China Rejects Malicious Associations, Hype Regarding Issues in Strait of Hormuz – Foreign Ministry

China on Tuesday opposed malicious associations and hype about a US interception of a foreign-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular press briefing in Beijing after former US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley saidContinue Reading

NCC, CBN Sign Landmark MoU, Launch Joint Committees to Safeguard Consumers from Financial Fraud

  By our Correspondent The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to safeguard consumers against financial fraud while availing them the leverage and potentials of the telecommunications and financial sectors. During the signing of the MoU, NCC andContinue Reading

Unitree’s Humanoid Robot Breaks Human 1,500-Meter World Record in Beijing Robot Half Marathon 

  Unitree Robotics announced on Sunday that its H1 humanoid robot autonomously completed a 1.9-kilometer winding course in 4 minutes and 13 seconds in the Beijing humanoid robot half marathon qualifying round, breaking the human 1,500-meter world record on a proportional calculation. “The result in the qualifying session, when comparedContinue Reading

Reframing “Banditry” and the Imperative of Land Reform in Northern Nigeria

  By Tanimu Yakubu As I have argued consistently, the protracted banditry menace has two interrelated points to bear: First, it is analytically unsound to treat northern Nigeria’s insecurity—commonly labelled “banditry”—outside the framework of radical land and tenure reform. What is described as banditry is, in fact, a low-intensity, non-stateContinue Reading