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Apple is about to kick off an eight-month UK project to improve its Maps service that will see Apple's cars and even backpack-wearing walkers traverse the country. Starting February 21, UK residents will see Apple vehicles driving around the country for the next eight months gathering information as part of the company’s ongoing rebuild of Apple Maps, the company confirmed to iMore on Tuesday. Apple's vehicles will gather information through October 17, and from May 20 through September 11, you’ll also see people wearing…

Fuel queues returned to filling stations in Abuja on Monday, as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) directed its members to withdraw services. A PREMIUM TIMES correspondent who visited petrol stations Monday morning found that some of the stations were shut while others were besieged by motorcyclists, tricycle owners, as well as private and commercial drivers. Many filling stations in Jabi, Wuse, Gwagwalada, Apo, Kubwa and Lugbe areas of the city sold the product at prices ranging from N660…

The world’s EV leader, BYD (OTC: BYDDY), announced a stock buyback plan as it continues expanding into new markets. BYD is pushing into different segments with new luxury EVs and mid-size electric SUVs. Expanding into new EV segments After selling a record 526,409 all-electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023, BYD topped Tesla to become the best-selling EV maker globally. The automaker’s success was fueled by its lineup of affordable EVs like the Dolphin, Atto 3 (Yuan Plus in China), and…

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The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has directed its members to withdraw their trucks from petroleum product loading activities with effect from Monday, 19 February. The association noted that the decision to withdraw its operation was due to the high operational costs in the industry. The association disclosed this in a letter dated 15 February, addressed to the General Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and signed by its national President, Othman Yusuf.…

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The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery has concluded plans to export its first fuel cargoes, according to a report. The refinery has issued tenders to sell two fuel cargoes for export, Reuters reported Wednesday, quoting trading sources with knowledge of the matter. The first cargo is 65,000 metric tons of low-sulphur straight-run fuel oil, which Dangote has awarded to Trafigura and is due to load at the end of February, three of the sources said. At least one refiner said they had been offered the cargo by…

It seems that whenever something becomes popular, AliExpress isn’t far behind and knock-off merchandise can be ordered across the globe. Palworld, it seems, is no exception to this law of the internet and this has frankly terrifying consequences. It should come as no surprise to anyone that AliExpress vendors have latched onto Palworld as though it’s the lifeblood they’ve been needing. From stickers to plushies and everything in between, it seems that you can get any unofficial Palworld merch you could ever want on…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that there is an urgent need for Nigeria to completely phase out costly fuel and electricity subsidies as part of measures to address its economic challenges. These subsidies, deemed inefficient and ineffective in reaching intended beneficiaries, were identified as worsening the nation’s fiscal challenges and hindering efforts to address poverty and food insecurity. In its report titled ‘IMF Executive Board Concludes Post Financing Assessment with Nigeria,’ the IMF…

When the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander lifts off on February 14, it will be carrying a novel new fuel gauge developed by NASA that can measure cryogenic propellants in the thruster tanks by means of radio waves.Measuring the amount of liquid in a tank on Earth is about as easy a problem to solve that there is. You can insert a dipstick or you can set up a simple mechanism with a float and a gauge marked E to F. In space, things are more than a bit complicated. With no gravity to pull the fluid to the bottom of…