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Claims by current and former researchers that the tech will endanger humanity – with one suggesting there is a greater than 10% chance of it “killing all humans” – have raised alarm bells in recent weeks. Major AI companies have been racing to develop better systems, including creating what they call super intelligence – theoretical tech which is smarter than humans.AI titans Anthropic, OpenAI and Google – the tech companies behind Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, respectively – have also disclosed instances of security breaches or incidents in which their chatbots were used for “malicious activity”.Anthropic head Dario Amodei recently called…

Lekki Deep Seaport. By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria’s manufactured goods imports surged Year-on-Year, YoY, by 16.9 per cent to N18 trillion in the first half of 2026 (H1’26), deepening concerns over rising import dependence and the growing pressure on local manufacturers. Latest Foreign Trade Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that manufactured imports rose from N15.4 trillion in H1’25 to N17.99 trillion in H1’26. The increase was driven by a sharp rise in the second quarter, when manufactured goods imports climbed 12.1 per cent Quarter-on-Quarter, QoQ, to N9.51 trillion, from N8.48 trillion in Q1’26. On a YoY…

This story originally appeared on Capital B and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she assumed every child lived beside them. Everyone was made “sick to [their] tummy” by the sulfurous, rotten-egg smell that never seemed to leave, she thought.Only until she was grown did she begin to see a possible connection between growing up on top of the nation’s largest urban oil drilling field and her own sickness and the asthma that affected her sister.For over a century…

As President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi prepare for the 2027 presidential contest, two women will also be seeking to emerge as Nigeria’s next president. They are Ada Elizabeth Fredrick Okwori of the National Democratic Party, NDP, and Nkem Esther Okereke of the National Rescue Movement, NRM. The two women are the only female presidential candidates among the 18 candidates listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the January 16, 2027 election. The final list, signed by the commission’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was published on September 12. Ada Okwori Okwori,…

In Hollywood at least, space weapons are a relatively simple concept. The good guys, from Captain Kirk and his crew in Star Trek, to Luke Skywalker’s rebel alliance in Star Wars, battle intergalactic villains with an array of colorful lasers and particle-beam cannons, then the bad guys get dispatched in a spectacular, explosive finale.The messaging coming out of the White House on the subject, by contrast, could not be more vague.This week’s attention-grabbing revelation by air force secretary Troy Meink – that the US has deployed some kind of weapons in space – carried nothing in the way of context…

Paul Nwogu There has been a renewed move for peace in Warri. Over the past few months the messaging from the kings in Warri has been one of peace and accommodation, with the kings holding amicable meetings at various occasions. This is a far cry from what was heard about the area for many many years. Years of bitterness and acrimony have only produced violence, death and destruction, with businesses closing shop and the city losing its allure. Now, the kings are leading the way.  Over the last few weeks, the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwatse III; the Ovie…

Hillary Muhalya says proposed education reforms must clearly define who manages institutions and resources. He notes that stakeholders are demanding predictable funding, stronger teacher development and greater accountability. The reforms will ultimately be tested by whether they improve learning in classrooms. Kenya’s proposed education reforms are facing a critical test over who will run the new system, how schools will be financed and whether teachers and education institutions will receive the support needed to make the changes work. As the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education continued public participation on the proposed Education Reform Bills in Kisumu and Homa Bay,…

Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country’s Red Sea coast.Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh earlier that day, without confirming any further strikes or causalities. Earlier, a column of black smoke was seen rising from fuel tanks near the Saudi capital’s international airport, where flights were disrupted temporarily on Saturday. Air raid alerts had sounded in the capital for the first time since the Iran-backed Houthis increased their attacks on Saudi Arabia in…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has acknowledged the financial strain caused by the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. The authority said it is aware of the impact of the price increase on households, transport workers and businesses across the country. In a statement issued on Saturday, the NMDPRA said it remains committed to ensuring that consumers are protected within the framework of Nigeria’s deregulated petroleum market. “We are fully sensitive to the pressure this places on households, transport workers, and businesses across the country, and we…

When Giles Gibson turns on the hot tap in his home, the water that comes out of it is not heated by gas but by the tiny datacentre strapped to the tank.Attached to the hot water cylinder in his London home is a compact computer server that generates heat and then transfers it as it operates.Gibson gets the benefit of hot water when he needs it at a reduced cost, while the heat that is generated by the server is not lost into the air, a big environmental problem with large datacentres around the world.“As soon as I read about…