22 million to settle U.S. criminal charges it helped American taxpayers who were exiting…
What Happens When Robinhood Traders Walk Out Of The Stock Market?
The findings support the view that the popularity of zero-commission brokers has attracted a new type of uninformed equity-market participant
Nigeria Does Not Have A Fulani Problem: What We Have is A Food Production Challenge
Even the most egregious and utterly deplorable religious and ethnic dimensions of the present farmer-herder crisis are ultimately symptomatic, not…
Oil Prices Are Surging: Here’s Why Not Everyone Is Cheering
You’d think a world tiptoeing its way out of the coronavirus pandemic might only be good news for governments and economies. Yet…
Using Ibori Loot For Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kano Rail Line Unjust – Sagay
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),…
How To Make PIB Beneficial To The Nigerian Govt. And Nigerians By Stakeholders
Some stakeholders, yesterday, brainstormed on some of the issues delaying passage of the 20-year old Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), suggesting…
Senate Alleges N120billion Fraudulent Fuel Subsidy Payment
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, said it had uncovered a N120 billion differential in subsidy payment to the…
Warren Buffett’s Net Worth Surpasses $100bn, Forbes Says
US businessman Warren Buffett on Wednesday joined the small circle of executives worth more than $100 billion, which also includes…
UAE Extends Ban On Nigeria Flights To March 20
The United Arab Emirates has extended its ban on Nigerian flights till March 20. A statement from the public relations…
ICYMI: I Didn’t Defraud FG Of N51bn, N2.5bn –Buhari’s Daughter
One of the daughters of the President, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, has said she did not defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria…
Wage Bill Protests: National Assembly, Labour Meet Tuesday As Sponsor Knocks Unions
The leadership of the National Assembly will, on Tuesday next week, meet labour leaders over a bill which seeks to…
Mexico’s Congress Approves Landmark Cannabis Bill
Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis for recreational, medical and scientific uses,…
Millions Of Websites Offline After Fire At French Cloud Services Firm
A fire at a French cloud services firm has disrupted millions of websites, knocking out government agencies’ portals, banks, shops,…
Ex-Dangote GM, Two Others Jailed For $32,000 Insurance Fraud
Justice S. S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a former General Manager of the Dangote…
Over N527bn Ibori Loot Still Being Expected —Federal Government
The Federal Government says over £100m (N527bn), allegedly stolen by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his…
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Concerned About Estimated Billing For Faulty Meters
Under no circumstances should a customer be placed on estimated billing on account of the failure of a power distribution…
Russia Slows Twitter’s Speed Over Failure To Remove Banned Content
Russia’s state communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was restricting the use of Twitter by slowing down its speed, accusing…
Thai University Warns Foreign Students They Could Lose Visas Over Protests
A Thai university has warned foreign students to steer clear of political rallies or face revocation of their visas and…
States, Others Not Funding 3.5 Million Workers’ Pension – PenCom
The National Pension Commission has faulted states and some private companies for not funding 3.5 million pension accounts opened by…
Cash Crunch Reduces National Assembly’s Sittings To Once A Week
The two chambers of the National Assembly may not meet the mandatory constitutional requirement of 181 sittings yearly because of…
Nigeria Needs Domestic, International Capital To Attain $1.5t GDP By 2030 – Rewane
An economist and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, says Nigeria needs to attract both domestic…
U.S. Can Deliver COVID-19 Aid Checks Quickly, But Child Tax Credit Is Hurdle
With plenty of practice sending out coronavirus relief payments, the U.S. government should be able to start delivering $1,400 checks…
Investors Seek $1.2 Billion In Damages From Vivendi In Fraud Lawsuit
A group of investors will urge a French court on Tuesday to back its claim for 1 billion euros ($1.2…
French Billionaire Politician Olivier Dassault Killed In Helicopter Crash
French billionaire Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, a police source said, with President Emmanuel Macron…
South Korea, US Agree On New Cost-Sharing Deal For Troops
South Korea and the United States have agreed on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the US troops…
Banks Woo Customers With New Central Bank Of Nigeria ‘Naira-4-Dollar’ Policy
Deposit Money Banks on Sunday started wooing customers ahead of the commencement of the latest ‘Naira-for-Dollar’ policy of the Central…
Lebanese Protest Currency Crisis, Block Roads
Demonstrators blocked key roads across Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country’s political paralysis after the Lebanese pound hit…
We Spent N966bn On Pipeline Repairs, NNPC Replies Augf
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has explained that it spent N966bn to repair pipelines between 2010 and 2015. NNPC stated…