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Putin dismisses Europe as military pushover
Vladimir Putin has warned that Europe is “defenceless” and unprepared for a nuclear conflict with Russia. In a typically bellicose speech at the St Petersburg Economic Forum this week, Putin also predicted that Nato would fail to protect Europe in…
Israeli forces strike HAMAS terrorists, rescue 4 hostages
Israeli specialforces rescued four hostages in broad daylight on Saturday from the Nuseirat refugee district in the centre of the Gaza Strip after 246 days in captivity, the army said. Following the hostage liberation, the Palestinian director of the al-Aqsa…
NCDMB to reposition NCIF for higher impact
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has tasked the custodians of the Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund and the parent Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF), to strive for greater efficiency and impact of the fund in…
US Secret Service preps protection in case Trump gets jail
Secret Service chiefs are working on plans for how their agents will continue to protect Donald Trump if he is imprisoned. By law, former US presidents are entitled to round-the-clock security for the rest of their lives, meaning security staff…
Toyota urges continued use cars that failed tests, halts production of three models
Results from Toyota’s investigation into testing methods and certification methods in crash testing found wrongdoing as it pertains to seven different models. This comes two years after certification issues cropped up at Toyota Group companies, including Hino Motors and Daihatsu,…
Standard Chartered accused of wheeling fund for terrorists
A British bank, Standard Chartered, which had escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the…
Labour suspends strike as FG flaunts higher minimum wage
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Organized Labour has suspended the crippling industrial actions it started Monday to press home its demands for enhaced minimum wage for workers in the formal sector. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress…
NNPC bags NIMASA certification on ship, port security
Sopuruchi Onwuka The NNPC Ltd has reiterated its commitment to sustain the Company’s march towards process improvement, regulatory compliance and performance excellence. NNPC’s Executive Vice President, Business Services, Mr. Inuwa Danladi, disclosed this while speaking on the recent certification of…
Israel accepts Biden’s Gaza deal as ‘Not a good plan’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government begrudgingly accepted President Biden’s plan for a cease-fire in Gaza on Sunday. Biden had issued the plan on Friday, and Netanyahu initially responded with dismissal. Hamas has indicated it favors the plan, though no…
Vivajets highlights aviation’s role in regional Security
Aviation outfit, Vivajets, has underscored the role of business aviation in fostering regional integration and security in Africa. This was part of the proceedings at the 60th anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Third Africa Airforce Forum where…
