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Nigeria’s SEC Cautions Against Investments in $DAVIDO Meme Coin
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned potential investors to avoid investing in the new cryptocurrency linked to Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke...
Nigerian Lawmakers Propose 6-year Single Tenure For President, Two Vice Presidents
A group of 35 Nigerian legislators from the country's lower House are proposing a six-year single term for the president and the rotation of...
Burna Boy Set to Make Filmmaking Debut with ‘Three Cold Dishes’
Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, is about to make his Nollywood producing debut with the upcoming movie...
Nigeria Court Upholds Central Bank Directive to Allow Banks Collect Customers Social Media Handles
A Lagos court has upheld a provision by Nigeria's Central Bank to allow banks collect and verify the social media handles of customers, despite...
Nigerian Senate Passes Bill Making Drug Trafficking Punishable by the Death Penalty
Nigerian Senators on Thursday passed an amendment to the country's penal code for drug trafficking offences, making the death penalty the new maximum sentence...
Binance CEO Recounts How Nigerian Officials Demanded $150M Bribe in Cryptocurrency
Binance CEO, Richard Teng has revealed that officials from the Nigerian government demanded a $150 million bribe to have their colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, released...
Nigeria Cuts Electricity Supplies to Benin Republic, Togo, Niger to Boost Domestic Supply
The Nigerian government has decided to improve the country's domestic power supply by cutting the sales to cross-border in the Niger Republic and Togo.
The...
Wizkid, Davido Ignite Feud on Social Media
Wizkid and Davido, two of Nigeria's Afrobeats superstars, recently exchanged public words on X (formerly Twitter), with each claiming superiority over the other in...
Prestigious Nigerian School Closed Over Bullying Reports
Nigerian authorities have closed a high-end school in the capital, Abuja, over alleged bullying incidents involving some of its students, local media reported.Videos appearing...
Dangote Refinery Cuts Nigeria Fuel Prices for Third Time Since March 2024
Nigeria’s new mega refinery said it’s cutting the prices of diesel and aviation fuel in the domestic market, the third time since it started...