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Taskforce to auction 108 forfeited, abandoned vehicles

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The Lagos state Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement) Unit (taskforce) has obtained a court order authorising it to auction 108 court forfeited and abandoned vehicles. Chairman of the agency, Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the vehicles to be auctioned by the government include 86

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Naked Donald Trump Statue Goes For $28,000 At Auction

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2018 0

A naked statue of Donald Trump, complete with a distended belly and jowly sneer, is to go on display at a Haunted Museum after a paranormal investigator bought it at auction. Julien’s Auctions announced Wednesday it sold the artwork — believed to be the last of the controversial statues not vandalized or destroyed — for […]

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Einstein’s theory of happiness sells for $1.3M at auction

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

Albert Einstein’s note on the theory of happiness sold on Tuesday for $1.3 million at a Jerusalem auction, handing over the scientist’s 1922 musings to unknown buyers. Gal Wiener, CEO of the auction house, said the auction for the note began at $2,000 and bids quickly flooded in for about 25 minutes. Wiener would not […]

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EFCC to auction forfeited petroleum products, vessels

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

As part of arrangement to auction forfeited petroleum products and vessels, which are proceeds of crimes seized from illegal oil bunkers the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday October 10, 2017 held a pre-bid meeting with shortlisted auctioneers at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja. The Acting Chairman, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, told the participants […]

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FG to auction N142 billion treasury bills – CBN

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2017 0

The federal government hopes to raise about N142.43 billion (about $453.60 million) from the issuance of short-term treasury bills to be auctioned on February 15, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said on Tuesday. The auction is expected to raise about N32.43 billion in three-month debt, N30 billion in six-month bills and N80 billion in […]