Binance Holdings Ltd. said it was asked for a large payment in Nigeria to make problems there “go away,” and repeated calls for the release of its employee who’s been jailed in the West African nation.
Tigran Gambaryan faces allegations of ‘serious criminality’ on behalf of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchangeA Nigerian court has ruled that Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, can face trial on behalf of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.In a judgment in Abuja on Friday – Gambaryan’s 40th birthday – the presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, denied the American national bail, saying he was likely to abscond. Continue reading
Nigeria has rejected bribery allegations made by Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, labeling them as a “tactic to divert” attention from the exchange’s activities. The statement comes in response to a blog post by Binance’s newly appointed CEO, Richard Teng, who claimed that the Nigerian government demanded a $150 million cryptocurrency payment to settle […]
Risk consultancy firm, SBM Intelligence, has said that allegations of bribery request levelled against Nigerian government officials by the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, could hinder the country’s foreign investment drives. In its analyses of recent events in the country and possible impacts on the economy, SBM Intelligence said that the circumstances that led to […]
The funding of public institutions has long emerged as a critical challenge
See the best pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Nigeria in May 2024.
The call for state police resonates deeply with a fundamental yearning for safety and security. It embodies a collective aspiration for a society where lives
Spraying money - flinging cash at the happy couple - is a highlight of many ceremonies but is illegal.
On our arrival in Nigeria’s self-proclaimed capital of twins to investigate the proliferation of multiple births in the small rural town of
On our arrival in Nigeria's self-proclaimed capital of twins to investigate
On our arrival in Nigeria's self-proclaimed capital of twins to investigate
The Presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu and his aides will