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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Senate Alleges N120billion Fraudulent Fuel Subsidy Payment
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, said it had uncovered a N120 billion differential…
Warren Buffett’s Net Worth Surpasses $100bn, Forbes Says
US businessman Warren Buffett on Wednesday joined the small circle of executives worth more than…
UAE Extends Ban On Nigeria Flights To March 20
The United Arab Emirates has extended its ban on Nigerian flights till March 20. A…
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…
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…
Mexico’s Congress Approves Landmark Cannabis Bill
Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis for…
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…
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…
Over N527bn Ibori Loot Still Being Expected —Federal Government
The Federal Government says over £100m (N527bn), allegedly stolen by a former Governor of Delta…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
French Billionaire Politician Olivier Dassault Killed In Helicopter Crash
French billionaire Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, a police source…
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…
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…
Lebanese Protest Currency Crisis, Block Roads
Demonstrators blocked key roads across Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country’s political paralysis…
We Spent N966bn On Pipeline Repairs, NNPC Replies Augf
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has explained that it spent N966bn to repair pipelines between…