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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has defended its decision to increase operational charges for airport taxi operators and maintain its vehicle upgrade policy, following protests by some cab drivers over the directive. The authority, in a statement on Friday, said the measures were introduced to improve passenger safety, service quality and the overall standard of airport transport services, rather than punish operators. The clarification comes after some airport cab drivers appealed to the Federal Government to suspend FAAN’s requirement that airport taxis should be 2020 model vehicles or newer. In a video circulated on social media earlier, one…

BellaNaija has launched the BellaNaija Next Gen Creator House, a high-energy, digital-first, experiential full-day immersive workshop designed for Next GEN Creators, in partnership with Google Gemini. The event, held on June 25, 2026, in Lagos brought together some of Nigeria’s most promising young creators between the ages 18 to 25, industry leaders, and technology experts, which served as a hub for learning, collaboration, and innovation. The organizers stated that through hands-on workshops, mentorship sessions, creator challenges, and interactive discussions, participants gained practical knowledge in content creation, storytelling, personal branding, audience growth, and the responsible use of emerging technologies, including artificial…

Apple on Friday sued OpenAI in federal court in Northern California, alleging trade secret theft, saying that the artificial intelligence lab took the iPhone maker’s intellectual property in order to develop its own consumer hardware. “This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners, OpenAI has been stealing Apple’s trade secrets and confidential information,” the company said in a legal filing. It’s a shocking reversal for the two companies, which entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024, when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone’s…

We’re aware of at least two forged letters circulating on the internet, including this one, that purport to be cease-and-desist letters from our legal department. To be clear: these letters did not come from me or from anyone at Flock.Flock welcomes and encourages public debate about our technology. We have not and would not seek to discourage, prevent, or prohibit such discussion and debate. In fact, we would be happy to participate in any such discussions the group in question might host in the future.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of former MP and government minister Ann Widdecombe.Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the man, who is a white British national, was arrested at an address in Newton Abbot, Devon, on Friday and is in custody.The body of the 78-year-old former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokesperson was found by police with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, a rural village on Dartmoor in Devon, at about 11:40 BST on Thursday.The incident is not being treated as terrorism, after counter-terror policing was involved as part of “initial…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has condemned the assault on a resident doctor at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara State, and demanded the swift prosecution of the alleged assailant. In a statement signed by its President, Mohammad Suleiman; Secretary-General, Shuaibu Ibrahim; and Publicity and Social Secretary, Abdulmajid Ibrahim, the association noted the incident as “barbaric” and called for stronger measures to protect healthcare workers from violence. According to NARD, the incident occurred on Wednesday at the Emergency Paediatrics Unit of UITH after the death of a baby receiving treatment at the hospital. The association alleged…

For most of the world’s urban history, changes in policies and responses to hazards have proceeded on a timescale that made adaptation possible, however slow or politically contested. The Great Fire of London in 1666 produced building regulations within …

“Mikel is incredible,” Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said after the quarter-final win. “He has many qualities. He is a player that across the whole World Cup could have played in whatever team and done great. “For us he is the standard of this idea, of this model. It is a pleasure to have him, and others but especially him. We know that without fail he is always there.”Always there he may be, but Merino himself feared he would not be fit enough to play at this World Cup.”The fact of being here a few months ago was unthinkable,”…

Days after rolling out its Muse Image AI feature on social media, Meta has heard the overwhelming backlash from users. On Friday, the tech behemoth announced that the feature is “no longer available” on Instagram, admitting they “missed the mark” amid privacy concerns and the automatic opt-in for users. “Earlier this week, we announced that one way for people to generate images in Meta AI is by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts that they want to reference,” the company said in an update. “Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, into the Federal University of Mining, Engineering and Technology, Nasarawa. The upgrade is in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening technical education, developing human capital, and unlocking Nigeria’s vast solid minerals potential. The approval followed a proposal by Senator Ahmed Aliyu, representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District, who made a case for the establishment of a specialised institution to harness Nasarawa State’s comparative advantage in the solid minerals sector and support Nigeria’s industrialisation agenda. According to the presidential directive, the specialised university will provide world-class education, research, and…