The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says the apex bank’s directive to financial institutions on cryptocurrency transactions, is in the best interest of Nigerians. Emefiele said this on Tuesday, while briefing a joint senate committee on banking, insurance and other financial institutions; ICT and cybercrime; and capital market. Recall that […]
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The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday said it has deployed “adequate resources” across the state to enforce the ban on public gatherings. The public gatherings include wedding ceremonies, naming ceremonies, burial ceremonies, parties, clubs and religious gatherings of more than 50, according to the police. In a statement signed by […]
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The United States has explained that immigrant visa restriction was imposed on Nigeria as a result of the country’s failure to comply with its established identity-management and information-sharing criteria. In a statement, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the restriction became necessary due to America’s inability to verify a traveller’s identity and “assess whether […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has imposed a new travel ban restricting immigration from Nigeria, and five other countries. This move is an expansion of his administration’s policy blocking travel from certain nations. In line with the new policy, citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan won’t be allowed to apply […]
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Wednesday to ban burning throughout the country for two months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry. The blazes that have engulfed parts of the world’s largest rainforest — which is crucial for […]
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Indonesia’s communications ministry on Thursday said it would remove all cigarette advertisements from the internet, following a request from the health ministry. A cigarette, also known colloquially as a fag in British English, is a narrow cylinder containing psychoactive material, usually tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The health ministry cited existing […]
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Michael Rotich, Kenya’s athletics coach, who was sent home from the 2016 Olympics, was banned for 10 years on Wednesday. Rotich was sanctioned for seeking a bribe of $12,000 to help athletes beat doping tests. The tracks coach was banned by the IAAF ethics board, following a three-year investigation prompted by an undercover expose’ by […]
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Israeli firm, Archimedes Group, has been banned by Facebook. The company received the ban for using fake accounts and pages to post political news about Nigeria. Archimedes Group is a political consulting and lobbying firm that boasts of its ability of wining elections worldwide. In a post, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, explained that […]
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Workers in the chemical and non-metallic sector on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government against blanket ban of codeine to save the nation about 23,000 jobs. Mr Babatunde Olatunji, the President of the National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLAMPE) made the plea while answering questions from journalists in Lagos. […]
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended 11 referees, who were caught on video allegedly taking monies to fix matches, by undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Eleven others have also been handed bans ranging from two to ten years. Other referees have also been banned for life. In a statement released by CAF, […]
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