He said the decision was taken after “careful consideration.”
The EFCC listed four crypto addresses in its application for a warrant to an Abuja judge, claiming to have found large sums in the accounts and arguing it was in the national interest to confiscate
Nigerians found guilty of destroying national symbols (including the flag) as a means to undermine the government will risk 10 years’ imprisonment or a N5 million fine.
Many netizens have condemned the act, labelling it insider trading.
Some protesters displayed the Russian flag during the demonstrations against the Tinubu-led administration.
Mr Elumelu said his investment company, Heir Holdings, had approached the Buhari administration to acquire an oil field with an offer of about $2.5 billion around 2017.
“We don’t haggle with NNPC. We are very happy with the price, the set price,” the statement said.
The president’s allies are pressuring him to authorise a desperate strategy that could dramatically escalate the stakes of the raging nationwide protest against poverty and corruption.
The Nigerian Army says its troops mistakenly killed a teenager during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Samaru town in Zaria.
In recent weeks, Dangote Industries Ltd has had its share of run-ins with the Nigerian government.
