W. African Currency Syndicate Arrested With Fake N9 M, 300M CFA Notes

Crime & SecurityNewsWest AfricaW. African Currency Syndicate Arrested With Fake N9 M, 300M CFA Notes

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2024

A couple and two others have been arrested by detectives from the Zone 2 command in charge of Lagos and Ogun states with fake N9 Million and 300 million CFA notes in the Lagos Island area of the metropolis. Parading the suspects before newsmen on Friday at the headquarters of Zone 2 at Onikan, Lagos, Olatoye Durosinmi said the suspects were arrested based on an intelligence report about the hideout of one Adeniyi Quadri, who...

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CBN Revokes Operating Licenses Of Over 4,000 Bureaux De Change Operators

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Revokes Operating Licenses Of Over 4,000 Bureaux De Change Operators

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2024

Due to failure to comply with various regulatory provisions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of 4,173 Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators. A statement by Mrs Sidi Ali Hakama, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, said the Apex bank invoked its powers under the Bank and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, Act No. 5, and the Revised Operational Guidelines for Bureaux De Change 2015 (the Guidelines)....

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Commander-General Of Hisbah Board Kano Resigns

NewsNigeriaCommander-General Of Hisbah Board Kano Resigns

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 1, 2024

Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa has announced his resignation as the Commander-General of Kano’s Hisbah Board, accusing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of discouragement. Daurawa In a video shared on his social media handle said he was discouraged by the governor’s comments despite his efforts to promote societal morality in the state. “Currently, I’m in Kaduna State, meeting with lawmakers led by the Speaker to discuss implementing a mandatory pre-marital health check in Kano, similar to other...

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Military killed 974 terrorists in February: Defence Headquarters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary killed 974 terrorists in February: Defence Headquarters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 29, 2024

A total of 974 terrorists were gunned down in different parts of Nigeria in February as the Nigerian Armed Forces maintained its aggressive posture against terrorists. Defence Headquarters spokesman Major General Edward Buba said on Thursday that among the slain terrorists were three top commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP jihadists called Abacha, Bakura, and Babangida. The trio along with 22 of their fighters were killed in a lethal airstrike after...

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Nigeria imposes mandatory levy on organisations employing foreigners

NewsNigeriaNigeria imposes mandatory levy on organisations employing foreigners

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 29, 2024

The Nigerian government had announced a new policy that would reduce the imported workforce in Nigeria while providing more job opportunities for Nigerians. Foreign companies will now be required to pay US$15,000 (N24,459,900) for expatriate directors and US$10,000 (N16,306,600) for other categories of workers. The levy applies to employees who work for at least 183 days in a year. Organisations or individuals failing to comply with the scheme face fines or a jail term of...

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Efforts to save the Naira deepens as Government detains 2 Binance executives

BusinessNewsNigeriaEfforts to save the Naira deepens as Government detains 2 Binance executives

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 29, 2024

Two top executives at Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, have been detained in Nigeria, Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report says the executives flew into Nigeria following the government’s decision to ban several crypto platforms but were detained by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu with their passports seized. With the naira’s continuous devaluation against the dollar and other foreign currencies, the Nigerian government is going...

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Yobe State records 214 Cases Of Meningitis, Seven Deaths

HealthNewsNigeriaYobe State records 214 Cases Of Meningitis, Seven Deaths

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 28, 2024

An outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Potiskum town of Yobe state has claimed seven others with, 214 cases of the disease recorded in the area, including some public boarding schools. Isa Bukar, Permanent Secretary, Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing the State Deputy Governor, Idi Barde Gubana, who visited the State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum.   The Press Secretary to the State Deputy Governor, Hussaini Mai Suleh in...

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Outbreak of Lassa Fever in Kaduna State: Five Persons Already Dead

HealthNewsOutbreak of Lassa Fever in Kaduna State: Five Persons Already Dead

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 28, 2024

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed has confirmed the deaths of five persons following an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state. The confirmation is in a report of the disease made available on Tuesday in Kaduna. Lassa Fever which is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Arena Virus Lassa was discovered in Nigeria in 1969. Its seasonal clustering is mostly in the late and early dry seasons, and it...

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Police arrest Abuja’s second most wanted kidnapper, Samaila Wakili

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice arrest Abuja’s second most wanted kidnapper, Samaila Wakili

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 28, 2024

The Abuja Police Command have arrested the notorious leader of a kidnap gang, Samaila Wakili Fafa, popularly known as Habu Ibrahim. Ibrahim has been on the police wanted list of the police “for a long time”, police spokesperson Josephine Adeh said at a press briefing on Tuesday. The kidnap kingpin was behind several kidnapping operations in Nigeria’s capital territory and its environs. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike recently placed a N20...

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You lack proper understanding of Argentina situation, Tinubu’s media support group tackles Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYou lack proper understanding of Argentina situation, Tinubu’s media support group tackles Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 27, 2024

The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recommendation of reform measures introduced by Argentina’s President Javier Milei for Nigeria, saying he lacks proper understanding of the Argentina situation. A press statement on Tuesday signed by its chairman, Jesutega Onokpasa, noted that the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and his handlers didn’t have a proper understanding of the Argentina situation before and after Milei assumed office in December...

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