The Federal Government has unveiled a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy with the aim of positioning Nigeria as a leader in the global digital economy. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, who inaugurated the AI Academy on Thursday in Abuja, said the programme is set up in partnership with the Commonwealth…
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says his administration will sell petrol at N600 per litre to farmers in the state. Zulum announced the subsidy on Friday during a ceremony to distribute equipment to farmers in Bama town. In a statement on Saturday, Abdurrahman Bundi, media aide to Zulum, said the state will procure petrol and…
Tensions have flared between award-winning Afrobeats singer Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, Cubana Chief Priest. The rift began when Burna Boy referred to the socialite as the “Owerri Rick Ross” in a post widely interpreted as a jab at the celebrity barman, a close friend of Davido. In the post, Burna Boy…
A 2023 report from the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development stated that more than 80% of mining activities across Zamfara, Niger, and Kaduna states are illegal and that the Nigerian government loses about $2 billion in revenue annually to illegal mining. An investigation carried out by the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and published…
Three prominent clerics of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) passed away on the first day of the new year 2025, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The deceased clerics are Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon. Elusanmi was the Shepherd at Orisun Ayo Parish, Ilupeju, while Michael served as…
A mysterious viral outbreak is overwhelming some hospitals in China and prompting people to wear face masks again. Videos circulating on social media show overcrowded hospital units, parents waiting in long lines with sick children, and patients wearing face masks in packed facilities. Unverified reports have also emerged claiming crematoriums and funeral homes are overwhelmed,…
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, also known as Queen Mother has opened up about some personal and traumatic experiences from her childhood. In a conversation with her colleague Biola Bayo on the talk show, Talk to B, which was shared on Friday, Ojo revealed that she had been raped five times. She highlighted the prevalence of…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has addressed the AI-generated image circulating on social media, which depicted him as an alhaji. According to Church Times Nigeria on Saturday, Adeboye spoke during the first Holy Ghost Night of the new year, held in the early hours of Saturday, January…
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has issued a warning about the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. In a new Surgeon General’s Advisory released on Friday, Dr. Murthy emphasised the dangers of alcohol use, describing it as a significant, preventable cause of cancer in the United States. “This advisory highlights alcohol…
Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was unable to perform overnight at the musical concert of popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Taye Currency, over safety reasons. Reports from various sources said Portable, who had last year, in a viral video, revealed certain details about his love-gone-sour escapades with a lady, dragged residents of Ibadan, Oyo State,…