Month November 2024

UNICEF, Katsina Govt Empower 800 out-of-school Adolescent Girls

THE United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has empowered 800 out-of-school adolescent girls across four selected local government areas in the state. Hajiya Zainab Abdulkarim, Acting Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), Department of…

Oba of Benin Disowns Planned Igue Festival in Lagos

  THE Palace of Oba of Benin, has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). This is contained in a statement on Saturday, by Mr  Osaigbovo…

Thales Unveils Deepfake Detection at European Cyber Week

AT this year’s European Cyber Week, held from November 19-21 in Rennes, Brittany, Thales revealed its innovative deepfake detection model. Developed in collaboration with France’s Defence Innovation Agency (AID), the model is designed to combat the growing risk of identity…

African Youth Demand Action as COP29 Concludes

AS COP29 wraps up today, the question remains: did the world’s youth, particularly in Africa, receive the attention they deserve? A new survey, the 2024 African Youth Survey, reveals that climate change is at the forefront of their concerns, with the…