Author: News Room

Nigeria’s oil revenue could plunge by more than 60 per cent from 2030 as global demand for crude oil declines, heightening the risk of fiscal and economic instability in the country, a report has warned. The decline in oil revenue is mainly linked to the expected fall in global oil demand as countries shift away from crude to renewable energy and electric vehicles. The report, based on research by the E3G think tank and published by The Guardian UK on Tuesday, said Nigeria was among oil-producing countries that could be severely affected by the global shift away from fossil fuels…

Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of WordPress.com owner Automattic, has been placed on a paid leave of absence, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In an internal message by the outlet, Mullenweg claims Automattic chief financial officer Mark Davies “conspired” with board members to place him on leave.“They voted to put me on a paid leave of absence. I voted against that,” Mullenweg wrote, referring to Davies, along with Automattic board members Ann Dunwoody, Toni Schneider, and Sue Decker, 404 Media reports.Automattic spokesperson Megan Fox confirmed the company’s decision in an emailed statement to The Verge. “Matt Mullenweg is currently on…

Phaedra Parks and her The Traitors costar Chris “CT” Tamburello shocked the reality TV world when they revealed their romance — but rest assured, their relationship is legit. “It’s definitely the real deal, and they’re really smitten with each other,” a source exclusively shares with Us. “They became really close on The Traitors, but CT never thought he actually had a chance with Phaedra.” Phaedra, 52, and CT, 46, met while filming season 2 of Peacock’s hit reality show in 2023. Although the pair grabbed the attention of viewers with their palpable chemistry, which featured Phaedra calling her costar “castle…

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has backed citizens’ right to record police officers performing their duties in public as recently affirmed by a court judgement, but called for clearer rules to protect officers’ privacy. Mrs Badejo-Okusanya made the remarks on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and members of the NBA executive committee at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on improving relations between lawyers and the police amid recurring disagreements between members of both professions. Responding to concerns raised by the police over citizens’ use…

The Federal Government said it is working with relevant agencies, including the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International Labour Organisation, to give youths in the country the opportunities to acquire skills relevant to the 21st-century job market. The Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, stated this at a two-day regional consultative meeting on the review of the Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan for 17 southern states in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Olawande, who was represented by the Chief Youth Development Officer in the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Bakare Abayomi, noted that the country’s youthful population is crucial to…

Apple announced the company’s first device with a folding screen today, the iPhone Duo, but that’s where the firsts end. The Duo is not only far from the first foldable on the market thanks to the efforts of Samsung and Google, but it’s also not the first product to be called the Duo.Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs popularized the saying “good artists copy, great artists steal,” but will the iPhone Duo’s folding screen, which features a custom nano-texture display material to help minimize the visibility of its crease, be enough to make us forget these other Duos that have come…

Sydney Sweeney left little to the imagination in her latest ad campaign with Novig, a sports trading app. “Think you know sports? Prove it,” Sweeney, 28, said in social media footage from the campaign shared Wednesday, September 9, in which she posed nude with only a pair of oversized footballs against her breasts. “Novig is just sports, so they wanted a show … just sports.” Sweeney also sat naked on a basketball hoop, spinning its orange ball on her finger like a seasoned pro. “You can trade this support,” she said, adding football pads to her birthday suit, before taking…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has commenced a two-week vacation outside of the country following an exceptionally demanding and eventful first year of his tenure as leader of the ruling party. The vacation is a well-deserved period of rest and personal rejuvenation after months of intense party engagements, consultations, travels and strategic activities undertaken by the national chairman in the course of repositioning and strengthening the APC. Since assuming office, Mr Yilwatda, a professor, has devoted himself to the task of building a stronger, more cohesive and electorally competitive party, working closely with the…

Veteran British heavyweight Derek Chisora has ruled out a clash with rising star Moses Itauma, declaring, “I’m not that stupid.” The 42-year-old made the comments during an appearance on the boxing debate show, Fight Your Corner, where he explained his decision to avoid a matchup with the 21-year-old, who is widely tipped for a future world title despite last month suffering the first defeat of his professional career. “Nobody gets better. I’m not going to get in there with Moses (Itauma), am I? Definitely not with Moses. Keep your money, Frank, I don’t want it,” Chisora said, directly addressing his…

September Apple events are always a swirl of information and new, exciting products, and today’s was no different. Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max; active noise cancellation (ANC) is now on the cheapest AirPods model, the AirPods 5; and a Siri Recap feature comes to the Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4. But missing were the AirPods Pro with cameras that have been rumored throughout the year and, according to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, are delayed until 2027. I’m happy about that and I hope we never get them.I…