david

improvise. adapt. overcome.

[alexia sara @sara_alexia]

We received a devastating news from the doctor that eliete's cancer is progressing aggressively and about to reach the brain.

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We are asking for your support more than ever.we must move as fast as possible to get her into surgery. Time is our biggest challenge right now. 🙏 Please if God puts it in your heart to help my little niece with donations or prayers we will appreciate it.

Please keep Eliete in your thoughts and prayers. We believe in the power of prayers,hope and healing with God everything is possible..help by sharing even if you cannot donate, please Repost and Quote..your share could reach the people who are in a position to help eliete get the surgery done.
Thank you for your kindness, love and support❤

[Dr. Samuel Victor @maxillodoctor]

This child may not be your family, but your repost could help save a life. ❤️

The child is currently battling kidney enlargement and needs urgent medical treatment.

If you can donate, please support the child’s treatment. If you can’t, please repost so this message can reach someone who can help.

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[Dr. Ify Aniebo Rhodes-Vivour @IfyAniebo]

It’s so clear that a healthy population is a terrible business model.

[FCCPC Nigeria @fccpcnigeria]

Release - Cement FCCPC Establishes Possible Price Manipulation

Tuesday, August 18, 2026: Findings from an industry-wide investigation conducted by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) suggest possible manipulation of prices of cement in the Nigerian market.

This is the preliminary summation of the 40-page field reports collated following a three-month cross-border study by the Anticompetitive Practices Department (ACP) of the Commission, undertaken in response to widespread public complaints over the high cost of cement, a common staple in the country's construction industry.

Concerns were raised over the comparatively high retail price of cement in Nigeria compared with other markets, despite the country's substantial limestone deposits, significant domestic production capacity and reported surplus installed capacity relative to domestic consumption.

Significantly, all the major cement manufacturers in the country cooperated with the Commission by making their records available except one of them.

Publicly available estimates indicate that three major undertakings account for more than 90 percent of installed production capacity in the country.

The ACP investigations extended to markets in Sub-Saharan Africa like Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa as well as Egypt, Morocco and Algeria.

Metrics adopted included the availability of limestone, the basic raw material for cement production, as well as other variables such as population, production capacity and consumption.

In Kenya, for instance, the 58.6 million population (76% lower than Nigeria’s) has domestic cement demand of approximately 9.3m MTPA (metric tonne per annum) in 2025. Retail price in Nairobi is $5.40 (N7,344). Kenya is endowed with limestone.

In Tanzania, with population of 66.3m (72% lower than Nigeria’s) and the domestic cement demand is 9.3m MTPA (2025), a bag of cement sells for $4.80 (N6,528).

In Togo, a bag sells for $6.75 (N9,180). Significantly, Togo does not have limestone deposit.

Comparatively, in Nigeria, market intelligence reviewed by the Commission shows that the retail price of a 50kg bag of cement rose significantly during the first half of 2026.

A bag reportedly selling for between N9,300 and N9,700 in January was selling for between N10,500 and N13,000 by mid-year. By July, prices of between N13,000 and N15,000 were reported in some parts of the country.

The Commission's survey indicates that Nigeria has installed cement production capacity of more than 60 to 65 million metric tonnes annually, while estimated domestic consumption is approximately 25 to 30 million metric tonnes. Nigeria is also a net exporter of cement to neighbouring markets.

Of particular concern to the Commission is that this level of production capacity has not resulted in the downward pressure on domestic prices that might ordinarily be expected in a competitive market with substantial excess capacity.

Information provided by industry participants has identified energy costs, depreciation of the Naira and its effect on imported machinery and spare parts, as well as transportation and logistics costs, among the factors contributing to cement prices. The Commission is testing these explanations against verified information on costs, production, pricing and market conditions.

However, the weight of preliminary findings provides sufficient grounds for the investigation to continue.

Next is to determine whether prevailing cement prices can be explained by legitimate costs and market conditions, or whether there is evidence of coordinated conduct, abuse of market power, restriction of domestic supply, anti-competitive distribution practices or other conduct contrary to the provisions of the FCCPA.

Accordingly, the FCCPC has issued Notices of Commencement of Investigation and Summons to Produce to the key players in the sector...

Please see the slides for full details:

@NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @NGRSenate @HouseNGR

[𝑚𝑎𝑖❀ @veryfinemelanin]

Every morning I wake up and make the worst possible time management decision anyone as ever made omg

[The Bugged Dev @thebuggeddev]

Only if education could be this interactive ❤️‍🔥

I've had a looong wish to build something genuinely useful through vibe coding, and I finally did it.

