BRAZIL has launched artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives at the BRICS High Level Forum on AI, co-organised with China. The event discussed the prospects for technological development and cooperation in the Global South. This was reported by the press service…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja anticipated sunny skies with patches of cloud on Sunday with chances of morning thunderstorms…
…Approves nine other appointments PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of two former Senate Presidents- Anyim Pius Anyim and Ken Nnamani- into the chairs of Nigerian Merit Award Committee and Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPPS…
DANGOTE Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has signed a strategic export deal with Vinmar Group, a global petrochemicals distributor, to take its newly produced polypropylene to international markets. The partnership was unveiled during a launch event at the Dangote Industrial Complex in…
Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship playoff final with substitute Tom Watson sending them back to the Premier League by scoring the winner deep in stoppage time at Wembley on Saturday. It had…
A NIGERIAN tech company has trumped an Israeli competitor to secure a $1.2 million security contract, marking a significant milestone for Africa’s autonomous defence sector. Terrahaptix, a startup based in Abuja, landed the five-year deal with private security outfit Nethawk…
A UGANDAN human rights activist has accused Tanzanian security operatives of subjecting her to rape and torture during a secretive detention this past week, in what is fast becoming a regional human rights flashpoint. Agather Atuhaire, who heads the Uganda-based…
SIERA Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Bio, has fiercely rejected claims she secretly amassed a multimillion-dollar property portfolio in The Gambia, calling a recent exposé a calculated smear campaign. The allegations surfaced in an investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project…
THE Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed June 4, to deliver judgment in the petitions filed against the Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. The three-man panel headed by Justice Benson Ogbu, announced the date on Saturday…
THE Centre for Human Rights and Welfare Society (CEHRAWS) has commended President Bola Tinubu for his timely and strategic approval of the nationwide deployment of 130,000 forest guards. This is contained in a statement issued by the Centre’s Executive Director,…
