INEC Warns AI Manipulation Could Threaten 2027 Elections
By Zainab Bakare The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that the misuse of artificial intelligence to create and spread manipulated content poses a growing threat to the 2027 general elections. INEC says the increasing accessibility of generative AI has made fabricated audio, videos and images cheaper to produce and more difficult to detect. The […]
Benue Assures Persons With Disabilities of Support
By Zainab Bakare The Benue State Government has assured persons with disabilities of continued support and access to opportunities to participate in community development. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Theresa Ikwue, gave the assurance at a one-day multi-stakeholders dialogue on disability-inclusive participation in climate governance, negotiation and decision-making in Makurdi. Ikwue, represented […]
Tinubu Urges Africa to End Raw Mineral Exports
By Zainab Bakare President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to work together to end the export of raw minerals and retain more value from the continent’s natural resources. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Monday at the third Africa Minerals Strategy Group High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development […]
IST to Digitalise Processes, Adopt New Rules for Faster Justice
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) is set to adopt new Rules of Engagement and begin digitalising its processes to make capital-market justice faster and easier to access. Chairman of the Tribunal, Hon. Aminu Junaidu, disclosed this when the President of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Dr. Fiona Ahmed Ahimie, led […]
NPERA, NPA Move to Prevent Clash Over Inland Dry Ports
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency, NPERA, are working to prevent jurisdictional clashes and disruption to cargo movement as regulatory responsibility for Inland Dry Ports shifts under a new maritime sector framework. The move follows a September 3, 2026 directive by the Minister of Marine and Blue […]
NEPZA Tightens Enforcement Against Illegal Container Importation
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, has announced immediate tougher enforcement against illegal importation of containers into Free Trade Zones, including intensified inspections and closer scrutiny of documentation. NEPZA Managing Director, Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists by the Authority’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. […]
NSITF Goes Digital, Tackles Structural Challenges — Faleye
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has embarked on a major digital transformation aimed at making its operations more efficient, accountable and responsive, its Managing Director, Oluwaseun Faleye, has said. Faleye said the Fund had, in the last two years, moved decisively from predominantly manual and top-heavy operations towards an integrated, […]
Group Links Peace in Nigeria to Fair Sharing of Natural Resources
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Civil Society Coalition for Oil, Gas and Mining Host Communities says sustainable peace in Nigeria depends partly on how the country manages and shares its natural resources. The coalition said host communities often bear the environmental and social costs of oil, gas and mining activities while having limited access to […]
Lassa fever: Death toll rises to 259, NCDC confirms 1,086
By Julian Osamoto The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says 259 people have died from Lassa fever in 2026, with confirmed cases rising to 1,086 by the end of epidemiological week 36. The latest situation report shows that the 23.9 per cent case fatality rate remains higher than the 18.6 per cent […]
Northern Senators Mourn Former Kogi Governor Ibrahim Idris
By Anayo Akwitti The Northern Senators Forum has commiserated with the government and people of Kogi State over the death of former governor, Ibrahim Idris, popularly known as “Ibro.” In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Chairman of the forum, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, describe Idris’ death as a loss to Kogi State, the Igala people […]