The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit.This is their first trip to the country as a couple, and it comes after Prince Harry concluded a brief visit to London, where he told the BBC it had been "great" to be back in the
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On Thursday, Canada’s anti-money laundering agency announced that it had fined cryptocurrency exchange Binance nearly C$6 million ($4.38 million) for violating money laundering and terrorist financing laws.The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) said Binance had failed to register as a foreign money services business with the
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The International Monetary Fund has advised Nigeria to ask global crypto trading platforms to register or obtain licenses to operate in the country, subjecting them to regulatory requirements.This recommendation was made in the IMF’s latest staff report, released on Thursday, following the conclusion of its 2024 Article IV consultation with
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‘Up NEPA’, a documentary that chronicles the lingering challenges of electricity supply in Nigeria, has premiered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that filmmakers, industry stakeholders, representatives of relevant institutions and electricity consumers were present at the screening of the film on Thursday night
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria, to train young Nigerians on latest 4G/ 5G radio and transmission technologies at the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Digital Parks.The NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, led by the Minister of Communications,
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Following the visit of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to the official residential quarters of the Rivers State Assembly in Port Harcourt on Thursday, the factional speaker of the state Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, has accused the Governor of planning to demolish the edifice.Amaewhule, who frowned at the
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has ordered deposit money banks to suspend charges on cash deposits until September 30, 2024.The apex bank disclosed this in a circular dated May 6, 2024, signed by its Director of Banking Supervision, Adetona Adedeji.Customers of some of the Deposit Money Banks have complained
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-Agency reportsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed his country would "stand alone" if its closest ally followed through on threats to suspend arms shipments over a full-scale invasion of Rafah, where more than one million people have taken refuge.Speaking Thursday after President Joe Biden's warning sparked fury and infighting
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday remanded Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister, and two others in prison after granting them bail at N100 million each.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Mr Sirika before Justice Sylvanus Orji on six counts of fraud.Mr Sirika’s daughter, Fatima Sirika,
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Mr. Ebenezer Olufowose, a Non-Executive Director, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, even as Tunde Hassan-Odukale stepped down.In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Group on Thursday, the company's secretary, Adewale Arogundade, said Hassan-Odukale’s exit followed the completion of
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