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Akoda develops AI technology to cut MRI scan time by 90%
Mary-Brenda Akoda, winner of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation, has developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology that reduces Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan time by up to 90 per cent. Akoda, an AI research scientist, founder of Genscan AI and former Microsoft engineer, disclosed this at the public presentation of the 2026 prize winner organised by Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) on Tuesday in Lagos.
Wike seeks German partnership on development
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday sought strategic development partnerships with German cities, particularly in agriculture, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and youth skills acquisition. Wike made the remarks when the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stefan Rössel, visited him in Abuja. Welcoming the envoy, the minister highlighted the decades-long economic, cultural and political ties between Nigeria and Germany.
World Bank, IFAD partner on rural development
The World Bank Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a new co-financing agreement to scale up investments in rural economies, strengthen food systems and create jobs. The agreement was signed on Tuesday during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand.
Cisco highlights AI, Digital skills for Nigerian youths
Cisco Nigeria has identified artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and digital skills development as key drivers of innovation, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for Nigerian youths. Cisco is a global technology company that offers skills-to-jobs programmes. Mr Ikechukwu Ibeawuchi, Government Affairs Manager at Cisco Nigeria, said this on the sidelines of the 14th Africa Information and Communication Technologies Alliance (AfICTA) Summit in Abuja.
FAO, Adamawa validate climate-resilient livelihoods plan
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in collaboration with the Adamawa Government, has validated a climate-resilient livelihoods strategy to support vulnerable communities from 2026 to 2030. Prof. Yakaka Maina, FAO Natural Resources and Energy Specialist, disclosed this at a state-level validation workshop on Tuesday in Yola.
NCC urges Nigerians to verify SIM-enabled devices
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday urged Nigerians to verify the approval status of SIM-enabled devices before purchasing them. The Director of Technical Services and Network Integrity at the NCC, Edoyemi Ogoh, said this at a media roundtable in Abuja. “When buying a phone, tablet, modem or any device that uses a SIM, consumers should ask the seller whether it is NCC-approved and independently verify its approval status. “The process is very easy.
Nigerian universities on the rise again: Salute to the FGN and academia [II], By Prof. MK Othman
As humans, we are forgetful, but we should not forget the recent decline and devastating deterioration of Nigerian universities before the current political dispensation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Nigerian Universities, the Sacked VCs, and the Unpaid Lecturers -By Abdulkadir Salaudeen
There are serious crises in Nigerian universities. I don’t know how long the crises would last. But I know they will not be resolved overnight. How do I know? I know because there seems to be no much difference between the administration of Nigerian universities by many vice chancellors/governing councils and the administration of Nigerian government by politicians. Nowadays, one needs to fight dirty to become vice-chancellor in many Nigerian universities.
Three Years After #EndSARS Protests: Progress And Prospects By Samuel Igba
On the third anniversary of the #EndSARS protest this month, it is important to assess its far-reaching effects on Nigeria’s politics. What connects the protest – primarily a protest against excessive police use of force – to politics and governance, is that the police represent the state.
Nigeria’s Girl-Child Is a Resident of Hell By Ray Ekpu
Recently, the world marked the International Day of the Girl-Child. Who is the girl-child and why is she singled out for attention throughout the world? That is what we plan to deal with here today. A girl-child is a biological female child who is any age from zero to 18 years.
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 26.72% in September - NBS | Guardian (NG)
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 26.72 per cent in September 2023. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for September, released in Abuja on Monday. According to the report, the figure, which is 0.92 per cent points higher compared to the 25.80 per cent recorded in August 2023.
Nigerian Universities and The Brain-Drain Challenge By Ayo Oyoze Baje
With the news media raising genuine concern on the crisis looming in Nigerian public universities, caused of course, by the massive exit of several lecturers seeking greener pastures in foreign land, some urgent actions should be embarked upon by the federal government, to reverse the drift to mass ignorance and low quality education delivery. As recently made public, about 50 per cent of lecturers in our public universities have already resigned.
Diphtheria: Yobe records 117 deaths, 1,796 suspected cases — National Accord Newspaper
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died following Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since 2022. The Agency, however, said that 1,600 children had recovered from the disease within the period under review. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive-Director of the Agency, stated this during an inspection visit to the Diphtheria isolation centre in Potiskum, the epicentre of the disease in the state.
Insecurity and the plight of kidnap victims (1) By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE — National Accord Newspaper
Temitope Oladipo Fayehun must be passing through hard times. A native of Ilesa in Osun State, Fayehun’s ordeal started on March 2, 2021, when he, alongside others in his vehicle, fell into the hands of some Fulani kidnappers along Osogbo-Ibokun-Ilesa Road in the state. While some of the passengers were killed and had their corpses dumped in the forest, others were immediately hauled into a thick forest. Fayehun fell into the latter group.
