A new report by Google and Ipsos has revealed that 93 per cent of Nigerians now use artificial intelligence, AI, to learn and understand complex topics, significantly higher than the global average of 74 per cent.

“Move like the chameleon. Keep one eye on the past, and the other on the future”.– African proverb. Last week, several groups, associations, and activists from the northern part of the country came together in Kaduna for what has now become an annual ritual in many parts of the country. This time, though, they made […]

By Jimoh Babatunde Before the flashy gear, the cinematic shots, and the thousands of people who now pause their scroll to watch his videos, there was a simple goal to make technology make sense to real people. That goal belongs to Shalom Ogo-Ayorinde, widely known as ShallyTech, a Nigerian tech influencer and digital marketing strategist […]

Mr. Christopher Omoaghe has extended his warmest congratulations to Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Egwarewa Keyamo, CON, SAN, FCIArb (UK), on the occasion of his 56th birthday, describing him as a visionary leader and a “trendsetter par excellence.” In a personal message released today in Abuja Nigeria, Omoaghe, a close friend of […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has on Monday expressed over the exclusion of Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s picture on the banner portraying party leaders in the region. The banner, which was produced during the North East Zonal Public Hearing for the amendment of All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

By Esther Onyegbula Mavin Records, the French Embassy in Nigeria and French authors’ rights body, Sacem, have unveiled AFROCROISER, a new international songwriting initiative aimed at strengthening creative collaboration between French and Nigerian composers. The programme, which kicked off on January 18 and will run until January 25, 2026, is holding its first edition at […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,495 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,487 per dollar last weekend. Likewise, the naira depreciated to N1,420.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to […]

By Yinka Kolawole THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has supported the revised Consumer Price Index (CPI) methodology used by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in the computation of the December 2025 inflation indicating a slowdown in inflationary momentum. NBS reported that year-on-year headline inflation stood at 15.15% relative to the November […]

Barring further postponements, Governor Abba Yusuf will defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, today, Kano State Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Abbas, has said.

By Esther Onyegbula A youth-led digital inclusion initiative, RETGROW, in partnership with TeensLaunchAfrica, ARTIFI and CharisBlack Projects, has trained 51 Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) girls of a public school in Oworoshoki, Lagos, on basic digital and creative technology skills, as part of efforts to bridge the digital divide and expand safe opportunities for young […]