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Nigeria’s capital importation rose by 256.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $2.82 billion in April 2026 from $0.79 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, indicating increased investor confidence in the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. However, capital importation declined by 26.7 per cent month-on-month (MoM) from $3.85 billion in March 2026 to $2.82 billion in April, largely due to declines in foreign portfolio investment (FPI), foreign direct investment (FDI) and other investments. In its latest Economic Report, the CBN said: “Total capital inflow of $2.82 billion was recorded in April, compared with $3.85 billion in…

If you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard that can give your desk a touch of retro flair, Amazon has 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard with Dual Super Buttons on sale for $69.99, one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the bundle. The styling on this keyboard is thorough, with blocky retro legends on the rounded keycaps, and supplementary buttons and detailing to help match the theme.Despite how it looks on the outside, the internals on this keyboard are modern, with support for Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, and a USB wired connection, and compatibility with both Windows and Android. The 87-key setup is…

The Justice Department declined to appeal a court ruling that effectively dismantled longstanding restrictions on owning short-barreled guns and suppressors, bowing to pressure from Republicans and gun advocates.Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas had said that his order striking down the mandated permitting process under the National Firearms Act as unconstitutional would go into effect Thursday unless the Justice Department appealed it. Trump administration officials didn’t file an appeal to the court before 12:01 a.m. Thursday, according to publicly available court records.In effect, the Trump administration stepped aside, for now, and allowed the Prohibition-era gun control…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 12 August 2026 Electrical stimulation of the human brain is a promising strategy for slowing cognitive decline. The discovery of cell-type-specific gene programs that are induced in tandem with the activity of networks of neurons in the temporal cortex when it is stimulated could inform the development of therapeutic approaches using stimulation.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are actively looking for more new signings in the transfer market but admits there is only a small pool of available players who can take them to the next level.The Gunners were frustrated in their attempts to land Vinicius Junior, who chose to sign a new contract at Real Madrid, and also missed out on the signing of another top target Morgan Rogers, who joined Chelsea from Aston Villa earlier this summer. Arsenal completed the £75m signing of Bruno Guimaraes on Saturday, with the Brazil international making his first appearance for the club in Wednesday’s friendly…

The Zurich International Film Festival unveiled highlights from its gala program Thursday, with a selection of “auteur cinema for a broader audience” in the words of festival boss Christian Jungen —that should further cement Zurich’s position as a key international stop for awards season. The gala lineup includes several of this year’s buzziest titles, among them Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, Beth de Araújo’s Josephine starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan and Possible Love, the new drama from acclaimed Korean director Lee Chang-dong (Burning). I Play Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone, will have its world premiere…

A surrogate mother who traveled to Texas, where abortion is illegal, claiming she was pressured to end the pregnancy after the discovery of a severe heart defect, gave birth on Wednesday to a baby boy.The child’s biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, confirmed the birth through their lawyer, while denying they forced McKenna West, who is from Alaska, to undergo an abortion, the Texas Tribune reported.“Our clients’ child was born earlier this morning and he is now receiving medical care provided by a team of pediatric experts,” Lee Budner, an attorney, said in a statement to the…

Telstra has paid its chief executive, Vicki Brady, $6.8m for the year ending in June, after docking 20% of her bonus in response to the network’s nationwide outage in July.The company reported financial results on Thursday. Its board met on Monday and decided to cut Brady’s bonus by $607,000 – but she still took home a $700,000 pay rise as she was awarded a total of $6.1m the year before.Telstra has faced heavy political criticism for its handling of the outage, which it has blamed on the lack of a software update on a key time-keeping system. The incident was…

All Elite WrestlingCredit: All Elite WrestlingAs All In London nears, the latest episode of AEW Dynamite aired on Wednesday, August 12, from Las Vegas to showcase the latest build. From more Continental Cup matches to a title defense, there was plenty of in-ring action for fans to sink their teeth into.Kevin Knight defended the TNT Championship against Chris Jericho in one of the biggest matches of his title reign, especially with a defense against Darby Allin awaiting him at All In. Jon Moxley and Jack Perry also headlined Dynamite in a Continental Cup match, with the winner advancing to the…

It’s almost time for the Made by Google keynote, where the company will show off the brand-new Pixel hardware it announced today. Like last year, it’ll be a celebrity-packed live show, though Trevor Noah is hosting instead of Jimmy Fallon. If the 2025 show was any indication, today’s broadcast might be something of a cringefest.If you’ve been following tech news this morning, you already know a lot about the new Pixels. Press and creators were able to publish extensive hands-on impressions of the new hardware hours ago, and you can read our coverage of the Pixel 11 phones, their new…