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Sweden, Finland Move To Ease Strict Restrictions On Alcohol Sales
Sweden’s government has announced plans to allow breweries, distilleries, and winemakers to sell alcoholic beverages directly to visitors, easing the country’s strict alcohol...
UK’s Standard Chartered Accused of Funding Sanctioned Terrorist Entities
Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, has been accused of facilitating billions in transactions for sanctioned entities, including terrorist organisations, according...
CBN Denies Claims Of Plans To Revoke Licenses Of Unity, Polaris, And Keystone Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has firmly denied allegations that it plans to revoke the licenses of Unity Bank, Polaris Bank, and...
Middle Eastern, Asia-Pacific Carriers Dominate Top 25 Airlines List For 2024
In the wake of recent aviation tragedies, such as the scary Japan Airlines crash in Tokyo and the tragic death of Access Holdings’...
Launch of Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Cancelled Again, Minutes Before Liftoff
Boeing’s first attempt to launch its Starliner spacecraft with astronauts on board was cancelled on Saturday just minutes before liftoff. An automated computer...
NNPC And ExxonMobil Settle Over $1.2bn Divestment Deal Involving Seplat Energy
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has finalised a settlement agreement with ExxonMobil, enabling the divestment of ExxonMobil’s entire stake in Mobil...
After Miscarriage, Court Remands Chioma Over Facebook Review Of Erisco Foods Product
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Chioma Okoli to be remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre over Facebook comments she made...
Customs Seizes Tons Of Rice, 373,440 Litres of Smuggled Petrol Headed For Benin Republic
The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 373,440 litres of petrol headed for Benin Republic and 6,467 bags of...
Landmark Demands Compensation Over Demolition of Beachfront
Landmark, a multi-million dollar corporate resort entity, has demanded compensation from the Lagos State and Federal governments for demolishing its beachfront. This was...
Just In: Fire Erupts at NNPC Filling Station in Lagos
Fire has broken out at a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station near the Fadeyi bus stop in the Mushin area of...
Binance Executive Collapses in Abuja Court During Money Laundering Trial
Tigran Gambaryan, a detained Binance executive facing money laundering charges, collapsed in a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday during a trial...
Microsoft Announces $1bn Data Centre In Kenya Two Weeks After Shutting Its Lagos Facility
Microsoft has announced plans to build a $1 billion geothermal-powered data centre in Kenya in collaboration with G42, a top artificial intelligence firm...