By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Abubakar Sulaiman, has called for responsible governance of artificial intelligence (AI) to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy. Sulaiman made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a public lecture organised by the institute to examine the impact of emerging technologiesContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced training of judges on competition and consumer protection laws, to enhance clear adjudication of consumer issues. The three-day training was organised in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI). Speaking at the training in Abuja, the ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says that competition and consumer protection laws are the most dynamic and litigated fields of legal practice across jurisdictions. Kekere-Ekun said this at a three-day strategic judicial training on “Competition and Consumer Protection Laws” held in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Association of Artificial Intelligence Practitioners (NAAIP) has urged federal, state and local governments to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into governance and public service delivery. NAAIP National President, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The theme of theContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Mr Tim Akano, Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, says the country must urgently embrace emerging technologies to remain competitive globally. Akano told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that technology has historically determined global dominance. “In the last 1,000 years, everyContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Prof. Hauwa Ibrahim, a Senior International Scholar-in-Residence at Wellesley College and Harvard University, has raised a red flag over the unchecked adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the educational sector and the daily lives of children. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
India will host the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from Feb. 19 to Feb. 20, marking the first global artificial intelligence summit to be held in the Global South, the Indian High Commission has said.Continue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri A strategic policy and national development research organisation says Nigeria could tap into the projected 650 billion dollars global artificial intelligence (AI) expansion by strategically developing its coal reserves. The organisation, Galadiman Ruwa Centre for Strategic Leadership and Communication, raised concerns over the urgent need for policyContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Toyin Philips, Artificial Intelligence (AI) research expert, says AI is changing scientific practice through its tools, which support literature mining and meta-analyses. Philips, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said this has been achieved by screeningContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mohammed Ibrahim, a Kaduna-based journalist, has just returned from an assignment where he interviewed key stakeholders to develop his story. As he settled down to work, Ibrahim opened an application on his phone and searched for the audio recordings he had capturedContinue Reading
