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The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, arguing that the administration deserves commendation rather than criticism for removing fuel subsidy and unifying the foreign exchange market. Mr Adedeji spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said the reforms were necessary because the Tinubu administration inherited an economy burdened by an unsustainable fuel subsidy regime, an opaque foreign exchange market, an underperforming oil sector and a narrow tax base. According to him, the government’s decision to remove the subsidy was implemented alongside the unification of the foreign…

By now, any serious gamer is familiar with a favorite title becoming unplayable after a centralized online server gets shut down, or being unable to purchase and download a digitally delisted, critically acclaimed title from yesteryear. Can anything be done about this video game preservation problem? To help answer that question, we’ll be hosting a live conversation with Ross Scott, the founder of the Stop Killing Games campaign, on August 11 at 2:30 pm ET as part of the Ars Live series. As Ars’ Senior Gaming Editor, I’ve documented countless examples of once vibrant games being left for dead by…

Civil society and public health organisations have urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent to a proposed amendment to Nigeria’s tobacco control law, warning that some provisions could weaken existing safeguards against tobacco and nicotine addiction, particularly among young people. The groups made the call at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, titled “Why Nigeria Must Reject Harmful Amendments to the National Tobacco Control Act.” The event was organised by the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), in collaboration with Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and other tobacco control organisations. Beyond asking Mr Tinubu to withhold assent, the…

Jackie, a bald eagle in California who became an online star, died on Monday after receiving weeks of veterinary treatment. Jackie was being cared for by Ojai Raptor Center, a wildlife rehabilitation organisation, after she was attacked by other eagles. The bird had underlying health issues that caused anaemia and weight loss. “Over the past several days, her condition continued to deteriorate despite intensive treatment and the combined efforts of our veterinary team and consulting specialists,” Ojai Raptor Center said in a statement. A livestream featuring the Big Bear Valley nest of Jackie and her partner, Shadow, has hundreds of…

Aug 10, 2026, 02:16 PM ETShortstop Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star and former batting champion with the Chicago White Sox, on Monday announced his retirement after 10 major league seasons, saying the game no longer brought him joy.”I want to be open as I can, but the game [brought] a lot of pain, a lot of great moments,” Anderson told reporters on a Zoom call Monday. “But just throughout playing, it definitely was a lot of dark moments. And it just got to a point where I couldn’t enjoy it. … I still love the game; it just brought too…

Jeffrey Dean Morgan knows the Hollywood struggle, having grinded for several years before finally booking his breakout roles on Grey’s Anatomy, Supernatural and Weeds. But the actor, who most recently starred in Prime Video’s new series Sterling Point, told host Josh Horowitz on a new episode of his Happy Sad Confused podcast that his former manager fired him right before he landed these shows due to his age. “I remember being in my mid-30s going, ‘This didn’t work out,’” the now 60-year-old recalled. “And my manager had just fired me right before I got the three shows. I’d been with…

Colombia’s newly inaugurated president, Abelardo De La Espriella announced the suspension of his schedule to lead emergency rescue efforts in Bogota’s earthquake-struck areas. At least 111 people have been killed in the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday appealed to the electorate in Osun State to support the party in the 15 August governorship election. Atiku made the appeal while speaking at the ADC campaign grand rally in Osogbo, the state capital. He said the ADC represented the interests of Nigerians, recalling his long-standing political relationship with the people of the state. Atiku said he had previously campaigned in Osun for Governor Ademola Adeleke and for his presidential bid, adding that the people had supported him on both occasions. “This is the fourth…

The Naira on Monday appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,360.14 to a dollar. Data from the official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that the Naira gained N5.54. This represented a 0.4 per cent gain when compared to Friday, when it traded at N1,365.68 per dollar. The gain is coming after four consecutive days of losses recorded the previous week. (NAN)

In healthcare, there’s growing concern over doctors becoming less clinically adept as they increasingly rely on AI tools. But what about the trainees – medical students, residents and fellows – who are using these tools before they have built their own clinical judgment? The idea of deskilling implies that someone possessed an ability and then lost it. Here, the danger is not just deskilling but never-skilling. Although a doctor who has forgotten how to reason is recoverable, one who never learned how may not be.OpenEvidence, essentially an AI chatbot for clinicians, has given this concern its most concrete form. About…