Category: Tech
-
JAMB PUSHES AI-DRIVEN INCLUSION TO EXPAND HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to making higher education more accessible for persons with disabilities through the strategic deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and stronger stakeholder collaboration. The commitment was reiterated during the National Engagement on Inclusive Higher Education and Artificial Intelligence held on Wednesday July 1 in Abuja.…
-
EXPERT WARNS AGAINST CHARGING PHONES ON BED WHILE SLEEPING
An electrical safety educator, Mr Patrick Okoye, has advised Nigerians to avoid keeping their phones on the bed to charge it while asleep saying that it increases the risk of fire incidents. He gave the advice during an electrical safety awareness programme on Saturday June 27 in Awka, Anambra state. Okoye said placing mobile phones…
-
NOA URGES RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL MEDIA USE, CAUTIONS AGAINST FAKE NEWS
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Akwa Ibom has urged citizens to ensure responsible use of the social media for credible information dissemination. The NOA Director in Akwa Ibom, Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, made the call at a public sensitization campaign on Friday June 26 in Uyo. Mkpoutom said that although the social media had empowered…
-
NIGERIA, UK TARGET TERRORISM FINANCING, CYBER THREATS, IN RENEWED SECURITY PACT
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation against terrorism financing, cyber threats, disinformation and other emerging security challenges under the renewed UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership. This commitment was made on Tuesday June 23 at the opening of the 4th UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in Abuja. The National…
-
NIGERIAN STUDENT WINS BRONZE AT INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR IN TURKEY
A Nigerian student, Ibrahim Mejama of General Hassan College, Yelwa, Bauchi State, has won a bronze medal at the 2026 International Mathematics, Science and Engineering Fair (IMSEF) held in Cesme, Turkey. The Coordinator of the Society for the Promotion of Science and Technology (SPST), Mr Iheanacho Achoakawa, disclosed this in an interview on Friday June…
-
ISRAEL PLEDGES TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIP WITH NIGERIA TO BOLSTER A.I
The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has declared the country’s readiness to strengthen partnership with Nigeria in bolstering Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications globally. Freeman disclosed this on Thursday June 4 in Abuja, during the closing ceremony of the maiden Innovation Week organised by the Embassy for the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers…
-
DON’T TREAT ONLINE HARASSMENT AS ENTERTAINMENT, CYBER EXPERT ADVISES NIGERIANS
A cybersecurity expert, Anas Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to stop treating online harassment as entertainment, as such behaviour contributes to cyber bullying and emotional harm. Mohammed gave this caution on Friday June 5 in Kaduna during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said there was need for stronger public understanding of…
-
CUSTOMS BOSS PUSHES FOR WIDER USE OF AI TO STRENGTHEN NIGERIA’S ECONOMY
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has urged Nigeria to embrace disruptive technologies and artificial intelligence to improve governance, trade administration and revenue generation across the country. Adeniyi made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 4th Biennial International Conference organised by the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences…
-
NIGERI’S DIGITAL HEALTH GAP: PAPER RECORDS STILL DOMINATE WHILE SOME HOSPITALS GO FULLY DIGITAL
Nigeria’s healthcare system is experiencing an uneven shift from paper-based records to digital medical systems across public hospitals. At University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, and the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), patients still go through manual processes such as physical file movement, repeated registrations, and delays caused by missing or misplaced records. In contrast,…
-
DIGITAL PLATFORM LAUNCHED TO BOOST TEACHERS’ EARNINGS AND STEM EXODUS
A new digital platform has been launched in Lagos by the Nigerian Teachers Community (NTC) to support teachers with better earning opportunities and reduce the rate of exit from the education sector. The platform allows teachers to host and monetise online classes and other educational services. It was developed with partners, including Hallos, a live-learning…
