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Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop taking pictures with “heartless, valueless” politicians switching political parties. Some prominent politicians recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and met with the president at Aso Rock for pictures …

Binance is apparently facing more pressure from regulators over possible abuses at its cryptocurrency exchange. Bloomberg sources said US officials have expanded their probe of Binance to include possible insider trading and market manipulation. The company hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing, but Commodity Futures Trading Commission investigators have reportedly inquired …

2023: Northern Elders Take On Southern Governors, Reject Power Shift Say North will continue to lead Nigeria | Stop self-help in VAT war to avoid anarchy, ACF warns No region can solve own problems alone – Lawan Ahead of the 2023 general election, some elders in the North have said …

Despite growing for a shift in presidential power to the South, leaders of 17 political parties and other civil society groups have endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ahead of 2023 Presidency. At their inaugural rally in Asaba, Delta …

BREAKING NEWS: Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the Law to prohibit open cattle grazing and trespass of cattle on Land in Lagos State, and for connected purposes. By this act, the Bill has now become a Law. #ForAGreaterLagos #AntiOpenGrazingLaw

The Ministry of Education on Monday assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the Southeastern region following the enforcement of sit-at-home by some secessionists, will be given another opportunity to write the examination. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary of the …

The four biggest global audit firms earned a whopping N6.13 billion from 11 Nigerian banks as audit fees for 2020, a review by Newsextra24  shows. The big four are PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Deloitte, KPMG and Ernst & Young. Data from banks’ corporate reports show that the amount was earned as the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has vowed to engage financial crime fighting agencies to pursue fraudsters who have been deceiving the banks with fake documents to buy forex at cheap rates and sell at higher rates at the black market, Newsextra24 reports Eight weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has queried the erstwhile commander of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, over the infractions noticed in his communication with Ramon Abbas, popularly called Hushpuppi, who is suspected of internet fraud. The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation is also …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started its weekly activities by throwing more light on the controversial areas of its 2020 audited financial report that placed the corporation on a profit lane. It will be recalled that on Aug. 26, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a profit after tax of N287billion …