A 3D human anatomy application built with @threejs using GPT 5.6 Sol.

It all started with a single design image that I created using GPT Image 2.0. I then used it to generate every 3D organ image, one by one.

Next, I converted each of those images into 3D models using @tripoai (and no, they didn't sponsor this 😄).

After that, I opened Codex, wrote a master prompt based on the design, and gave it the prompt, the design image, and all the 3D models.

Codex built the first version beautifully, but there was one big problem.

Every single 3D model was nearly 120-150 MB. That obviously wasn't practical for the web and was giving a performance of 16fps.

After a few iterations, Codex optimized each model down to roughly 2–5.5 MB while preserving the visual quality, reducing the total asset size from ~900 MB to just 28.6 MB. And each model loads on demand.

Along the way, Codex also generated those anatomical illustrations showing where each organ sits in the human body, and even created the interactive hotspot markers that explain different parts of every organ. It handled all of that.

The process wasn't exactly one shot, but it also wasn't difficult. You just have to do it step by step.

It genuinely felt like building something that could make learning anatomy much more engaging.

The inspiration came from @DilumSanjaya's 3D animal plant cell project. I remember seeing it and thinking, "I want to build something like this one day."

And I did it :D

Live: https://t.co/gIFgkj8UVB
Code: https://t.co/nijvyWcyxO

[skyte @ihateskyte]

Get your dopamine from what you create not what you consume

[Rihanna @rihanna]

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday!

[Dr Folaseye (ENT/Head &Neck Surgeon) @DrFolaseye]

To help celebrate this ogbonge man Mr. Peter Obi.
Me and my Ogbonge doctor friends we go do 65 FREE SURGERIES wey dem Dey call Adenotonsillectomy for pikin dem wey no fit breathe with their nose and mouth for surulere 1.
To do this surgery contact: 09123110102

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

Lagos is flooding again.

We have UNILAG, LASU, Pan-Atlantic University, thousands of engineering students, and hundreds of PhDs.

Where are the practical engineering solutions?

What exactly is the purpose of an engineering degree if our biggest engineering problems remain unsolved?

Are our universities producing problem-solvers or just issuing certificates?

[david @dvkndy]

@Ozedikus Creation glorifies the Creator, not the other way round.. you should know this as a creator yourself

[Riley Coyote @RileyRalmuto]

holy sh*t. this is hands down the coolest website i have ever found in my life. it's a live feed of the freaking Hubble Telescope AND James Webb Space Telescope. and the resolution is honestly so incredible i didn't think it was real.

unbelievable.

https://t.co/YQNsG9TVwe

[Charles @charliefx_]

Bet more

[Onyeka ☭ @R_eq_uin]

Tick tock

[Ibeh @masurge7]

IMF has confirmed this tweet again recently.
More than N8trn unaccounted for under the Thief in Charge

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

I learnt beadmaking during my NYSC days in Lafia, Nasarawa State.

So when I got back home after my service year, I started making bead bags, flower pots and matted bags for sale alongside applying for jobs.

For context, at the time, I was already a chartered accountant with a first-class degree in accounting.

My mum would tell her friends and colleagues about my little business, and they would place orders, and I would stay up all night making those pieces for them.

Then one day, something happened.

My mum got back from work, and she said, ‘Ore, one of my friends placed an order for a bead purse; please help me make it for her’

My dad, who was also there, got instantly furious, and he said: ‘This is not my vision for her life, stop bringing her these orders, I want her to focus on getting good job opportunities’.

That was a reset moment for my mum and me. We just quietly dispersed, and it was the last order my mum ever brought me 🤣

I then refocused my time and energy on the aptitude tests I kept failing, began passing them, and landed a bank role and later a PwC role to kick-start my career.

[Sarah Chieng @MilksandMatcha]

Got married, company IPO, gave my first talk at AI Engineer London, and turned 25.

And that's 2026 Q2 Wrapped :)

[david @dvkndy]

if not that someone is a masochist.. why would you invent a language like Jinja

[Mofiyinfoluwa Odubanke. @__mofiyinfoluwa]

i remain absolutely stunned by the degree of perseverance needed to build a meaningful life

[Uncle 𝐍𝐄𝐁𝐎. @uncle_nebo]

Just repost.