Nigerian Universities And Resolution Abolishing Acceptance Fees -By Jerome-Mario Utomi
Recently, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State approved a 25 percent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four state-owned universities as part of palliatives for students. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued by Festus Ahon, his chief press secretary, on Wednesday, in Asaba. According to the statement, the reduction in the acceptance fee was in line with measures taken by the Delta State government to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on citizens.
NSCDC arrests 6 suspected cultists, recovers arms
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River has arrested six suspected cultists with two locally made pistols, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Commandant of NSCDC in C/River, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, who disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Calabar, said the suspects were arrested in a hotel in Calabar after the Corps noticed their suspicious moves.
Nigerian Universities; beyond quantity, By Dakuku Peterside
The hallmark of productivity is improvement in quantity and quality. If one of these standards is sacrificed for the other, needed development is compromised. This argument is so valid in our tertiary education sector today . The demand for higher education in Nigeria, spurred by urgent national development needs, is enormous hence the need for more Universities.
Bail bond: Ndume begs court for order releasing his property documents
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FIRS and SMEs: Fallacies and Ambiguities In the Finance Act (2020), By Innocent Okwuosa
…the Financial Reporting Council ought to be consulted when drafting the provision of the Finance Act pertaining to such statement that the FIRS may prescribe the form of accounts other than audited financial statements for small and medium companies, to avoid the fallacies, ambiguities and controversies I have raised… It is no longer news that the Finance Act (2020), which was signed into law on December 31, 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari came into effect on January 1.
A Burning Earth: Rising Temperature, Climate Change and Entropy, By Abdulrazak Ibrahim
…the Climate Action Tracker (CAT)…focuses on temperature. For example, CAT projects that Biden’s plan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 75 gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050 and decrease global warming by 0.1°C by the end of the century… a decrease by 0.1 may seems too insignificant, but in the natural world and maintaining atomic integrity, that is quite huge.
Trump and Wole Soyinka’s Green Card, By Reuben Abati
Tomorrow, Trump intends to leave Washington early in the morning for Palm Beach, Florida, about 1,000 miles away. He will still have in his possession the nuclear briefcase and the nuclear codes called the “biscuit”. But that would not matter. The nuclear codes will be changed at noon EST… It is a new dawn in the United States. But will Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka restore his Green Card and embrace Biden’s America?
Nigerian Universities and the Imperative of E-Learning, By Inyene Ibanga
Since the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of life and altered the process of knowledge acquisition/sharing, stakeholders are left with only one choice: Begin to undertake small steps towards implementing e-learning at all levels of education. Recently, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended the nine-month old industrial action it had been on following its dispute with the Federal Government.
Nigerian Universities and the Imperative of E-Learning — Economic Confidential
NITDA DG Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa Nigerian Universities and the Imperative of E-Learning By Inyene Ibanga Recently, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended the nine-month old industrial action it had been on following its dispute with the Federal Government. Only a few Nigerians could have imagined that the strike would become the longest and most disruptive in the history of labour unrests in the country’s universities.
Nigeria under serious security threat now than ever - Archbishop
The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has raised alarm over the increasing security challenges in the country. Chukwuma expressed concern over the security situation in Nigeria on Friday, when the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu Planning Committee on the maiden edition of Annual Lecture Series and Thanksgiving, paid him a courtesy visit.
Nigerian universities and harvest of first class degrees? By Obike Ukoh
First class degree, the equivalent of a distinction, is something quite rare, and awarded by departments after very careful consideration. But the rate at which they are awarded today by universities, especially private institutions is worrisome. Available statistics shows that 36 Nigerian universities produced 2,288 graduates with first class honours degrees in 2019. The first class graduates emerged from 127,023 students that completed their studies in various schools.
Nigeria: Senate's Rejection of Magu - Lawyers React, Blame Presidency
By Ebuka OnyejiSome Nigerian lawyers have reacted to the rejection by the Senate for the second time of the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Senate hinged its decision on Wednesday on a letter by the State Security Service, SSS, which reaffirmed its earlier position that Mr. Magu lacks the integrity to lead the anti-corruption agency. Lawyers accuse the presidency of having a hand in the impasse.
Nigeria: Helicopters Can Now Use Abuja Airport - Minister
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says helicopters are now free to fly in and out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Mr. Sirika made this known while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday. The National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno, had on Monday announced the ban on helicopter services in Abuja.
