NIUM, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, has teamed up with Ecobank to offer faster, more efficient cross-border payments across 35 African countries. This partnership, set to serve over 32 million customers, promises to significantly enhance the payment experience for businesses and consumers in the region. The integration of Nium’s real-time …
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Kenya Communications Authority (CA) has directed telecom operators to temporarily block Telegram in an effort to counter exam cheating. The restriction, targeting the popular messaging platform’s accessibility during national examination hours, aims to prevent students from circulating answers and other exam-related content. Major telecom providers, including Safaricom and Airtel …
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NIGERIA has ambitious plans to develop a £14bn mega-city near its capital, Abuja, with hopes of transforming it into an eco-friendly urban oasis that rivals global hubs like Dubai and Singapore. Named Centenary City, the project is being managed by Centenary City FZE, covering 1,260 hectares. It will feature a …
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THE United States of America has announced readiness to offer a $25,000 (N43 million) reward for anyone with useful information that could lead to the arrest of one Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi. Olawusi, a Nigerian residing in Rhodes Island, US, is reportedly facing trial for the alleged murder of his own …
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THE League of Northern Democrat (LND) has rejected the return of Nigeria to a parliamentary system of government. The LND, chaired by former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau advocated instead for the continued use of the presidential system. Making his position known in a paper presented at the National Dialogue …
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AMERICAN television host, Oprah Winfrey has debunked reports that she was paid $1 million to campaign for the Democratic Party’s candidate in the just-concluded US presidential election, Kamala Harris. Washington Examiner had claimed the TV personality’s company, Harpo Productions, received a paycheck to host a celebrity town hall on behalf …
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THE Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its achievements in combating economic and financial crimes over the past year. Committee Chairman Senator Emmanuel Udende expressed the Senate’s satisfaction during an oversight visit and pre-budget presentation at the EFCC’s corporate …
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A former Minister of Interior and former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has emphatically backed calls for Nigeria to ditch the presidential system of government and return to the parliamentary system. He said this at a National Dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja. The immediate past Minister of …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fostering dialogue, reconciliation, and healing among all ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy disclosed this in a statement on Monday. “In a special message commemorating the 2024 Ogoni …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked allegation of naira abuse against Fauziya Danjuma Goje, daughter of Senator Danjuma Goje. Newsextra24 reports that netizens had called for the prosecution of Goje after a video showed naira notes being sprayed freely at a wedding, believed to be hers, in Kano, …
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