Alhaji Yusuf Abubakar (left), Dr. Jamil Gwamna, Dr. Sam Amadi and Godwin Emefiele, at the disbursement of N39.5 billion intervention fund to DISCOS and GENCOS in Abuja…Wednesday.PHOTO: LADIDI LUCY ELUKPO

Three members of a gang responsible for what is believed to be the largest drug smuggling operation ever detected in the UK were jailed on Friday.   A judge at Manchester Crown Court in north west England jailed Sohail Qureshi, 64, for 25 years after he was convicted of plotting to import heroin, cocaine and…

Troops have killed 181 suspected terrorists and arrested 203 others within one week, according to the Defence Media Operations (DMO). The operations also led to the arrest of 50 individuals involved in oil theft and the rescue of 161 kidnapped hostages. Major General Edward Buba, DMO spokesperson, in a statement on Friday, confirmed that the…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) earned N1.7 billion in revenue from passengers and cargo in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS disclosed this on Friday in a report on its official website, adding that the amount the NRC generated increased by 13.83…

Consulting giant McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US criminal charges that it collaborated with Purdue Pharma to intentionally misbrand opioids, according to a court filing Friday. McKinsey "knowingly and intentionally" conspired with Purdue to "aid and abet the misbranding of prescription drugs... without valid prescriptions," according to a US Department of…

Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja today (Friday), for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the commissioning and naming of a $315 million oil production and storage facility. The facility, a fully Nigerian-owned oil and gas company acquired by Oriental Energy Limited, is scheduled for commissioning tomorrow, Saturday, December…