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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new baseline standards requiring financial institutions to implement automated anti-money laundering (AML) systems to detect suspicious transactions and strengthen compliance with financial crime regulations. Outlined in a circular dated March 10, 2026, titled “Issuance of Baseline Standards for Automated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Solution for Financial Institutions in Nigeria,” the […]

Christopher Musa has summoned Nigeria’s Service Chiefs to an emergency meeting following recent attacks on several military bases in the North-East. The meeting, held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, brought together top military and intelligence officials to review the country’s counter-terrorism strategy. Among those attending are the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede; […]

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, was reportedly wounded in both legs on the same day his father was killed in airstrikes, according to claims by Israeli officials. The 56-year-old cleric has not been seen in public since taking over from his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in strikes on Tehran at the start […]

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to rescind its blanket invalidation of degree certificates obtained from institutions in the Benin Republic and Togo. The call followed the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Public Petitions during plenary on Wednesday, March 11. Presenting the report, the committee chairman, Laori Kwamoti, said the decision was based on […]