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Stakeholders in Nigeria’s transport sector have called for stronger enforcement of road safety regulations and joint liability for truck owners, cargo owners and drivers as part of efforts to curb overloading and unsafe loading practices. The call was made at the National Breakfast Policy Dialogue and launch of the National Movement for Safe Loading and Safe Roads, organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in partnership with BusinessDay Media Limited. Shehu Mohammed, Corps Marshal of the FRSC, said overloading should no longer be treated solely as a traffic offence, noting its implications for road safety, infrastructure and the wider…

NASA has carried out some notable rescue missions over the past few years, including bringing home the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station last year. More recently, the agency sent up a probe in hopes of saving the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a satellite first launched in 2004 that began falling out of our planet’s orbit.The plan was for robotic arms on the probe, known as LINK, to grab onto the aging satellite and—with a powerful set of thrusters—drag the observatory back into position. The rescue robot was launched into space this past July but soon after suffered issues…

Relations have been strained for years, as the two countries took differing positions on several regional issues.Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026Algeria says it has decided ⁠to cut diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after what it described as a series of “provocative or hostile” actions by Abu Dhabi despite “repeated warnings”.Algeria’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that ⁠the UAE’s actions had reached a point where they could no longer be considered acceptable and that it had “exhausted all means of preserving bilateral relations.”It said the Emirati ambassador had been summoned to the ministry, informed of the decision…

Artificial-intelligence researchers say that the idea of leaving academia is tempting, but some nevertheless resist the move.Credit: Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via GettyIf you’re looking to make money with your skills in artificial intelligence, academia isn’t the most lucrative destination. The National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducted an analysis1 of AI researchers and identified those with similar specialisms across academia and the private sector. They found that the top 1% of industry authors earn US$1.5 million more per person every year than do their academic counterparts.Nature spoke to academics, mostly in the United States and Europe, and…

Nigeria’s teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin will return to action at the US Open Junior Championships on Tuesday as he faces South Africa’s Connor Doig in the round of 32 of the boys’ singles event. Ogunsakin advanced to this stage after producing a memorable comeback victory over 15th seed Kuan-Shou Chen of Chinese Taipei, winning 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in his opening main-draw match. The victory was the Aurum Tennis Academy player’s first-ever win in the main draw of a Grand Slam junior tournament. The 17-year-old will now look to build on that breakthrough when he takes on Doig, with the…

Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders ​on the secret ​systems used in ​the war on Gaza​ has been revealed in a new documentary film about the mass killing of Palestinian civilians.NAZA, a film from the Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, was shown at the Venice international film festival on Thursday as the only documentary competing for its prestigious Golden Lion award.The film’s title comes from an Israeli military acronym used euphemistically to refer to civilians expected to be killed in a military attack. Produced by the Guardian, it features extensive testimony from Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has broken its silence on the legal battles of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, alleging that extraneous religious interests appear to be influencing his trial. In a press statement signed by its secretary-general, Is-haq Oloyede, the Nigerian apex Islamic body urged the government and the Judiciary to prevent individuals with sectarian agendas from weaponising public institutions against the former governor. The council stated that it refrained from commenting on the matter, viewing the legal proceedings as a standard judicial process, and trusting the court system to uphold justice. “The restraint was…

Malta is vulnerable to “repeated instances of high-level corruption” unless it strengthens the rule of law and protections for journalists, the Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti said at the opening of an inquiry into judicial failures following the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia.Chakrabarti, a member of the House of Lords and former director of the human rights group Liberty, has been named special rapporteur for a Council of Europe investigation into the fallout from the assassination of the anti-corruption journalist, who died in a car bombing in October 2017.Malta is in turmoil after the acquittal of a wealthy and politically influential…

Twenty-seven people have died from a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State, while suspected cases have increased to 303, a state health official has said. The State Epidemiologist, Maren Damulak, disclosed the figures while speaking with journalists in Jos on Wednesday. He said most of the suspected cases were recorded in Jos North Local Government Area. Mr Damulak said 99 per cent of the suspected cases were recorded in Jos North, with Rikkos community among the worst-affected areas. “As of today, the cases have increased from 149 to 303. The death has also increased from 23 to 27. The high…

By Udeme Akpan The planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery offers Nigerians a rare opportunity to move from being mere consumers of petroleum products to becoming shareholders in one of the country’s most strategic industrial assets. President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, who stated this in Lagos yesterday said the proposed listing represents more than a financial transaction, as it would enable Nigerians to participate directly in the value created by an enterprise that plays an increasingly important role in the economy. According to him, millions of Nigerians depend daily on refined…