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Banks, Fintechs Report 82,143 Suspicious Transactions to NFI

Banks, fintech firms, insurance companies, capital market operators, and other reporting entities flagged 82,143 suspicious transactions to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in 2024 amid intensified efforts to detect money laundering, terrorism financing, and other illicit financial activities. The figure was contained in the NFIU’s 2024 Annual Report, which also revealed that the agency received...
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Lagos Revenue Hits N2.6tn in 2025, IGR Up 18.5%

Lagos State recorded a total revenue of N2.6 trillion in 2025, marking a 16 per cent increase from the N2.3 trillion generated in 2024, the Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, has disclosed. Oluyomi revealed the figures on Friday during a press briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, as part of activities commemorating the seventh anniversary of...
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Single Window Portal Records Over 39,000 Trade Applications

A total of 39,039 licences, certificates, permits, and other document applications have been submitted through the National Single Window portal within the last eight weeks, Saturday PUNCH reports. The Director of the NSW Secretariat, Tola Fakolade, disclosed this in Lagos on Friday while addressing journalists on the achievements of the platform since the deployment of...
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Mutfwang, Kwara Speaker Clinch APC Gov Tickets

The All Progressives Congress on Friday declared Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, as winners of the party’s governorship primaries in their respective states ahead of the 2027 general elections. In Plateau State, the Chairman of the APC Committee for the governorship and House of...
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IPAC, ADC Hail Court Ruling

Inter-Party Advisory Council and African Democratic Congress have applauded the Federal High Court judgment nullifying key aspects of the Independent National Electoral Commission timetable for the 2027 general elections, describing the decision as a victory for constitutional democracy, political participation and the rule of law. The commendations followed Wednesday’s judgment by a Federal High Court...
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Edo Disburses Funds to 637 LIFE-ND Agribusiness Beneficiarie

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has said that his administration remains committed to transforming agriculture into a viable and sustainable pathway for wealth creation, food security, and youth development. Okpebholo gave the assurance in Benin City at the flag-off ceremony for the disbursement of working capital and presentation of certificates to 637 beneficiaries of the...
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Tinubu Promises Economic Consolidation After Securing APC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to deepen ongoing economic reforms after emerging as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election with 10,999,162 votes. Speaking shortly after receiving his certificate of return at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Tinubu said his second-term agenda would focus on economic expansion,...
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Atiku Best Suited To Rescue Nigeria’s Economy, Says ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Bauchi State has said the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar remains the most qualified candidate to address Nigeria’s economic and security challenges ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The party made the declaration on Sunday while endorsing Atiku as its preferred presidential candidate during a stakeholders’ meeting held in...
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