DR Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB), has emphasised the need for a regulatory body to have access to accurate data to propel the film and TV industry to enviable heights. He spoke at a stakeholders meeting held at the NFVCB Lagos Zonal …
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and First Exploration & Production Limited (First E&P) Joint venture (JV) have donated N53 million to some NGOs in Nigeria. The NNPC Ltd. said the donation was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Mr Bala Wunti, Chief Upstream Investment Officer …
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BIG Brother Naija reality stars and cousins, Neo and Venita Akpofure shone bright at the 10th African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards’ cultural day held in Lagos on Friday night. Neo won the Best Dressed Male award, while Venita was adjudged the Best Dressed Female for the second consecutive year. The …
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GOMBE State High Court has convicted and sentenced one George Habu Nuhu to six months imprisonment for fraud. Nuhu was prosecuted by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge of intent to defraud. The charge reads: “That you George Habu Nuhu …
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STUDENTS of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, have protested the arrest of their colleagues by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Newsextra24 gathered, attacked some buildings on the campus of the polytechnic, where they also vandalised vehicles belonging to staff members. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred late on …
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THE judicial panel of inquiry into Benue State’s Income and Expenditure set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia has called for memoranda from the general public. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the judicial commission of inquiry, Justice Taiwo Taiwo and the Secretary, Dr. Abraham Gberindyer …
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AN executive director of United Bank for Africa, Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh and Group Company Secretary, Bili Odum, have acquired 27 million units of the financial group’s shares. The value of the newly acquired shares was about N701.49m, according to details of the transaction filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday. …
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● Says it’s illegal to demand Dollar for goods and services AS the Nigerian currency continues to tumble, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned foreign missions not to demand foreign currency for goods and services in the country. A report by Saturday Vanguard quited the chairman of EFCC, …
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THE embattled senior executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, has appealed for assistance from the government of the United States of America in a viral video recorded in detention. In the video footage circulating online, Tigran Gambaryan revealed that he has been detained for a month, adding that he …
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A Pennsylvania jury ordered ExxonMobil (XOM.N) to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed toxic chemicals in the company’s gasoline and solvents caused his cancer, according to attorneys for the plaintiff. The 10-2 verdict came on Thursday, attorneys said, after a trial in a state court in Philadelphia, …
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