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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Senate lawmakers that his department is pushing to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile more than a year after it was called for in an executive order from President Donald Trump.Speaking at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget for Treasury on Wednesday, Bessent said that the department was “proceeding with all deliberate speed” on the president’s 2025 order to establish Bitcoin and digital asset reserves. Although the reserve has been filled with crypto seized by the government, Treasury officials had no additional acquisition plans as of…

Zone 2 cardio used to live exclusively inside elite cycling labs and endurance coaches’ training logs. Now it’s all over wellness podcasts, fitness TikTok and longevity influencer feeds. And a major 2025 scientific review just made the story a lot more interesting. If you’ve been told that a slow, conversational jog is the single best thing you can do for a long life, here’s what’s actually going on. What Zone 2 Cardio Actually Is Zone 2 is steady aerobic exercise at 60 percent to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate, which you can roughly estimate as 220 minus your…

Disability rights advocates have called on the federal government to move beyond policy declarations and accelerate the implementation of commitments made under the Global Disability Summit (GDS), warning that millions of Nigerians with disabilities continue to face barriers in education, employment, healthcare, information access and social protection despite existing legal protections. The call was made on Wednesday during a media roundtable on the Nigeria 2025 Global Disability Summit (GDS) Commitments Action Plan, where stakeholders outlined key government pledges and urged journalists to play a more active role in monitoring their implementation. Speaking at the event, the National President of the…

As part of efforts to enhance the operational capabilities of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals, the Federal Government has procured and deployed eight operational gun trucks to intensify the crackdown on illegal mining across the country. Babalawe Afolabi, Assistant Commandant of Corps and National Public Relations Officer, NSCDC National Headquarters Abuja, in a statement, said the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, noted that additional state-of-the-art technological equipment and armoured vehicles would be provided once budgetary provisions are secured. Alake, who was accompanied by the representative of the Minister of Interior, Major General Abdulmalik…

The Obidient Movement and dtakeholders of Kaduna South senatorial district have said that zoning the governorship ticket to Southern Kaduna will give the party an advantage in winning the 2027 general election in the state. Pastor Isaac Ango Makama, coordinator of the Obidient Movement and NDC stakeholders in the southern senatorial zone, while addressing journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday, said, “The APC and PDP have zoned their candidates to the central senatorial zone while the ADC zoned its own to the northern senatorial zone. So the NDC has the advantage of winning the election if it zones the governorship to…

Six people died in a road crash at the Murke section of the Yola–Song Road in Adamawa State. Sources said on Wednesday evening that the accident involved a Hummer bus and a military patrol vehicle, which collided while travelling in opposite directions. A witness said five passengers in the Hummer bus were burnt beyond recognition after the vehicle caught fire following the collision, while a soldier died at the scene. A seventh person, who was severely affected, reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries and was found unconscious at the scene. The Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, was on her way to Mubi…

Manchester United are ready to sell three of their players this summer transfer window after reportedly sealing a deal for Atalanta’s Ederson. Ederson is set to become the Red Devils’ first transfer of the 2026 summer window. The Brazilian will be the first player Man United signs under manager Michael Carrick this summer. Manchester United is keen to sign several players for the midfield position following the departure of Casemiro. However, according to The Metro, United are planning to raise funds by selling multiple players in the summer and are keen to sell Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, and Andre Onana.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has secured presidential approval to commence its 2026 licensing round before the end of the year. The commission said the exercise, expected to commence by the third quarter of 2026, had received the backing of President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, in line with regulatory provisions guiding upstream licensing activities. A statement by the NUPRC Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, disclosed this on Wednesday. According to the statement, the Commission Chief Executive, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, speaking during a visit by Meren Energy (formerly Africa Oil) to…

Grimaldi Agency Nigeria has clarified reports regarding the company’s sale of empty shipping containers. The company also refuted reports that it sold 2,500 empty containers, describing such claims as false and unsupported by facts. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Grimaldi Agency Nigeria said claims suggesting that the seller was liable for customs duties following the sale of a few empty containers are inaccurate and inconsistent with the terms of sale. In April, The PUNCH reported that the African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria had condemned the advertisement by Grimaldi Agency Nigeria offering empty containers for…

Israeli taxpayer disclosures of profits from cryptocurrencies have reportedly fallen short of expectations at the Israel Tax Authority after enactment of a policy allowing immunity from criminal proceedings for filers correcting their reports.According to a Wednesday report from Globes, Israeli authorities had expected to gain up to $1 billion in taxes from “voluntary disclosures” allowed under an August 2025 policy, but have so far only received reports of a fraction of those capital earnings. The local news outlet reported that the tax authority had received reports of $50 million combined from crypto capital, with the potential of billions of dollars…