Nigeria: Army Detains Six Soldiers for Allegedly Brutalising Woman
By Cletus UkpongA fresh case of soldiers' brutality against a female Nigerian citizen is being investigated, the Nigerian army has said. Six soldiers, the army said, are currently in detention over the incident. This is the third time such incident would be occurring within a month. The victim whose name was given as Ruth Orji was said to have been beaten on Sunday by soldiers from 174 Battalion, Ikorodu, Lagos State, for daring to challenge a soldier who reportedly slapped her brother.
Nigeria: Reps Caution Military Against Destroying Illegal Refineries
The House of Representatives has urged the military to desist from destroying illegal refineries in the country and adopt a global and a more standard system of dealing with it. The lawmakers made the call on Wednesday after adopting a motion by Chidi Wihioka (Rivers-APC) on the need to address the menace of hazardous soot causing panic in Port Harcourt. In the motion, Mr. Wihioka said that burning of the illegal refineries was partly responsible for the soot challenge.
Somalia: Seized Oil Tanker with Eight Crew Anchored Off Somalia Coast
By Harun MarufThe hijackers who seized an oil tanker and its eight-man crew off Somalia are demanding “compensation” for a rise in illegal fishing in Somali waters. VOA’s Somali service spoke by phone to one of the hijackers Tuesday, a day after men boarded and seized the ship about 30 kilometers off the Somali coast, then anchored off Alula, a town in Somalia’s Puntland region. The hijacker said seven men took part in the raid. He asserted that he and his colleagues are fishermen, not pirates.
Nigeria: Lack of Interpreter Stalls Trial of Boko Haram Suspects Who Allegedly Killed 75 in Abuja
Hearing into the case of the alleged masterminds of the April 14, 2014 bomb blast that killed over 75 persons at a motor park in Nyanya Abuja, was stalled on Tuesday due to lack of a court interpreter. The alleged masterminds, Aminu Ogwuche, Adamu Yusuf, Anas Isah, Yau Saidu, Muhammadu Ishaq and Ahmed Abubakar were arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS,) in the Federal High Court Abuja in 2014.
Nigeria: Govt Arraigns Boko Haram Suspects for 2011 Murder of Foreigners
By Evelyn OkakwuThe Nigerian government on Tuesday arraigned seven Boko Haram suspects for the killing of five foreigners who were abducted from a construction site in Kebbi state in 2011. The suspects were also accused of culpability in the murder of seven other foreigners in Borno State, who were abducted from another construction site in Bauchi state in February 2013, and taken to the Sambisa forest.
Power Generation Faces Collapse Over ‘Rejected’ Energy, Huge Indebtedness - INFORMATION NIGERIA
Unless the Federal Government intervenes immediately in the imbroglio in the energy market, the nation’s electricity generation, which recently improved from around 3.528MW to 4000MW in the last two weeks, may nose-dive. Reason: Electricity generators, popularly known as GENCOs say they are reeling under very unfavourable operating circumstances leading to loss which has become a disincentive to investors and their capacity recovery targets.
Nigeria: Exclusive - Capital Oil, NNPC Officials in Fresh 90 Million Litres Petrol Scandal
By Bassey UdoTwo indigenous downstream petroleum firms are involved in a major scandal that could lead to the sack of three officials of Nigeria's state oil firm, NNPC, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. The scandal mainly involves Capital Oil, the firm of controversial businessman, Ifeanyi Uba, and NNPC Retail Services, a subsidiary of the NNPC. Another indigenous firm, MRS, is also partly involved in it, multiple sources told PREMIUM TIMES.
Lagos Stops Work On New Lekki Gardens Estate - INFORMATION NIGERIA
In order to prevent another collapsed building in Lagos State, the government, yesterday, ordered ‘stop work’ on about 50 new set of structures being built by Lekki Gardens. Aside halting construction works at the site of Lekki Gardens Phase 3, the government has summoned the management of the firm to present evidences of approval for the buildings.
Nigeria: Finally, Nigeria Inflation Rate Drops - - the First Time in 15 Months
By Oladeinde OlawoyinThe Consumer Price Index, CPI, which measures inflation dropped to 17.78 percent (year-on-year) in February 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said. A report released by the bureau on Tuesday said the figure represents 0.94 percent points lower from the 18.72 percent recorded in January. It is the first time in 15 months that the headline CPI has declined on a year on year basis.
We Are Using Mobile Tech To Expand Access To Health Services - INFORMATION NIGERIA
We Are Using Mobile Tech To Expand Access To Health Services AN estimated 33 per cent of children below 5 years in Nigeria are suffering from chronic malnutrition. Worse still, half of the children in the poorest 40 per cent of households suffer from stunting. However, the Federal government is rising to the challenge and increasing access and use of nutritional services, by delivering simple but effective messages through use mobile phones and other related gadgets.
