CryptocurrencyPressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a HostageJuly 11, 202425When Tigran Gambaryan was first invited in February to meet with the Nigerian government in order to settle a dispute...
CryptocurrencyEU’s MiCA Inspires Nigerian Policy Analyst to Urge for Similar Crypto Legislation: ReportJuly 1, 202455European Union's crypto-focussed MiCA legislation, created to govern the crypto sector, went live on June 30 almost one year after...
EconomyChina blames EU for escalating trade frictionsJune 21, 202476China’s commerce ministry said on Friday that the European Union is to blame for escalating trade frictions, which could lead...
BankingAfreximbank supports Fidelity Bank’s acquisition of Union Bank UK with $40 millionJune 10, 202484Afreximbank said it has disbursed a $40 million intra-African investment facility to Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc to support Fidelity Bank’s...
FundsUS hunts scammers, traces funds to Hong Kong, Nigeria, othersJune 6, 2024123The US government has filed a civil forfeiture action to recover $5.3 million linked to a business email compromise (BEC)...
FundsScammers defrauded Massachusetts workers union, funds transferred to bank accounts in Nigeria, others: U.S. Secret ServiceJune 6, 202489United States Files Forfeiture Action to Recover Over $5M of Funds Traceable to Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeting Massachusetts Workers...
CryptocurrencyThe U.S. Response to Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan’s Detention Is ShamefulMay 29, 202442In late February of this year, two Binance employees were detained by Nigerian officials without notice or a public announcement...
BankingNigerian poverty minister ‘had £19m in bank accounts’April 9, 202465A corruption investigation into a suspended Nigerian minister whose job is to help poverty-stricken people has recovered £19 million from...
CryptocurrencyBinance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in NigeriaMarch 12, 202473In his years as a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan helped to lead landmark investigations that took down cryptocurrency thieves...
BankingNigeria mourns after major bank CEO killed in US helicopter crashFebruary 12, 2024121Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, grieved the deaths in a post on X.“Their passing is an overwhelming tragedy that is...