From Data Sovereignty to Bargaining Power: What AI changes in Africa’s debt negotiations
By Judith Gbagidi At a session on artificial intelligence and debt justice during the African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI) in Nairobi, one asymmetry kept surfacing in different forms: creditors typically know more about an African country’s fiscal position than the country itself can readily reconcile. The reason is not lack of information, […]
Soludo approves full implementation of 2025 ASUU agreement
By Vincent Ujumadu Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has approved the full implementation of the 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), effective January 2027. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Madubueze, disclosed this in a statement, saying […]
Truck crushes Ondo VIO official to death, driver arrested
By Dayo Johnson, Akure A 35-year-old Vehicle Inspection Officer (VIO), Adediji Sesan, has been crushed to death by a vehicle along Hospital Road, opposite Mega Primary School, Akure, the Ondo State capital. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 37-year-old Ayoade Idowu, has been arrested and detained by the police in connection with the incident. […]
INEC begins voters’ register display, PVC distribution in Borno
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Borno State has commenced the display of the voters’ register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the state’s 27 local government areas. The Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Ibrahim Shuaibu, said the display of the register and distribution […]
Atiku’s attacks on Tinubu, signs of political depression — Keyamo
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Friday night launched a blistering critique against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the opposition leader’s recent verbal broadsides against President Bola Tinubu as symptoms of “agitated depression” fueled by political defeat. In a statement, Keyamo argued that Atiku’s ongoing hostility […]
2027 election a rescue mission for Nigerians says Atiku
”This election is a rescue mission, and every Nigerian with a PVC has a part to play. Let us urge them to dust off their PVCs and use them.