Customs Boss Visits Saraki, Hints Of Legal Action Over Uniform - INFORMATION NIGERIA
The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, was at the Senate yesterday evening. He has written a second letter to the lawmakers hinting that he would seek legal advice on the decision of the upper chamber to compel him to wear customs uniform. Dressed in a long white shirt, with black shoes and a cap to match, Ali, who arrived at the Senate at exactly 5.30 pm was accompanied by the chairman of the Committee on Customs Affairs, Hope Uzodinma.
Kenya: Kenyatta's Last State of the Nation Address Before August Polls
By John NgirachuPresident Uhuru Kenyatta is on Wednesday expected to focus on the Jubilee Coalition's fulfilment of its manifesto as he makes the last State of the Nation address before the August General Election. The Head of State will be hoping to set the stage for the continuity of his administration as well as continue, but in a different style, the campaigns whose tempo has been increasing since the start of the last year of his first term in office.
$115m: EFCC Tenders Diezani Funds Beneficiaries’ List - INFORMATION NIGERIA
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till March 23, to rule on the admissibility of a list of beneficiaries of the sum of $115 million in the ongoing trial of Dele Belgore, SAN and a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, charged with money laundering. Belgore and Sulaiman are charged alongside a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, who is said to be at large.
EFCC Arrests Jonathan’s Ally, Turnah - INFORMATION NIGERIA
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have picked an ally of former President Goodluck Jonathan, George Turnah. He was arrested in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, in connection with alleged possession of about N2billion. Turnah served as Special Adviser to Dan Abia, the former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and EFCC claims he stole the money from the commission.
INEC Officials Oppose Trial in Abuja Court Over Alleged N360 Million Bribe - INFORMATION NIGERIA
The 23 members of staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday opposed the bid by the Federal Government to prosecute them at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The INEC officials were alleged to have accepted bribe of N360 million from politicians during the last National Assembly re-run election in Rivers State contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 and punishable under Section 15 of the Act.
Nigeria: Six Killed As Suicide Bombers Attack Maiduguri
By Abdulkareem HarunaAt least six persons were confirmed killed as four teenage girls detonated explosives worn around their bodies at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the early hours of Wednesday, an official said. Four deafening explosions echoed over Maiduguri in quick successions at about 1.15 a.m., causing sleeping residents to jump out of their beds in fear of yet another horrific attack by Boko Haram. About 16 persons were also injured in the blasts.
Primary 5 Student Commits Suicide - INFORMATION NIGERIA
A Primary Five pupil of Aggrey Primary School at Achimota, a suburb of Accra, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging. The deceased, identified as Belinda Gabla, 14, purportedly committed the act on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at about 7:30 pm. She was found hanging on a tree close to their residence at Dome Pillar Two in Accra. It is however, not clear the reason for the purported action, but residents suspect that she might have done it out of broken heart.
Nigeria: Women and Girls Pushed Towards Extremism in Nigeria
By Muhammad Al-AminIn Nigeria, Boko Haram is recruiting women and girls to carry out suicide bomb attacks. NGOs and the Nigerian government are working to rescue these women and reintroduce them to society and their families. Women and girls, some reportedly aged ten and younger, have recently been used by Boko Haram to target checkpoints, bus stations, mosques, churches, schools and markets to inflict maximum civilian casualties.
N-Power: 200,000 Graduates Now Receive N30,000 Monthly Stipend – Presidency - INFORMATION NIGERIA
No fewer than 149, 669 Nigerian graduates out of the 200,000 engaged by the Federal Government under the N-Power Volunteer Corps have started receiving the monthly stipend of N30, 000. They have been physically verified and deployed across the 36 states and the FCT. Laolu Akande, a Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the Vice President made this disclosure while giving an update Tuesday on the Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari administration.
Nigeria Customs Suspends Controversial Vehicle Duty Policy
Photo: Premium Times Comptoller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hamid Ali, addressing the agency's personnel (file photo). The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the suspension of its new policy on payment of import duties on vehicles. Customs gave car owners one month to pay duties for their vehicles -- for those who had not done so- vowing to prosecute defaulters.
Nigeria: Why Dana Plane Crashed in 2012 - Final Investigation Report
By Oladeinde OlawoyinThe Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, on Monday said mechanical failure and pilot error caused a 2012 air crash in Nigeria that killed 159 people. The AIB, in its final report, said two engines on the Dana Air flight failed mid-air before it crashed on approaching the Lagos airport.
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