TOP German criminal and cybersecurity investigators had shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges, saying the operations allow for money laundering, they said on Thursday. The operators of the now-shutdown exchange services were accused of deliberately concealing the origin of criminally obtained funds on a large scale by failing to implement legal …
Read More »Switzerland’s Population Exceeds 9 million For First Time – Report
The population of Switzerland has surpassed the nine-million mark for the first time, government statistics showed on Thursday. The Federal Statistical Office reported 9,002,763 people were living in Switzerland at the end of June. Some 27 per cent of them hold a foreign passport, with Italians and Germans the first …
Read More »Yuan Depreciates to 7. 0983 Against Dollar
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, weakened 113 pips to 7.0983 against the dollar on Thursday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent …
Read More »AY Celebrates Nasboi For Successful Album Listening Event
Award winning comedian and filmmaker AY has shown sincere appreciation to Nasboi for including him in the album listening party for I.N.I.T. AY, on Instagram, characterized the occasion as “incredible,” commending Nasboi’s skill and innovation. https://newsextra24.com/troops-capture-two-suspects-seize-ak-47-rifle-in-taraba/ He highlighted the vibrant ambiance and the honor of encountering Nasboi’s music in a …
Read More »Microsoft Chairman Warns of Meddling Ahead of U.S. Presidential Election
Brad Smith, the president of technology giant Microsoft has issued a stark warning regarding foreign attempts to influence the U.S. presidential election in November. “The most perilous moment will come, I think, 48 hours before the election,” Smith told a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday. “That’s the lesson to …
Read More »Maiduguri Flood: Over 150,000 Children In Serious Need Of Aid — SCI
SAVE the Children International (SCI) Nigeria says that over 150,000 children have been displaced by flooding in Borno State and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. The Country Director of SCI, Duncan Harvey, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen about his visit to Maiduguri to …
Read More »Gov. Fubara To Swear In Eight New Judges Recommended By NJC
Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara will on Friday, September 20, 2024, Seear-in eight judges recently recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC). https://newsextra24.com/states-remit-n237bn-pension-contributions-in-four-years-pencom/ Chief Registrar of Rivers State High Court, David Ihua-Maduenyi, made this known in a statement he signed on Wednesday, adding that the swearing in ceremony …
Read More »FCT Primary School Teachers Embark On Indefinite Strike
PRIMARY school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commenced an indefinite strike, protesting the non-payment of outstanding entitlements and other unresolved industrial matters. The teachers, under the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) FCT wing, resumed the suspended strike as of Wednesday, following a resolution by the union’s leadership. …
Read More »Global Patriot Newspapers’ Dialogue on the Media of the future Holds Friday, September 20, 2024
● Dabiri-Erewa, Khalfani, Adaba, Anderson, Kolawole, Umesiri, Akande, Coker, and others feature TOP media professionals, political and business leaders, diplomats, scholars, activists and other stakeholders will, on Friday, September 20, 2024, converge, for a virtual Dialogue on “The Media of the Future,” a side event of the Black Futures …
Read More »States Remit N237bn Pension Contributions in Four years – PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Wednesday said that states remitted N236.7 billion pension contribution to the Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs) from January 2020 to the second quarter of 2024. Acting Director-General of PenCom, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this at the Third Quarter 2024 Consultative Forum For States And the …
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