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Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., in a statement posted on its X account on Wednesday, alleged that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, received an unsolicited offer of $3 million “a few days ago”, alongside an invitation to a confidential meeting in London.

The Federal Workers Forum has asked President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently overhaul the federal civil service salary structure, proposing N300,000 as the new minimum wage and N1.5 million for Level 17 officers. The workers...

The figures were contained in the midstream and downstream statistics for July 2026 released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

The investment, being made under the Demand Aggregation for Renewable Energy Technology (DART) Programme, is expected to provide electricity to nearly 100,000 people while supporting local businesses, improving essential public services and creating employment opportunities.

Speaking virtually to ministers and technology leaders, the Tesla and SpaceX chief estimated that AI could increase the size of the global economy by 20% to 30%, equivalent to roughly $20 trillion to $30 trillion in additional annual output.

The Nigerian Exchange closed Wednesday’s session marginally lower, with the All-Share Index declining 63.46 points from 246,082.63 at the open to 246,019.17 at the close.

Briefing newsmen on Wednesday at the Command headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, named the dismissed officers as ASP Fabian Kpeanabari, Corporal Alfred Louis and Police Constable Michael Ejokwu, while Inspector Solomon Nwrogu, who allegedly absconded following the incident, has been declared a deserter.

The committee, chaired by Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, said its preliminary investigation showed that the organisation was not lawfully established by the Federal Government, while documents allegedly deployed to confer presidential and legislative legitimacy on it were found to be forged, fabricated or altered.

The centre's mobilisation efforts followed the recent outbreak of Diphtheria in communities in Rano Local Government Area, and the controversial cases of casualties recorded during the outbreak.

Fourth District Judge Tony Graf ruled on Tuesday that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to establish probable cause against Robinson on all seven charges filed against him.