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Half a million using new bitcoin wallet in El Salvador, president says
There are now more than half a million people using El Salvador’s bitcoin wallet, President…
EFCC seeks CBN support in tackling fraudulent investment managers
The Port Harcourt Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Assistant Commander of the…
CSO condemns calls for Emefiele’s resignation by Arewa Youth Assembly
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups has expressed disappointment over call from a group, Arewa…
Mompha’s accomplice, Hamza Koudeih bags one year jail term, forfeits N100m, car to FG
Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted…
VAT Collection: Appeal Court orders Rivers, Lagos to maintain status quo
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered both Rivers and Lagos States…
Sanwo-Olu signs VAT bill into law as Appeal Court rules otherwise
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed into…
GT Bank’s profits dip, posts N93.1bn in 6 months — CEO
Guaranty Trust Bank, now Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, has posted a profit before tax (PBT)…
Scanners for 3 ports to arrive this month – Customs
The Zonal Coordinator of Customs, Zone A, ACG Modupe Aremu, on Thursday said that scanners to…
Oyo Govt. threatens to punish illegal miners, revenue defaulters
Oyo state government has warned illegal miners operating without official permission to desist or be ready…
Hisbah confiscates two vehicles carrying 5,760 cartons of beer in Kano
Kano State Hisbah Board says it has confiscated two vehicles loaded with 5,760 cartons of…
AfCTA: $450bn potential income gains at stake — Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a potential income gain of up to 450 billion…
Food Security: NDE trains 50 unemployed persons on agricultural extension in Ebonyi
By Kenneth Onuoha The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has engaged 50 unemployed persons in…
MultiChoice: Andersen faults FIRS’ basis for N1.8trn tax liability
Leading tax and business advisory firm, Andersen, has questioned how the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
Acute petrol scarcity hits Umuahia, Aba
Acute scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, commonly called petrol, has hit Umuahia and Aba,…
Lekki now hotbed of cyber crime in Nigeria – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has labelled the Lekki area of Lagos State as…
NDDC Forensic Report : Buhari vows to investigate, prosecute, recover stolen funds
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday formally received the report of the Forensic Audit of the…
CBN appoints Nwanisobi, 7 others as directors
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed eight new departmental directors, including Osita Nwanisobi…
FCT area councils, stakeholders share N4.1bn allocation for July
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed N4.1 billion to the six area councils in the…
Court orders interim forfeiture of firm’s N5.3bn
Justice Tijanni Garba Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday,…
Bird flu outbreak may affect availability of produce at Yuletide — Poultry farmer
A poultry farmer, Mr Emmanuel Iregbeyen, says the recent outbreak of bird flu in the country…
Buhari inaugurates NSIA Board, urges members to boost economic diversification
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the new board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to…
Reps C’ttee gives Customs 2 weeks to reduce its 18 cargo clearing stages
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs has given the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) two weeks…
Survival Fund: FG disburses N56bn, shortlists 50,032 for off-take scheme
The Federal Government has disbursed N56,842,780,000 to over 1,079,323 persons and businesses, including those registered under…
Obasanjo urges Nigerians to look inwards, develop local content
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday urged Nigerians to always look inwards and develop local content…
Organised labour appeals to FG against electricity, petrol price hike
The organised labour has appealed to the Federal Government against any plan to increase the price…
Dangote’s $2Bn 77 grades petrochemical plant near completion
Dangote’s two billion US Dollar petrochemical plant located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, is to produce 77…
Kyari explains facts behind NNPC’s ₦287bn profit
…As Sylva, Board Members Hail Corporation Following the Presidential applause for the Nigerian National Petroleum…
Audit report: N287bn profit huge, but not sufficient – NNPC
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Malam Mele Kyari says that…