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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Bashir Haske, a businessman and son-in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted over an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. In a notice issued by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC urged members of the public with helpful information about Haske’s whereabouts to report to the nearest police station or any of the commission’s offices nationwide. The statement says, “The public is hereby notified that ABDULLAHI BASHIR HASKE, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it has held a meeting with Comfort Emanson, the Akwa Ibom Air passenger, who was involved in a disagreement with some crew members of the airline during a flight en route to Lagos from Uyo, in Akwa Ibom State. The agency’s spokesman, Michael Achimugu, who disclosed this on Thursday, however, said Emmanson was accompanied by her lawyer, but he did not provide further details about the meeting. “NCAA has held a meeting with Comfort Emanson, the Ibom Air passenger,” Achimugu posted on his official X handle on Thursday. However, he had earlier disclosed…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged all Nigerians to learn combat skills to protect themselves in the face of danger. General Musa gave this advice on Thursday when he appeared as a guest on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He likened the acquisition of combat skills to driving, swimming, and other essential survival skills. When asked whether he would advise Nigerians to learn combat skills for self-defence, General Musa said, “That one should be taken as learning driving, learning how to swim. Whether we have war or not, it is a survival instinct. “In…

Thailand is planning to offer free domestic flights to 200,000 foreign arrivals to boost tourism nationwide over a three-month period from September to November. The campaign, called “Buy International, Free Thailand Domestic Flights”, aims to encourage visitors to explore secondary destinations across Thailand, beyond the main tourist cities, according to the Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The ministry will propose a THB 700 million (about USD 21.5 million) budget allocation from the central reserve fund to cover domestic airfare costs, providing THB 1,750 (Roughly USD 54) per seat per flight, or THB 3,500 (Around USD 107) round-trip for 200,000…

Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has reaffirmed the company’s strategic direction towards value creation, competitiveness and efficiency as the foundation of its new business model. ‎ The GCEO made this known while delivering a keynote address themed “Building a Resilient Oil and Gas Sector in Nigeria: Advancing HSE, ESG, Investors and Incremental Production,” at the 2025 Petroleum & Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Energy and Labour Summit (PEALS 2025) held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, on Wednesday.‎ ‎Speaking on NNPC Ltd.’s transformation, Engr. Ojulari underscored the company’s renewed focus on operational excellence and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, to continue to deliver impactful projects that touch lives and give hope to the people of the Niger Delta region. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Chief Wale Edun, gave the charge at Ogbuku’s 50th Anniversary and unveiling of two Books in Abuja. The books entitled ‘Strategies and Imperatives for Developing Niger Delta’ and ‘Rethinking the Niger Delta’ were written by Ogbuku and other authors. He described Ogbuku as a transformational…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of a possible nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of failing to honour longstanding agreements on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities Speaking during a press conference at the University of Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, said lecturers have endured over two years of broken promises and delay tactics by the government. Piwuna listed unresolved issues to include the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, outstanding salary arrears, withheld promotions, and the welfare of retired lecturers. “The general public should also note that ASUU has written…

Uganda has agreed to receive migrants who do not qualify to remain in the United States, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, in Washington’s latest attempt to speed up deportations. US President Donald Trump’s administration has negotiated arrangements to send people to third countries, among them El Salvador and Eswatini, which have been fiercely criticised by rights groups. At roughly 1.7 million Uganda already hosts the largest refugee population in Africa, according to the United Nations, and is the latest east African country to announce such a deal with Washington, joining Rwanda and South Sudan. “The agreement is in respect of Third Country Nationals…

Africa has everything it takes to become a “renewable superpower”, United Nations head Antonio Guterres said on Aug 21, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent. Mr Guterres spoke at a three-day development conference in Japan attended by African leaders, where Tokyo is offering itself as an alternative to China as African nations reel from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid cuts, conflict and climate change. “We must mobilise finance and technology, so that Africa’s natural wealth benefits African people, we must build a thriving renewables and manufacturing base across the continent,” he…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) to appear before it over an outstanding debt of N2.6 trillion owed to the federation account. The resolution was reached on Wednesday during an investigative hearing chaired by Representative Bamidele Salam, following a review of the 2021 Auditor General’s report. The session featured an appearance by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) PLC, Johnson Akinnawo, who disclosed the scale of the liabilities According to NBET documents submitted to the Committee, as of September 30, 2020, the 11 Discos collectively owe N2.6…