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
By Philip Yatai A firm, Havel Corporate Concept Ltd., has introduced Artificial Intelligence (Al) Club in Nigerian Schools to empower young minds to become ethical digital citizens. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the firm, Dr Ahmed Badanga, disclosed this at the AI and Blockchain Conference and Training in AbujaContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Education experts have stressed the need for Africa to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ways that uphold its cultural and intellectual identity. They said this at a two-day regional workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) Practices in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr Christian Odo, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, has said that the ECOWAS Parliament must deploy AI technology tools to enhance its legislative efficiency, transparency, as well as oversight functions. He stated this at the ECOWAS Parliament’s 2025 Second Extraordinary Session with the theme: “Harnessing Artificial IntelligenceContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Dr Nwamaka Okafor, a Nigerian postdoctoral researcher at Argonne National Laboratory, U.S., has urged the Federal Government to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to boost agricultural productivity. Okafor told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Heidelberg, Germany, on Monday that deployingContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has called on librarians across the country to embrace innovation and reposition themselves for relevance in an era defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and rapid technological change. The Immediate Past President of the association, Dr Dominic Omokaro, made the call in AbujaContinue Reading
