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Social media plays a significant, multifaceted role in adolescents’ development, influencing how they communicate, learn, socialize, and express themselves.The benefits, however, are accompanied by risks that can undermine youngsters’ character as well as their cognitive and social development.The potential problems include excessive screen time, social media addiction, cyberbullying, misinformation, radicalization, privacy violations, exposure to inappropriate content, sextortion, and doomscrolling.A recent study published in Nature: Human Behaviour found that adolescents who begin using social media at an early age tend to have significantly lower academic performance. A Mashable article highlights additional issues including effects on mental health, self-harm, addiction to social…

A businessman and real estate developer, Femi Kukoyi, has raised concerns over an alleged 10 per cent survey fee imposed on property transactions involving a change of ownership in Oyo State, questioning the legal and professional basis for the charge.Kukoyi, who writes from Bodija, Ibadan, said the fee could impose a significant financial burden on property buyers, particularly where the property in question has already been surveyed and there is little or no new fieldwork required.He argued that while professional surveyors deserve appropriate compensation for genuine surveying services, the basis for calculating a change-of-ownership charge as a percentage of the…

Damage to Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West oil pipeline could keep the strategic export route out of operation for several weeks, threatening around 4 million barrels per day of crude flows and adding another major constraint to an already tight global oil market. The pipeline was shut after drone attacks struck Saudi energy infrastructure on Friday, […] The post Saudi Oil Pipeline Damage Threatens 4 Million Bpd as Repairs Could Take Six Weeks appeared first on Investors King. Source link

The Federal Government has backed the launch of MyCityApp, a Nigerian city discovery and tourism platform designed to aggregate festivals, concerts and lifestyle experiences on a single digital calendar. The platform was unveiled on Monday during the Ember2Remember National Stakeholders’ Conference in Victoria Island, Lagos. The launch also marked the commencement of the 100-Day Tourism Calendar, an initiative aimed at harnessing Nigeria’s September-to-December festive season to create jobs, attract investment and grow the country’s tourism and creative economy. The conference brought together government officials, tourism operators, event organisers and private-sector players to explore ways of converting the festive period into…

DHL Express has launched Domestic Select, a new domestic delivery service designed to help businesses and individuals ship parcels across Nigeria with greater affordability, convenience, and reliability. Domestic Select is an addition to the current suite of DHL products that offers customers flexibility for shipping less urgent parcels across the country. As Nigeria’s domestic trade, entrepreneurship, and e-commerce sectors continue to grow, businesses are increasingly looking for logistics solutions that enable them to serve customers beyond their immediate location. Domestic Select has been developed to meet this growing demand by providing a dependable shipping solution that helps customers connect with…

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – SEPTEMBER 11: Tobi Amusan of Team Nigeria looks on in the Women’s 100 Metres Hurdles Final during Day 1 of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at National Athletics Centre on September 11, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Christel Saneh/World Athletics via Getty Images) Team Nigeria has returned from the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest with a total prize money of $130,000 after competing in five events. Tobi Amusan led the Nigerian athletes at the championship, finishing as the country’s highest-placed athlete at the event. The championship brought together some of the world’s best track and…

Agency New tuberculosis vaccines expected to become available from 2029 could save over seven million lives over a decade, Gavi said Monday, but only if sufficient supply is ensured to the countries most in need. New TB jabs in the pipeline have the potential of becoming the “next blockbuster immunisation tool”, said Sania Nishtar, head of the Gavi global vaccine alliance. “However, they will only realise their potential if we are able to ensure sufficient, predictable and affordable supply for those countries with the highest disease burden,” she said in a statement. Tuberculosis, or TB, remains the world’s leading infectious…

While Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was onstage at the All-In Summit on Monday morning in Los Angeles, he got a phone call that he couldn’t send to voicemail — it was from President Donald Trump. “I’m onstage with the besties,” Huang told Trump, referring to the venture capitalists who host the podcast All-In, including tech investors Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, and White House advisers David Friedberg and David Sacks. In a move that will spark night terrors for public relations professionals everywhere, Huang flaunted his comfort with the president by putting Trump on speaker for conference attendees to hear. “The…

Konyaspor head coach İlhan Palut has revealed that his side prioritised nullifying Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu over Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s threat, as they claimed a 1-0 win over Trabzonspor at the weekend. Speaking after the Turkish Super Lig victory, Palut said his team specifically worked on cutting off the service to Onuachu during preparations for the clash, deeming the Nigerian a greater danger than his teammate, the Egyptian international. “We have great respect for Muhammad Salah. However, who did you train for? If you ask, we worked on the balls that came to Onuachu,” Palut said. “According to…

Petrol prices have climbed as high as N1,430 per litre at some filling stations in Nigeria as the surge in international crude oil prices feeds through to the domestic downstream petroleum market. The latest increase follows a fresh adjustment in the wholesale price of Premium Motor Spirit by Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which raised its gantry […] The post Petrol Prices Rise to N1,430 as $100 Oil Pushes Up Nigeria’s Fuel Costs appeared first on Investors King. Source link