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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a set of new regulations guiding the issuance, exchange and custody of digital assets in Nigeria. The development is coming more than a year after the commission issued the classification and treatment of digital assets.  According to SEC, a digital asset means a digital token that […]

The Northern Governors Forum has called for calm following the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy. Simon Lalong, chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, said the forum is concerned about the state of things in Sokoto. “The governors are concerned […]

Bandits, who attacked the Abuja- Kaduna train, have reportedly released one of their victims — a pregnant woman. The bandits had, on March 28, attacked the train in the Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna after bombing the rail tracks. Following the incident, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed 21 people as missing. […]

The stoning to death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy is a timely reminder that retail religious extremism is very much alive and kicking in northern Nigeria. It has been quite a while since killings over “blasphemy” took place in the north and the […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he would ensure that public money is not pilfered if elected president in 2023. Atiku spoke during a consultative meeting with delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Saturday. Reiterating the “priority areas” he listed during his formal presidential declaration, […]

Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was murdered over alleged blasphemy, has been buried. Samuel was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Tunga Magajiya, Rijau LGA of Niger state. Her remains were buried around 6:30 pm at the Christian cemetery in Tunga Magajiya. […]

Aisha Buhari, first lady, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to sideline women in the contest for tickets for elective positions in 2023. Aisha spoke on Saturday at a summit for APC female aspirants at the state house conference centre, Abuja. Women interested in the ticket of the APC for […]