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Lagos Trains Civil Servants on Anti-Money Laundering Measure

The Lagos State Government has called for cooperation and vigilance among stakeholders across all economic sectors in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing, describing the menace as a threat to global peace. The call was made recently during the opening of a three-day strategic-level anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing workshop for senior...
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Moonshot 2025 to Explore Future of I

More than 4,000 innovators, policymakers, and investors from over 15 countries will gather in Lagos from October 15–16 for the third edition of Moonshot by TechCabal, Africa’s flagship technology and innovation conference, organisers said on Thursday. Themed ‘Building Momentum: Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Positions Itself for Its Next Big Leap’, the 2025 edition comes at a...
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Bitget Launches Tokenized Stocks for Nigerian Investors

Cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company Bitget has introduced tokenised stocks and real-world assets on its platform for Nigerian investors. The firm said this development would enable Nigerian crypto users to gain exposure to leading multinational companies via a blockchain-native interface, bypassing traditional channels. Tokenised stocks are digital versions of real company shares that are issued...
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Expand Tantita’s Niger Delta Security Contracts, Citizen Urg

A concerned citizen, Prezugha Ezon, has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to expand the pipeline surveillance contract of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited across the Niger Delta. Ezon stated that the company’s operations had gone beyond oil theft prevention, contributing significantly to environmental protection, corporate social responsibility and...
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Oyetola Targets Fish Import Reductio

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has vowed to drastically cut Nigeria’s dependence on fish imports by boosting local production through aquaculture development, improving artisanal fishing methods, and expanding fish farming clusters. He also unveiled initiatives to equip youth and women with the skills and resources to take leading roles in the...
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Nigeria Vows to Revive Steel Industry, Boost Economy

The Federal Government has indicated plans to revive all moribund steel companies in the country, more than two decades after a failed privatisation drive left once-thriving plants across Nigeria in ruins. It stated that the resuscitation of steel assets, whether privatised or government-owned, will ensure they contribute to national development as originally envisaged. President Bola...
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Nigeria’s CNG Investments Hit $980M in 18 Months

Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas sector has attracted more than $980m in private investments in just 18 months, with vehicle conversions surging from 4,000 to nearly 100,000, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi. Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of the Portland Gas Ltd/NASENI CNG Daughter Station,...
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2025 Budget in Limbo as Accountant-General Freezes Funds

The Federal Government may extend the 2025 budget into 2026, as slow capital project implementation, procurement delays, and a shutdown of the cash-planning portal have left many projects stalled about eight months into the fiscal year. The possibility of a rollover came to light at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja on Wednesday, organised by the...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

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