Nigeria’s crude oil production has increased by more than 80 per cent since 2023, reaching 1.824 million barrels per day including condensate, according to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri. Lokpobiri disclosed the figure during an interaction with selected media organisations in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where he discussed developments in Nigeria’s oil…
Church attendance in the United States has recorded its first increase in 25 years, according to a new national study examining the condition of American congregations after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, conducted by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research in collaboration with Faith Communities Today, found that the median in-person…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned against giving artificial intelligence models religious authority or allowing people to surrender their own judgment to AI, describing the development as a potential safety risk. In a post on X on October 3, Altman said he was uncomfortable with attempts to give AI systems what he described as “religious…
The North-East Governors’ Forum has raised ₦10.8 billion in counterpart funding as part of efforts to establish a regional air shuttle connecting the six states in Nigeria’s North-East. Chairman of the forum and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, disclosed the development during the opening of the forum’s meeting in Maiduguri. According to Zulum, the funds…
A commercial bus driver in Lagos narrowly escaped possible prosecution after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered illicit drugs concealed inside a bottle of Fearless energy drink he had accepted as a waybill package. According to NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the driver was given the package in Lagos for…
France is facing a rapidly spreading wave of high school student protests, with more than 5,000 people arrested nationwide as demonstrations over education conditions and government funding have escalated into clashes with police. The protests began in the Paris region in September and have since spread to more than 1,200 high schools across the country….
Florida is considering a major overhaul of its property-tax system that could significantly reduce taxes on qualifying primary residences, while maintaining a different tax treatment for non-homestead properties such as vacation homes, investment properties and commercial real estate. However, claims that Florida is specifically planning to “tax Canadians more” are misleading. The proposed changes do…
A 30-year-old Myanmar national is facing up to 10 years in prison after an AI-generated image of a crocodile triggered a two-day search operation at Singapore’s Pandan Reservoir. Ye Lin was charged on September 29 with communicating a false message and obstructing the course of justice. He told the court through an interpreter that he…
Elon Musk’s estimated net worth jumped by about $61 billion in a single day as shares of Tesla and SpaceX rose sharply, pushing the world’s richest person closer to the $1 trillion mark. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list, Musk’s fortune reached an estimated $979.7 billion by 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 2,…
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) is seeking to repair relations with Cristiano Ronaldo after the veteran forward abruptly left the national team’s training camp following tensions with head coach Jorge Jesus. Ronaldo left Portugal’s camp in Copenhagen on September 30 after speaking with FPF president Pedro Proença. The federation subsequently confirmed his departure, saying the…
