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Billionaire admits he was wrong about Bitcoin as Citadel looks to crypto markets
American multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel is poised to enter cryptocurrency markets this year. Speaking on Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, Citadel founder Ken Griffin commented on the current state of markets in light of recent geopolitical conflicts stating that they are at a “very volatile inflection point.” When the interview turned to digital assets, Griffin who has previously warned the younger generation away from them and said “there’s no need for cryptocurrencies,” revealed that the firm would be engaging in crypto asset markets this year. “It’s fair to assume that over the months to come, you will see us engage in making markets in cryptocurrencies.” Its quite the turnaround from November 2017, when Griffin said: “Bitcoin right now has many o...
Senate asked to probe public hearing on medical council bill
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), the umbrella body of health workers in the country, has demanded that Senate probe the recent public hearing of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Bill as it accused Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, of disenfranchising its members. JOHESU Chairman, Comrade Joy Bio Josiah flayed what he called “vindictive and discriminatory” attitude of Dr. Oloriegbe against other medical professional bodies as he gave his constituency, MDC and NMA more time to canvass their views on the contentious bill. “We challenge Oloriegbe and the NMA to produce video and audio evidence contrary to this. The point here is Oloriegbe does not understand the philosophy and basics of running Public Hearings because he pointedly domina...
Bishop: Peter Obi always supportive, shows true leadership
The Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Anglican Communion, Bishop Ephraim Okechukwu Ikeakor, has described the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, as one who has remained supportive to the growth and development of College of Nursing Sciences, Diocesan Hospital, Amichi, Enugu State. Bishop Ikeakor, who is also the proprietor of the College, was speaking when Obi visited the College on Wednesday, November 25. He said that Obi had always showed true leadership even when not occupying any political office. Bishop Ikeakor urged other political leaders to emulate the kind disposition of Obi and continue to invest positively in society. “Obi has always showed strong support, both financial and otherwise, not just to our college, but to e...
