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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Bakari, says the country will soon exit the “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATT). The FATF uses grey lists to identify countries with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) systems. Bakari…
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A Prosecution Witness, Mr Ismail Lawal, on Tuesday told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku gave him 5,000 dollars to relocate to Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sept. 30, 2024, arraigned Ishaku and former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs…
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says Nigeria is ready to host UNESCO Category two International Media Information and Literacy Institute to advance the frontiers of press freedom and democracy. Idris stated this when a delegation of UNESCO Feasibility Team paid him a visit at the Ministry on Tuesday in Abuja.…
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Amid the widespread blackout that recently plunged parts of the Federal Capital Territory into darkness, the contractor at the presidential villa, Contract People Limited, rose to the occasion, ensuring that the seat of power and other critical government installations were promptly illuminated. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday confirmed that parts of the…
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The Safe Earth Care Foundation and the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation has announced that over 500 youths are expected at its Climate Summit scheduled for Abuja in June. Adaudo Anyiam-Osigwe, Executive Director of the foundations’ Earth Care Initiative, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos that the event is aimed at igniting Nigeria’s…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fixed January 31 as deadline for registration renewal of all Capital Market Operators (CMOs). The commission said in a circular issued to the operators on Sunday in Abuja. It said the annual registration renewal would last between January 1 and 31. The apex capital market regulator said the…
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The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Aisha Maikudi, has said that the university will soon commence a Confucius Institute, that is, Chinese language learning and culture programme. Maikudi disclosed this while welcoming students from China’s Tsinghua University’s School of Journalism and Communications to the institution. She said that the University of…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed off a pharmacy located at Onitsha Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, for selling expired and unregistered drugs. In a statement, NAFDAC said following a tip-off from a concerned citizen, its enforcement team uncovered several expired items worth over seven million naira, including…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Saturday, held a five kilometers Health Walk in preparation for its 2025 activities, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the JAMB members of staff, began the walk at 7 a.m. from the board’s headquarter in Bwari, through the Nigerian Law School road. The…
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The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has launched the '10 for 10 campaign', an ambitious drive to convert 10,000 commercial vehicles in Abuja and Lagos in 10 weeks. The campaign was announced by the PCNGI on Friday in a statement shared on its official X account. "From Thursday, January 16th, to March 31st, 2025,…
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The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari, has stressed that Nigeria will continue to strengthen its institutional and technical capacity to respond to the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement. Kambari made the assertion at a workshop organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Global Environment Facility-funded projects in…
16 Jan
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Wednesday honoured the courage, selfless service and unwavering dedication of men and women of the military. Dr. Emeka Obegolu, President, ACCI, in his message while commemorating the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the military had stood as guardians of the nation.…
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The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, inaugurated the digitalisation of its traffic management system. At the inauguration in Ibadan, Gov. Seyi Makinde said the digitalisation, in partnership with Globacom Limited, embodied his administration’s vision to leverage technology in addressing challenges of governance. The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi,…
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Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has presented N11.77 billion capital budget proposal and N453,856 for overhead to the National Assembly for appropriation. Oyetola made the presentation on Tuesday in Abuja to a joint committee of the National Assembly. The committees concerned were the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, and the…
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Tiwatope Omolara Savage, better known as Tiwa Savage, confessed that she has never been to the restaurant alone while sharing her transformative solo trip to the Maldives. She shared this on January 21, 2025, on her Instagram handle: “I have never even been to a restaurant or to the movies by myself let alone a…
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Spotify, an online music streaming platform has named Qing Madi as its EQUAL Africa artiste for January. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement on Tuesday, said this was setting the tone for a remarkable year in African music. She said this development reaffirmed Spotify’s commitment to spotlighting exceptional female…
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Mrs Francisca Ogbu, wife of Alexander, a journalist killed by the police personnel during a protest has called for support to enforce court judgment against the Nigeria Police. Ogbu made the call during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the husband was brutally shot and killed by men of the Nigeria Police…
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The management of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin has boasted of the acceptability of its certificate for direct entry into Nigerian and international higher institutions. The acting provost of the college, Dr. Sa’ad Hadi, told newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday that the inability of some students to apply…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday said his administration has completed the formalities of allocating about 100 hectares of land at Ode-Omi in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the purpose of siting a Naval Base and Dockyard for the Nigerian Navy. Abiodun also stated that the state government has…
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A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal action Tuesday seeking to block Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. The lawsuit filed by 18 states, including California and New York, comes the day after Trump took office and quickly unveiled a phalanx of executive orders he hopes will reshape American immigration.…
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The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has disowned Facebook accounts which he alleged impersonators use to defraud the public. Umahi said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Chief Uchenna Orji, on Tuesday in Abakaliki. He said Facebook accounts were: “Sen. David Nweze Umahi, Sen. David Umahi and Sen. Nweze…
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Former US national security advisor John Bolton, the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has withdrawn his Secret Service protection. Bolton, who served in the White House during Trump's first term but has since become an outspoken critic, said he was "disappointed but not surprised" by the move.…