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The central bank of Nigeria has significantly increased the weekly withdrawal caps it had set, relaxing the constraints it had imposed to reduce the use of cash.From a cap of 100,000 Nigerian naira ($225) on December 6, people can now withdraw up to 500,000 ($1,122) per week. Companies wou ....
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake slammed Humboldt County, California, on Tuesday, destroying buildings and roads as well as knocking off electricity and water to thousands of residents, according to authorities.In the Northern California region of Eureka, an earthquake that occurre ....
In a bold speech to US senators on his first overseas trip since Russia's invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that his country is "alive and kicking" and will never capitulate.According to Mr. Zelensky, US military assistance to Ukraine was an investment in future sec ....
According to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday, Germany has returned 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, making it the most recent European nation to do so.The handovers are the most obvious indication yet that momentum is building in favour of the repat ....
According to persons familiar with the situation who spoke to CNN, Sam Bankman-attorneys Fried's are negotiating with federal prosecutors in New York on a bail deal that would allow him to avoid detention.Bankman-Fried, the creator of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange who ran his now- ....
The Senseable Lagos Lab, the first MIT Senseable City research center in Africa, was officially opened by Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, December 15, 2022 in Isimi Lagos, Epe.The initiative was formally unveiled at the inaugural Lagos Future City Week, which LandW ....
Franklin Poroye and Adedayo Ayodele, two men who are accused of using a fake medical license to apply for a job as a doctor in a hospital, were taken before an Ejigbo Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Tuesday.Poroye, 26, and Ayodele, 36, are facing trial on a four-count conspiracy and ....
In the harshest move in its crackdown on Afghan women's rights and freedoms, the Taliban administration has banned university education for all female students.The suspension was verified to CNN on Tuesday by a representative of the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education. The decision was tak ....
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, on Monday, sentenced a fake Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officer, David Oluchukwu, to four months in jail for impersonation and extortion of unsuspecting members of the public, particularly comm ....
Charlie Watts' late wife Shirley Ann Shepherd Watts passed away on Friday, December 16. She was 84."Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family," her family announced on Monday.Prior to his passing in 2021, Ch ....