Day: November 9, 2023

Leveraging ICT To Combat Financial Crimes: Insights From NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman

Ganiyu Amodu

In a recent presentation at the 11th Anniversary Lecture Series of RealNews Magazine, Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), shed light on the critical significance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the fight against financial crimes. Financial crimes encompass a range of illicit activities, including money laundering, terrorism financing, embezzlement, and fraud, with far-reaching economic and societal consequences. These crimes not only jeopardize the stability and security of entities but can also be linked to violent offenses resulting in loss…

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NCC Highlights Importance Of ICT In Combating Financial Crimes

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said effective application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is critical in combating financial crimes by enabling real-time surveillance, regulatory compliance, and secure data processing, just as it sought a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborations to address issue of illicit financial flows in the country. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, who was a speaker at the 11th anniversary lecture series of RealNews Magazine in Lagos on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, where he was also inducted into the RealNews Hall of Fame…

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Why Nigeria, Others Must Not Sign LGBT Agreement, By Sonnie Ekwowusi

ADEOLA YUSUF

November 15, 2023 might be a tragic day for Africa and the entire Caribbean and Pacific region. It is the day set aside by the European Union to pressure or coax African, Caribbean and Pacific countries into signing the deceptively and euphemistically crafted LGBT agreement between the EU and ACP countries. You may be well aware that over the past few months, several meetings have been convened between the EU and ACP parliamentarians aimed at getting ACP leaders to sign the controversial LGBT agreement. For example, a crucial meeting between…

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NLNG Speaks On Hike In Cooking Gas Price

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria LNG Limited has dismissed insinuations that a price hike by the company is responsible for the surge in the price of domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas. This was explained in a statement by Andy Odeh, the General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG on Wednesday. The NLNG dismissed the media reports as speculative and indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of Nigeria’s intricate market dynamics. READ ALSO Mass Grave Uncovered, 322 Killed In Anambra Senate Summons Nigerian Gas Marketing Company MD Over Gas…

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Suspect In Plateau Killing Arrested In Lagos

Abibat Babalola

Troops of Operation Safe Haven have arrested a suspect, Philip Gokas, in connection with the killing of a Fulani leader, Ardo Adamu Gabdo, in Plateau State. Acting spokesman, 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Ishaku Takwa, said he was arrested in Lagos. According to Takwa: “The main mastermind behind the murder of the slain Alhaji Adamu Idris Gabdo, the Ardo of Panyam in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, has been apprehended by troops of Operation Safe Haven tactical team. “The arrest of Mr. Philip Gokas, also known as…

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Mass Grave Uncovered, 322 Killed In Anambra

Ganiyu Amodu

No fewer than 322 persons have died as a result of the violence in Anambra State, just as a mass grave has also been discovered. Wife of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu, made this known on Wednesday. Ojukwu, a member of the Anambra Truth, Justice, and Peace Commission, set up by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, revealed this to newsmen. READ ALSO We Paid Bandits N250m Ransom To Free 121 Students – CAN ABU Professor Returns N1.1m Wrongly Paid To Him By NDA Historic: Former Somali Refugee Becomes…

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Senate Summons Nigerian Gas Marketing Company MD Over Gas Sales, Others

Abibat Babalola

The Senate Committee on Gas on Wednesday summoned the Managing Director of Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Ltd,  Justin Ezeala, requesting the details of gas sales, purchase agreements with companies and  non- compliance with due process in the auto CNG Project with NIPCO Gas. The Committee chaired by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe decided to summon the chief executive of the company after  a closed door session  of committee members at the National Assembly. The Committee, in its resolutions at the end of the meeting, expressed dissatisfaction with the decision of the Group…

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We Paid Bandits N250m Ransom To Free 121 Students – CAN

Ganiyu Amodu

The Christian Association of Nigeria has said it paid N250 million ransom to bandits before they released the 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, who were kidnapped in July 2021. The State Chairman of CAN, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, made the revelation during a visit to Governor Uba Sani. Hayab, who led the parents and family of Treasure Ayuba, the last Bethel student who escaped from captivity about a week ago, on a courtesy visit to Governor Sani, said there is the need to clear the air on…

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ABU Professor Returns N1.1m Wrongly Paid To Him By NDA

Ganiyu Amodu

The Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Major-General John-Ochefu Ochai, on Wednesday visited Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria to commend Prof. Umar Ka’oje for voluntarily returning N1,153,953.36 wrongly paid to him. The money was paid to the don after the expiration of his teaching contract with the nation’s apex military academy. The visit by the commandant to the university was in addition to a letter of commendation to the don by the NDA dated September 11. READ ALSO Historic: Former Somali Refugee Becomes Mayor Of Minnesota City Nigeria Unveils…

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Historic: Former Somali Refugee Becomes Mayor Of Minnesota City

Ganiyu Amodu

In an historic and resounding election victory, Nadia Mohamed, a 27-year-old Somali-American, made history on Tuesday night as she was elected as the city’s first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor. The election results revealed that Mohamed easily defeated her opponent, Dale Anderson, a former banker and continuing education teacher, by a significant margin of 58 percent to 41 percent. ‘I am very happy to win as Somali-American, Muslim, migrant, and Black,’ Mohamed told VOA’s Somali Service. ‘I would say thank you to all of those who supported me…

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