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FG Bans ‘Money Rituals’, Other Vices In Nollywood Films Dr Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamorising of vices in Nigerian films. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Husseini disclosed this at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday. The event was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA). Movie producers, directors and actors drawn from different parts of the country, as well as leaders of various guilds and…

Nothing wrong with awarding contract to company linked to Seyi Tinubu, Presidency replies Atiku The Presidency says Seyi Tinubu has a right to pursue his business interests in Nigeria and anywhere in the world within the limits of the law. This is in response to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who in a statement faulted the award of the contract for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road to Hitech Construction Company Ltd. According to Atiku, the award of the contract to Hitech Construction Company Ltd constitutes a conflict of interest because Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, is a director…

Nigeria Restricts Power Export To Benin Republic, Niger, Togo Amid Metering Gap The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered the System Operator, a department within the Transmission Company of Nigeria, to cap power supply to cross-border customers in Benin Republic, Niger, and Togo. The directive, outlined in a document titled “Interim Order on Transmission System Dispatch Operations, Cross-border Supply, and Related Matters,” will be in effect for six months initially, subject to review. Nigeria currently supplies electricity to neighbouring countries, including Benin Republic, Niger Republic, and Togo. NERC’s order, published on Friday, May 3rd was dated April 29, 2024, and…

Binance Begins Move To Secure Release Of Detained Executive In Nigeria Cryptocurrency trading firm, Binance says the company is working with the Nigerian government to facilitate the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the Head of the crypto exchange’s financial crime compliance unit. Gambaryan is currently in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on his bail application following alleged charges of complicity in money laundering filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Federal Government had also filed a five-count charge against Binance, two executives including Gambaryan and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla. In the…