By Stellamaris Ashinze TikTok on Tuesday said that it has removed over 3.6 million videos in Nigeria between January and March, 2025, for violating its Community Guidelines. It represented a 50 per cent increase from the previous quarter according to TikTok’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. The report saidContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A new continent-wide research project backed by the Mozilla Foundation and Germany’s GIZ has placed Nigeria at the centre of a critical conversation about data protection and digital rights in Africa. The initiative, launched in June 2025 under the Data Governance in Africa Research Fund, seeks toContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha No fewer than 70 journalists in the Federal Capital Territory have received training on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost their efficiency, quality reportage, and curb misinformation. The training was organised by Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),Continue Reading
Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s cyberspace by strengthening cybersecurity resilience against emerging digital threats. National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja at the maiden National Cybersecurity Conference (NCSC), organised by the National Information Technology Development AgencyContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman Team HEDA has emerged victorious at an all-female Hackathon on Rangeland Innovation and Data Science, designed to position women in rangeland innovation and data science. Team CODE came 2nd place, while Team HERDATA, clinched 3rd place in the just- concluded event on Tuesday in Kaduna.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha/Aderogba George Mrs Busola Ajibola, a Deputy Director at the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID), has called for clear policies to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria. Ajibola made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop for members of theContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, a prominent figure at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), has called on Nigerian and other African governments to empower science with bold and informed policies. Akinbo, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). NDPC is a public institution that processes data in furtherance of its mandate as Nigeria’s data protection authority and relies on recognised lawful bases for data processing suchContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi An astrophysicist, Prof. Augustine Chukwude, says Nigeria’s ambition to send a human into space must be anchored on a long-term strategic plan aligned with scientific research and national development goals. Chukwude, who is also a space scientist, made the remark in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has buttressed the need for impaired students to be included in astronomy education for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) career promotions. Dr Bonaventure Okere, Director, Centre for Basic Space Science and Astronomy (NASRDA-CBSSA), domiciled in Enugu, made theContinue Reading
