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Migrating Bitcoin (BTC) to post-quantum standards will take at least 5-10 years, according to Bitcoin core developer and co-founder of crypto custody company Casa, Jameson Lopp, who weighed in on the ongoing quantum computer debate.Lopp agreed with Adam Back, the CEO of crypto infrastructure company Blockstream, that there is no near-term threat to Bitcoin from quantum computers. Lopp said in an X post. “Quantum computers won’t break Bitcoin in the near future. We’ll keep observing their evolution. Yet, making thoughtful changes to the protocol and an unprecedented migration of funds could easily take 5 to 10 years. Source: Jameson LoppWe…

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The Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, has committed to creating a favourable atmosphere for journalists and other media workers in Nigeria to practice. Making the commitment in a letter to the President of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, Mr Ajayi said he will “champion fair treatment of journalists and create conducive atmosphere for them to carry out their legitimate duties, in line with the drive of President Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) to protect all Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion or profession”. The SSS DG was reacting to the commendation award conferred on him by…

The Nigerian government has described the rescue of the remaining 230 children and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Niger State, as a moment of triumph and relief for the nation. The Federal Government confirmed that all the abducted pupils of the Catholic School, Papiri, totalling 230, have been freed. Not a single pupil remains in captivity. A statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said that the recently released 130 pupils are being handed over to the Niger State Government, after which they will be reunited with their families. “This courageous effort…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bauchi State has rejected claims referring to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, as the national leader of the party, describing such a designation as unconstitutional, illegal and invalid, and insisting that the minister remains expelled from the party. The party also dismissed threats by individuals loyal to Wike, who ordered members to vacate PDP offices across the state, describing the directive as “null, void, illegal, and of absolutely no effect.” Addressing journalists on Sunday, the Bauchi State PDP Publicity Secretary, Dayyabu Chiroma, condemned what he described as “thinly veiled…

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has confirmed that Bruno Fernandes will be sidelined for “a while” after sustaining a hamstring injury in their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday. Fernandes pulled up in the first half with no one near him and was seen rubbing the back of his right leg. Amorim subsequently decided to replace Fernandes with Lisandro Martinez during the interval. “I think it’s soft tissue, so it’s going to be a while. We’ll see,” Amorim told Sky Sports. “It is really strange. During this year, especially at this time, we have so many problems, but we…

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Sunday commended President Bola Tinubu and security agencies for the release of the remaining pupils abducted from a boarding school in Niger State, describing the development as a huge relief for parents and the nation. The President of the TUC, Festus Osifo, gave the commendation when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, following confirmation that the last batch of abducted students had regained their freedom. Osifo, who is also the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, expressed gratitude to security operatives for ending…

Ruben Amorim fears Bruno Fernandes will be out for “a while” after the Manchester United captain was injured during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa. Fernandes has started every Premier League game this season, but the Portugal midfielder is unlikely to extend that run any further following his injury setback at Villa Park. The 31-year-old initially played on after pulling up with what appeared to be a hamstring issue just before the break, but he did not return for the second half. Amorim ruled his influential star out of the Boxing Day clash against Newcastle, with severe doubts about his…

’Tis the season for Colin Jost and Michael Che’s annual Saturday Night Live joke swap and, predictably, there was a not-so-subtle mention of Scarlett Johansson. “Tonight is our Christmas show, and we have a tradition,” Che, 42, began during their “Weekend Update” segment on Saturday, December 20. “Colin [and I] give each other jokes to read that neither of us have ever seen before.” Jost, 43, however, revealed that he didn’t prepare any jokes this time around. “That’s interesting because you specifically said that we were not doing it this year,” Jost said. “You know that I didn’t write any…

Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has defected from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Mrs Kingibe announced her defection in a statement on Saturday shortly after she registered as a member of the ADC at its secretariat in Abuja. She said her decision to quit the LP, which sponsored her to the Senate, was deliberate, strategic, and driven by conviction. The defection makes her the second serving member of the National Assembly on the platform of the ADC. Leke Abejide, a member of the House of Representatives representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopa-Moro Federal…