Author: KANABE MEDINAT, Editor

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A report by an open-source blockchain website, Elastos on Thursday revealed that 66 per cent of Nigerian consumers in the crypto community prefer to have life savings in Bitcoin than traditional financial institutions services.  The data obtained from the report shows that Nigerians have more confidence in the emerging digital currency market. According to the platform, the research was compiled from online interviews conducted with 1,407 self-defined ‘tech savvy’ respondents in Brazil, Germany, Nigeria, South Korea, UAE, UK, and US. The interviews were completed by a third party, registered market research company and completed between…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, April 22, 2024 arraigned two Chinese,  Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged illegal mining activities.   In a statement by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Mr Dele Oyewale, it was disclosed that the defendants were arraigned on one-count bordering on possession of solid minerals without licence and non-payment of royalties to the Federal Government as required by law. The charge reads: “That you, Ebuy Trading Worldwide Nig.LTD,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said that the tightness in the supply of Premium Motor Spirit currently being experienced in some areas across the country is as a result of logistics issues. NNPCL also noted that all issues have been resolved. This was made know via a statement by the NNPCL spokesman, Mr Olufemi Soneye.According to the statement: “It also wishes to reiterate that the prices of petroleum products are not changing.”It urges Nigerians to avoid panic buying as there is a sufficiency of products in the country.” Recall that there…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Second Prosecution Witness,  2PW, Hamza Abdullahi in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and four others, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  High Court, that a sum of N4.633 billion was traced to the account of Dalhatu Investment Limited. Dalhatu Investment Limited is where Bafarawa’s son, Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa and one other,  simply identified as Nasir, were directors, with the former being the sole signatory to the company’s bank account. Abdullahi stated that in 2015, he was the second-in-command of Special Task Force, Fraud Investigation on Arms, Defence Equipment Procurement in the Office of the National…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across the country to refuse corruption and embrace integrity. Olukoyede said this will put the nation on a sustainable path of development. He gave this charge on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Awgu in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’, Stream 2 Corps members. Speaking on the “Roles of Youth in Fighting Corruption to Promote Economic Growth,”  Olukoyede said “every challenge…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has described as scandalous the seemingly poor performance of the Nigerian solid mineral sector, noting that it has recorded low performance in the last two quarters. LCCI Director General, Dr. Chinyere Almona quoting the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), frowned that the Mining & Quarrying sector contributed 4.47 percent to the overall GDP in the fourth quarter of 2023, lower than the contributions recorded in 2022 fourth quarter at 4.51percent and lower than the previous quarter at 8.32 percent. She lamented that in spite of its immense potential,…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Quickteller Paypoint, the agency banking arm of Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), has announced a strategic partnership with the Ogun State Government. This collaboration aims to facilitate digital payment collections for a new initiative that provides discounted food stuff to the state’s residents. Through this partnership, civil servants in Ogun State will be able to securely purchase discounted food items, such as rice, using the Quickteller Paypoint platform, reflecting the government’s commitment to improving the standard of living of its workforce. Supporting this initiative aligns with Quickteller Paypoint’s mission to provide seamless and secure digital…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN), Nigeria’s foremost self-regulatory body for the blockchain and digital assets industry, has warmly congratulated Dr. Emomotimi John Agama on his recent appointment as the new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a press statement signed by SiBAN President, Mr. Obinna Iwuno, the association expressed confidence that Dr. Agama’s wealth of knowledge and exemplary leadership in the Nigerian capital markets make him the perfect fit for the pivotal role. “On behalf of SiBAN, we extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Agama on his recent…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – In a bid to further create awareness on the need to practice healthy lifestyle particularly among the productive segment of the society, 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria’s digital payment service bank, focused on financial inclusion, has advocated for a healthy lifestyle among staff members. This was made known during a webinar session titled My Health, My Right, facilitated by a health expert, Dr Stephen from AXA Mansard Wellness Team. This was to commemorate this year’s Global Public Health Week, themed: Fostering Peace as a Prerequisite for Equitable Health. The health week, marked with…

LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Germany’s Bavarian police have arrested eleven people suspected of being part of a Nigerian mafia group involved in a large-scale dating scam. The news was revealed in a press statement released on Wednesday by the Bavarian police. According to the statement, the alleged Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity” with a focus in Germany on dating scams and money laundering. The dating trick was a “modern form of marriage fraud”, the police said, adding: “Using false identities, the fraudsters for example signalled their intention to marry and in the…