NITDA backs crisis communication hub to counter AI-driven misinformation
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has endorsed the establishment of a centralised National Crisis Communication Hub (NCCH) to counter the growing threats of fake news, hate speech and artificial intelligence-driven misinformation in Nigeria. Inuwa gave the assurance while receiving a delegation from the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), […]
How Obinna Iwuno helped position Nigeria as Africa’s blockchain capital
In the world of digital assets, Nigeria is a paradox. It is one of the globe’s most voracious consumers of cryptocurrency, yet for years, its industry operated in a regulatory grey zone, hovering somewhere between wild innovation and legal limbo. Bringing order to this chaotic frontier required a diplomat as much as a technologist. Enter […]
SEC to sign MoU with Police to fight against Ponzi Schemes
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has taken steps to sign an Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Police in order to fight Ponzi Schemes that are crippling the capital market. According to a statement by the Commission, the Director General of the SEC, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has sought the permission of the IGP to go […]
APC won’t escape defeat in 2027 — Olawepo-Hashim
By Luminous Jannamike Presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, would be removed from power in the 2027 general elections, insisting that no legal or administrative maneuvers could derail Nigeria’s multiparty democracy. Hashim, a veteran of Nigeria’s pro-democracy movement, alleged that […]
SERAP sues govs, Wike over security votes spending
LAGOS — THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued governors of the 36 states and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, over their failure to account for the spending of billions of naira of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ since May 29, 2023. The […]
Group lauds education, security reforms under Lawal in Zamfara
The Centre for Responsible Governance (CRG) has commended Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, for what it described as a “quiet but far-reaching reform agenda” that is steadily redefining governance and restoring public trust in a state long associated with insecurity and institutional failure.
