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SEC Opens Regulatory Incubation for Fintech Firms The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened Regulatory Incubation (RI) programme for Fintech firms operating or seeking to operate in the country’s capital market. In a circular by the Commission in Abuja on Sunday, the RI portal would be opened between April 28 and May 26 for […]

GCR Affirms Dangote Ratings, Cites Robust Earnings, Liquidity GCR Ratings (GCR) has affirmed the national scale long-term and short-term Issuer ratings of AA+ (NG) and A1+ (NG) respectively accorded to Dangote Industries Limited (DIL). The rating note released stated that the group’s gross debt position is relatively high, estimated to hit N3.9 trillion amidst a […]

Reactions and bewilderment have followed the announced prices for nomination forms into various offices for the forthcoming NBA Bwari Elections. According to information published on Kubwaexpress, it was revealed at the April meeting of NBA Bwari branch, held on Friday April 28, that Ashu Alex, the legal adviser, who doubles as Electoral Committee Chairman announced […]

*Clarifies Controversies Surrounding His Admittance To The Nigerian Bar A Former Publicity Secretary of the Law Society of Nigeria, Douglas Ogbankwe, Esq, has renounced his membership of the organization and resignation from his role on Sunday, 30th of April, 2023. The Trending Nigeria Lawyer and former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed its Southsouth zonal chairman, Victor Giadom, who is an ally of a former Transport Minister, Chibuike Amaechi. The party in an extraordinary meeting held in Port Harcourt at the weekend also fired the zonal Secretary, Chief Ita Udosen. A document containing the resolution of the meeting showed that […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied plans to dump the redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tender, urging the public to totally disregard news, especially around the social media, that stated otherwise. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the apex bank, Dr Isa AbdulMumim, made the rebuttal in a statement on […]

Ahead of the inauguration of a new President on May 29, 2023, Nigeria’s Boeing 737 Presidential jet has been flown out of the country for comprehensive maintenance, The PUNCH reports. Villa sources told our correspondent that NAF 001, which has served the President, Muhammadu Buhari, in the past eight years was taken out of the […]

There was confusion in Amansea town of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State over the disappearance of the corpse of the oldest man in the community, Pa Micheal Nwanwuba Onyekwelu, from a mortuary. Late Pa Onyekwelu aged 115 years, who was the oldest man in Amansea town died and his corpse was deposited […]

The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Sen. Magnus Abe, Sunday afternoon, announced the withdrawal of his petition at the Governorship Election Petition in Rivers State. He said his reason was the progress, peace and unity of Rivers, which are paramount to him at all times. Abe made the announcement […]

Two Nigerians based in the United Kingdom (UK), Jonathan Abraham and Jerry Chucks Ozor, will be brought before a United States (US) court on Monday in connection with an alleged internet scam, otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo. Abraham, Ozor and a Spain-based Nigerian, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, were recently extradited to The US by The UK and […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 63 kilograms concealed in a used Toyota Corolla car imported from Toronto, Canada at the Tincan port in Lagos. This is even as an attempt by a freight agent, Mordi Chukwuemeka Samuel, to […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Morbod Group and frontline expert in the maritime and shipping law sector in Nigeria, Margaret Orakwusi is dead. Mrs. Grace had died on Friday, 28th April, 2023 and was described by Wahab Shittu, SAN as “…not just a human- being, she was indeed human” This is big blow, especially, to […]