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546 The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved contracts worth N987 billion for the renovation and upgrade of major airports across the country. This was announced by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which was presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, focused on national infrastructure priorities under the Renewed Hope Agenda, and aviation was at the centre of attention this time. Keyamo told newsmen that all the projects approved will be financed through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure…

Apple has formed a new team to build a ChatGPT-like app, according to according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This team — reportedly called Answers, Knowledge, and Information — is working to build an “answer engine” that can respond to questions using information from across the web. This could be a standalone app or provide search capabilities in Siri, Safari, and other Apple products. Gurman also notes that Apple is advertising for jobs with this team, specifically looking for applicants who have experience with search algorithms and engine development. While Apple has already integrated ChatGPT into Siri, a more personalized, AI-powered…

Hamas has said it is open to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivering aid to Israeli captives in Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he requested the Geneva-based international organisation to step in.The statements from Hamas and Netanyahu came after Palestinian groups last week released videos showing two emaciated Israeli captives held in Gaza, where some 2 million Palestinians are struggling to survive the Israeli-induced starvation crisis.Netanyahu said on Sunday he had spoken to Julian Larson, the head of the ICRC delegation to Israel, requesting the group’s “immediate involvement” in providing food and medical treatment…

You made it time. If you want to look a little longer, just scroll back up and press “Continue.”Imagine it’s 1517 and you are the secretary to an Italian cardinal traveling across Europe. In a palace in Brussels you come across an unusual painting. Later, in your travel diary, you try to describe what you saw:“There are some panels on which bizarre things have been painted. They represent seas, skies, woods, meadows, and many other things, such as people crawling out of a shell, others that bring forth birds, men and women, whites and blacks doing all sorts of different…

A boat has capsized off Yemen’s coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the UN’s migration agency said.It was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of people fleeing conflict and poverty in hopes of reaching the wealthy Gulf Arab countries.The vessel, with 154 Ethiopian migrants onboard, sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan early on Sunday, the head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Yemen said.Abdusattor Esoev said the bodies of 54 people washed ashore in the district of Khanfar, and 14…

Deputy Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has described the newly established Gold Board as a major turning point for Ghana’s economy. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the MP said Ghana is finally beginning to take bold steps to fix its economy after years of financial struggles. According to him, Ghana has been producing gold for decades, yet it has not built strong reserves like countries that do not even mine gold. He noted that such countries are now lending money to Ghana, which shows how poorly the country has managed its…

ATLANTA — Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim has backed Bruno Fernandes’ criticism of the performance in their 2-2 draw with Everton by saying he’s happy for his players to call it out if they see a drop in standards.Fernandes branded parts of the display at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday as “lazy.”Editor’s Picks2 RelatedAnd asked afterwards whether he supported his captain’s claim, Amorim insisted he doesn’t have a problem with players pulling each other up as he continues his drive to improve the culture at Old Trafford.”I think I’m happy for the players to have that feeling,” said Amorim. “It’s saying…

Gaza protest does not mean ‘open season on the bridge’, NSW premier saysThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, said he does not regret voicing his opposition to the Sydney Harbour Bridge protest, but said he respected Australians’ right to protest. Minns said during a press conference a moment ago that it was his job to “be on the side of public safety”, saying the government was in a difficult position balancing that need with the right to demonstrate. He said: Firstly it was a massive crowd, over 100,000 people. If the weather wasn’t appalling I think it would’ve been even bigger…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is officially on its way.  Tom Holland celebrated production on his fourth Spider-Man film kicking off with a few behind-the-scenes photos. On Instagram, the English actor shared two pictures of himself on-set, notably in his brand new Spidey suit.  In the shots, Holland stood on top of a military-like automobile with a stunt wire attached to his body. “Spider-Man Brand New Day 1,” he wrote in the caption of the post.  Production on Spider-Man: Brand New Day was set to kick off at the top of August. Holland’s social post gave fans a first-look at his…

Here is how things stand on Monday, August 4:Fighting A Russian attack killed three people in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region on Sunday, Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram. A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a major fire at an oil depot in Sochi in southern Russia, the governor of Russia’s Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev, said on Sunday. The fire was extinguished hours later after 120 firefighters were deployed, officials said. Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, briefly halted flights at Sochi’s airport during the fire. Ukraine’s military says it used drones to target several sites inside Russia, including refineries, an airfield and an…