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The Presidency has urged Nigeria to turn its energy transition policies and climate commitments into bankable projects capable of attracting the investment needed to transform the country’s energy sector. Ibrahim Shelleng, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Climate Finance and Stakeholder Engagement at the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), made the call while speaking at the first Sustainable Energy Summit organised by BudgIT Foundation in Abuja on Wednesday. The summit, themed “Financing Nigeria’s Energy Future: Closing the Gap Between Policy Commitment and Investment,” brought together government officials, development partners, private sector representatives and civil society organisations to examine…

When someone uploads a photo to the people-search tool ClarityCheck, the website has a clear message: “Your reverse image search is private and secure.” New research, though, shows that the website left more than 9 million image files, including photographs of people’s faces, publicly exposed. And a second misconfiguration publicly exposed people’s email addresses and phone numbers. Overall, according to findings from independent security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, the exposed ClarityCheck database contained roughly 450 GB of images, including what appeared to be profile images, screenshots, and other photographs of adults, teenagers, and children. All of the images were stored in an unsecured Amazon…

* Aiyedatiwa not doing enough unite party By Dayo Johnson Kolade Victor Akinjo was a member of the 8th and 9th House of Representatives representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Constituency, Ondo State, from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as Personal Assistant between 2006 and 2007, and later as Special Assistant to the President on Student and Youth Affairs. In this interview, he speaks on the crisis in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo state, the last NASS primaries, the NWC’s decision to overrule outcomes, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s performance, the reconciliation committee, the alleged frosty relationship between…

After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon. But with reservoirs at ‘exceptionally low’ levels, will there be enough rain to replenish stocks? Madeleine Finlay hears from Dr Anna Murgatroyd, a lecturer in hydrology at Newcastle University, about how much rain we need to see us through next summer, why we’re now at increased risk of floods, and what we can all be doing to take better care of our water supplies

Key eventsSun Princess was a Group One winner already but that was still a remarkable performance by Aidan O’Brien’s filly. She gets a quote of 8-1 (from 10-1) for next year’s 1,000 Guineas from Paddy Power.Share2.25 YORK RESULT: PRINCESS STAMPS CLASS ON HALF MILLION1. SUN PRINCESS evens fav, 2. Battle Fever, 3. Speed Of Sound, 4. Pride Of Toledo. 20 ran.ShareSun Princess was matched at a high of 23-1 in running on Betfair as everything seemed to be going wrong at halfway, but the transformation when Ryan Moore’s mount got a chance to open up was extraordinary.Moore is typically low-key…

The Thames Path will be closed between Scours Lane and the far end of Thameside Promenade from 19:00 to 06:00 on Thursday to Monday.The council and festival organisers have produced official travel information, external, along with a wider information page, external.Sound testing will take place on Thursday and each day of the festival before live shows under the direct supervision of council officers.A special hotline number (020 8080 1518) is available for residents who want to offer comments or raise queries during the event.It will be answered from 09:00 to 17:00 on 26 August and then 24 hours a day…

The growing influence of technology platforms over what Nigerians see, share and believe is creating an accountability gap that requires stronger scrutiny from both digital platforms and regulators, participants at a multistakeholder dialogue in Abuja have said. The dialogue on Wednesday was organised by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) bringing together newsroom leaders, journalists, regulators, civil society actors and other stakeholders to examine Nigeria’s response to emerging digital harms while safeguarding freedom of expression. From scams encountered on social media to artificial intelligence systems capable of generating convincing misinformation and impersonating people, discussions at the event focused…

*Liberian woman allegedly took custody of three children within one month Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed a high-profile maternity facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over an alleged ₦13.5 million baby-sale and child-trafficking operation involving a Liberian national resident in Belgium. The agency, acting jointly with the Rivers State Ministry of Health, also arrested the owner of the suspected facility, an alleged facilitator of the transaction and another staff member following intelligence linking the maternity to the procurement, sale and unlawful transfer of children. The facility, located in…

The boss of Travelodge has resigned after a backlash over security failings at the hotel chain, including a case where a domestic abuser was given a key to a woman’s room before assaulting her.In a company statement on Thursday, Travelodge said Joanna Boydell had stepped down and been temporarily replaced by its finance chief, Ray Reidy. The company has launched a formal search for a permanent substitute.The Travelodge chair, Stephen Shurrock, said the announcement “does not change anything about our focus on safety and security”.In March, Keir Starmer, the then prime minister, wrote to Boydell warning that she must “seriously…

*Hope rises for additional 40,000bpd oil output in 18 months Peter Uzoho Nigerian affiliate of ExxonMobil, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East) Limited, operator of the Usan field located in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 138 has announced the arrival of the Noble Gerry de Souza – an untra deepwater drillship, in Nigerian waters. This development marks a major milestone in the execution of the Usan Infill Project, reinforcing the company’s commitment to investing in Nigeria’s deepwater energy sector. In a statement issued Thursday, Esso said the arrival of the state-of-the-art ultra-deepwater drillship signals the commencement of a drilling campaign…