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Musk not serious about cage fight – Zuckerberg
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Musk not serious about cage fight – Zuckerberg

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has said that Elon Musk “isn’t serious” about a planned cage match, and he has decided to move on. Mr Musk tweeted that he was “up for a cage fight” in June, and the two billionaire tech executives appeared to have agreed to a fight. A screenshot of Mr Musk’s tweet […]

Russian scientists target history ice discovery on moon
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Russian scientists target history ice discovery on moon

Russian scientists hope to make history by performing the first soft landing on the lunar south pole, which is believed to have pockets of water ice. The scientists disclosed that the scientific equipment onboard the unmanned Russian spacecraft Luna-25 has been turned on, and the initial data is now being processed. “Luna-25 continues its flight […]

United Capital endorses CBN's stakeholder partnership
Banking

CBN clamps down on banks over illegal FX sales

The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned to penalize commercial banks that sell foreign currency without authorization. This came after reports that deposit money banks are diverting most of their foreign currency to the unofficial foreign exchange market rather than selling to their customers, which caused the naira to plummet to over N950 to $1 […]

Nigeria can become global talent exporter, says NITDA DG
Business

NITDA to establish AI developer communities across Nigeria

The National Information Technology Development Agency, a branch of the federal government, has announced intentions to establish developer communities for artificial intelligence all around the nation. This information was provided by the Director-General of NITDA, Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, at a meeting with instructors and some NAIDT participants in Abuja. He believes that the local communities would contribute to determining […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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Google explores prevention of ad blockers

Google has been experimenting with a number of strategies to thwart ad-blocker users on the YouTube video-streaming platform. In one of the initial tests, users were warned that ad blockers are not permitted on YouTube. Users are given three options for responding to the prompt, which disables access to the website. The two most popular […]

Loan apps: FCCPC to address rising debt with new policy
Business

FCCPC releases list of approved loan apps in Nigeria

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has updated its list of 154 businesses to which it has granted full permission to run loan-app businesses nationwide. The Commission removed the older list of permitted firms from publication for a “clean-up.” Still, the current list, which was just posted, is more comprehensive because it includes the apps that […]

FG's 10-man panel to investigate airlines over fare hike
Aviation

NCAA moves to sanction airlines over inappropriate insurance

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has threatened to penalize airlines and associated aviation services for failing to comply with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022 regarding equipment insurance coverage. The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Musa Nuhu issued a statement warning that failure to comply with this regulation would result in immediate sanctions, including […]

GAIA demands single-use plastic ban to reduce pollution
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GAIA demands single-use plastic ban to reduce pollution

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, a multinational network dedicated to achieving a waste-free future without incineration, has urged the Nigerian government to prohibit single-use plastics in order to effectively curb the surge in plastic pollution. The Punch reported that it made the announcement in Abuja at the INC-2 stakeholder’s engagement workshop, which also included […]

Iraq lifts ban on Telegram
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Iraq to lift ban on Telegram

The Iraqi telecoms ministry has disclosed that the ban on Telegram that was put in place earlier this week will be lifted on Sunday. The decision to lift the ban, according to the ministry, was made after “the company that owns the platform responded to the requirements of the security authorities that called on the […]

Twitter changes URL to X.com across devices
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Twitter changes URL to X.com across devices

The URLs generated from the X app on iOS have changed from twitter.com to X.com signalling a major transformation for the Elon Musk-led microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. Last month, the billionaire Elon Musk renamed Twitter as X. Twitter’s mobile application icon is now shown as an X on both the Android and iOS […]

Kobo360 CEO appointed commissioner in Enugu
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Kobo360 CEO appointed commissioner in Enugu

The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mba on Thursday appointed 20 commissioners to help him implement his agenda for the state. The CEO of the logistics start-up Kobo360 in Nigeria, Obi Ozor, is one of the recently appointed commissioners. In Mba’s government, Ozor will hold the position of commissioner of transportation. “It’s our hope that you […]

Mozilla rebrands Firefox accounts to Mozilla
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Mozilla to add extensions in mobile

Mozilla said that Firefox for Android would soon enable an open ecosystem of extensions in a note to developers. highlighting the fact that Firefox will now be the sole popular Android browser to enable such an ecosystem for extensions as a result of the decision. With the upgrade, Firefox users with Android smartphones should soon […]