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Energy stakeholders, regulators and industry operators are expected to converge on Lagos to explore pathways for reducing emissions in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector as the country intensifies efforts to meet its net-zero target by 2060. According to a statement, the conference, organised by Oriental News Nigeria, will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on 23 July 2026. It is the fifth edition of the annual gathering focused on energy transition and regulatory developments in the extractive industry. The statement added that this year’s theme, ’Carbon Capture: Accelerating Decarbonisation Initiatives in Nigeria’s Extractive Industry Through Broad Regulatory…

Nigeria’s U-20 women’s football team, the Falconets, will find out their path to glory at this year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland when the draw holds on Friday in the European country, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Led by coach Moses Aduku, the Falconets qualified for the tournament last weekend after a 3-2 aggregate win over Malawi women’s national under-20 football team. They won the first leg 2-0 in Ikenne before losing the return leg 2-1 in Lilongwe. According to the Nigeria Football Federation, Aduku and team administrator Kelechi Omeke will attend the draw at the EC1 Cultural Centre…

A Bitcoiner’s post has gone viral on X after he claimed to use Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude to recover 5 Bitcoin worth about $320,000 that he had been unable to access for more than a decade. In an interview with MTS on Wednesday, pseudonymous X user Cprkrn said he made fairly “really complicated passwords” on blockchain.info and forgot one of three passwords after changing it several years ago. Over the last eight weeks, Cprkrn said he used AI to attempt to brute force “trillions of passwords,” but to no avail.Then, in a “last-ditch effort” earlier this week, Cprkrn said he gathered…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into an alleged money laundering case involving $79,150 seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The anti-graft agency said the investigation involves two suspects, Anih Friday and Chukwukezie Ndonna, who were arrested following the interception of the undeclared cash at the airport. In a statement shared on Wednesday, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, stated that the suspects were initially arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service. According to the statement, Mr Friday, a Nigerian resident in Angola…

A former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, Professor Yusuf Ali, has urged the university community to embrace education as a tool for character formation rather than mere certification. He made the call on Wednesday as a guest lecturer at the maiden Folorunso Alakija Annual Lecture held at the university auditorium in Òṣogbo. The lecture was titled, “A Life of Impact and a Legacy of Service: Lessons from Apostle Folorunso Alakija.” He noted that Apostle Folorunso Alakija took her assignment as Chancellor of UNIOSUN seriously, describing her contributions as enduring and impactful. According to him, “Her philanthropic efforts…

Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, has cleared the air over his reported defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Fubara said he is still a member of the APC, stressing that nothing has changed. He called on members of the public to disregard any rumour in the social media suggesting that he has left the APC. “I know that there has been a lot of drama in the media from one story to the other. People should stop using whatever situation that they pick up from social media or their…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Abdullahi Gambo, over alleged armed robbery and grievous assault on a commercial motorcyclist along the Gada Maiwa–Zakara Road in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The incident was said to have occurred on May 11, 2026, at about 2:00 p.m. The suspect, said to be from Kanaka Village in Ganjuwa Local Government Area, allegedly attacked the commercial motorcyclist with a stick and struck him on the head during the operation. A statement by the Spokesman of the State Police Command, Nafiu Habib said the victim sustained varying degrees of injuries…

Former England midfielder Danny Murphy has responded to Arsenal’s significant injury issues as they approach the Champions League final and the concluding matches of the Premier League. The season-ending injury to Ben White has created a potential selection dilemma for Arteta at right-back, especially with Jurrien Timber still unavailable due to a groin injury. “It’s a shame for Ben White,” Murphy stated on talkSPORT after it was announced that the England defender had sustained a “substantial” medial knee ligament injury. “He appears to be in Thomas Tuchel’s favour and had just begun to regain his form, playing consistently due to…

The United States said Wednesday it would ease its system of demanding bond payments of visa applicants for certain fans seeking to come for the World Cup. Under one of President Donald Trump’s many initiatives to crack down on migration, the United States has begun asking people from 50 developing countries to hand over anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000 for a US visa, refundable once they return home. The State Department said it would waive the bonds for team members competing in World Cup matches in the United States as well as for fans from competing countries who already have…