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Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it is not in the purview of the apex bank to regulate or prosecute actors in the cryptocurrency sector. Cardoso clarified this at a […]

Aurelien Tchouameni, Real Madrid midfielder, says he began listening to the music of Davido, the Afrobeats star, when he was 10. Tchouameni spoke in a chat with Davido on The Bridge show. The 24-year-old football […]

The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of one of the detained executives of a global crypto-currency firm, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped […]

Itse Sagay, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government should not use Boeing Max planes for Nigeria’s official carrier — Nigeria Air — because of its history of deadly crashes. Speaking with […]

MTN Group says it is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to increase tariffs due to foreign exchange (FX) impact. Ralph Mupita, MTN Group’s chief executive officer, spoke during an interview with Bloomberg […]

At least 11 people were on Sunday killed and 20 others abducted when bandits attacked the Gidan Zuma community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents said the abducted victims were mostly women […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Monday, confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria, has escaped from lawful custody. The Head […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday disclosed that it sold $10,000 to each Bureau De Change operators at a rate of N1,251 per U.S. dollar. The bank disclosed this in a circular addressed to […]

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, on Thursday, replaced Bernard Arnault, a French entrepreneur, as the world’s richest person. According to data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos has a net worth of $201 billion. His […]

Sixteen state governors have submitted reports expressing their supports for establishing state police to the National Economic Council. They also recommended changes to the constitution to allow for the creation of state police. The reports […]

Nigeria’s untamed rising inflation under the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last nine months has worsened the citizens’ misery. Friday last week, the National Bureau of Statistics Consumers’ price index and inflation […]

President Bola Tinubu has said that those alleging malicious embellishment of the 2024 budget did not understand the arithmetic of the process. The President said this in his comments when he hosted the leadership of […]

Hisbah, an outfit set up to implement the Sharia Islamic law in Kano State, recently caused a stir in the social media when its Director General, Abba Saidu, warned non-Muslims to refrain from eating in […]

Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu, has berated Nigerians abroad who have taken on jobs they couldn’t do in Nigeria. The First Lady stated this during an interview with Arise News on Thursday March […]

Access Bank has signed a pact with Nairobi-headquartered National Bank of Kenya, setting the flagship subsidiary of Nigeria’s largest lender up for the ownership of the company, which has been in business since 1968. The […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) will earn as much as N64 million annually, according to the bill seeking to review the salaries and allowances of the country’s judicial officers. Also, the President of the […]

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a ban on all foreign trips by ministers and other government officials, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report. Mr Tinubu gave the directive via a letter by his Chief of Staff, […]

The plan by the British majority owner of consumer goods company PZ Cussons Nigeria to fully acquire the Lagos-listed organisation and take it private fell apart after a key regulator withheld an assent necessary to […]

Nigeria’s military chiefs have resolved to adopt the use of artificial intelligence and other technological devices to apprehend those who attacked and killed soldiers in Okuoma community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. […]