Just in: Court discharges Binance executives in FIRS tax evasion charge

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, discharged the executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, and his fleeing colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, discharged and struck out Gambaryan and Anjarwalla’s names from…

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BREAKING: Tinubu to observe Eid-el-Kabir celebration, holidays in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu will, on Friday, depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos State ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir. President Tinubu will observe the Eid-el-Kabir in Lagos State, where he will also spend the Sallah holidays. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said: “The President will mark the occasion in prayers and reflection…

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Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Monday 17, Tuesday 18, public holidays

The federal government has declared Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha (Sallah) celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on Friday, June 14, on behalf of the federal government. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion….

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Farming and Rural Roads: FG Requests $500 Million Loan From World Bank

As contained in the final draft of the Resettlement Policy Framework for the Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project Scale-UP implemented by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the fund is expected to address the need for better connectivity in rural Nigeria, where 92 million people currently lack access to good roads….

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Minimum Wage: There’s Always Room for Adjustments, No Fixed Amount—Labour

The tripartite committee on minimum wage ended its deliberations last week, submitting two figures to President Bola Tinubu for consideration as the new minimum wage. While the government and the organised private sector are proposing ₦62,000, organised labour is demanding ₦250,000 as the new minimum wage. However, the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC),…

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I Pity Tinubu if he approves unsustainable wage – Soludo

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, says he pities President Tinubu if he approves an “unsustainable” minimum wage for workers in the country. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) warned that not all state governments and the organised private sector can pay the ₦62,000 proposed by the Federal Government and the ₦250,000…

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BREAKING: Brazilians Protest Fierce abortion bill.

Powerful conservative lawmakers sent the bill straight to the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, bypassing discussion in committees, which caused an outcry from progressive groups. In Rio de Janeiro, protesters lit candles and chanted, “A girl is not a mother.” Activist Vivian Nigri accused lawmakers of defending “the right of the foetus” at the expense…

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INEC Reveals Final List Of Candidates For Ondo Guber Poll

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. He said personal particulars of the candidates and their running mates have been published at INEC state and local government offices in Ondo State. According to Olumekun, two political parties, the New Nigeria Peoples…

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