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Animation Hub launches Feature Earth AI Creators, to train 138, 000 Nigerian children
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (428+ words) June 2, 2026 by Ozolua Uhakheme, Assistant Editor (Arts) Animation Hub will launch its Feature Earth AI Creators Programme, on Friday June 5, a nationwide initiative designed to equip Nigerian children with artificial intelligence, animation, digital storytelling, and environmental innovation skills. The programme,…...
Kwara Gov, Customs chief, others seek legal framework for ethical AI, digital governance
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (693+ words) June 1, 2026 by Our Reporter Kwara Governor Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq has called on researchers, investors, and innovators to partner government at all levels in piloting and scaling Artificial Intelligence and digital solutions in agriculture, health, education, and governance. He spoke…...
System Specs empowers youths with IT ideas
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (511+ words) June 1, 2026 by Collins Nweze | Assistant Business Editor Over 4, 000 youths have been empowered with IT solutions at the just concluded System Specs" 2026 Children"s Day Essay Competition (CDEC)." The System Specs" CDEC programme" had mobilised thousands of young Nigerians to think…...
BBYDI launches Africa-wide report on AI, civic engagement in Abuja
1+ week, 5+ day ago (558+ words) May 22, 2026 by Alao Abiodun | Senior Reporter The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) has launched a new continental research report examining the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), technology, and civic engagement in Africa, with speakers at the event calling for…...
Experts push for adoption of tech, AI innovation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (618+ words) May 22, 2026 by Chikodi Okereocha There are bountiful opportunities in the tech space, and they remain the easiest ways to create jobs and reduce unemployment in society, experts have said, advising Nigerian youth to seize the available opportunities. Information Technology (IT)…...
FG, Meta inaugurate AI powered chatbox for seamless delivery of govt services
1+ week, 5+ day ago (503+ words) May 21, 2026 by Blessing Olaifa, Abuja "The chatbot is accessible via web, supporting multiple Nigerian languages including English, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba," the government announced on Thursday." According to a statement from the office of the Minister of Communications, Innovations and…...
Four major updates set to transform Google Search experience
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (383+ words) May 20, 2026 by Samuel Oamen | Senior Reporter Google has unveiled major upgrades to its Search platform at the 2026 Google I/O event, introducing new AI-powered features designed to change how users interact with information globally. The company said the goal of…...
GTCO, Habari Pay unveil next generation tech innovators
2+ week, 2+ day ago (821+ words) May 18, 2026 by Akintunde Olamide The event was the Grand Finale of the Habari Pay Hackathon 3. 0, organised by Habari Pay, fintech subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO Plc). Group Chief Executive Officer, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO Plc, Segun Agbaje,…...
Coalition tasks FG on regulatory guidelines for AI
2+ week, 4+ day ago (690+ words) May 16, 2026 by Our Reporter Religious leaders under the Nigeria Religious Coalition on Artificial Intelligence have called on the Federal Government to establish clear regulatory guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence and the emerging Artificial General Intelligence, warning that unchecked…...
Imo SWAN pushes ethical AI reporting at media workshop in Owerri
2+ week, 5+ day ago (231+ words) May 15, 2026 by Tunde Liadi The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Imo State chapter, has organised a capacity-building workshop on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in modern journalism, with emphasis on ethics, professionalism, and credibility in sports reporting. The…...