As Artificial Intelligence transforms lives at breakneck speed, it also presents countless avenues for access to information, intelligence gathering, sharing, security and privacy. The Director-General of National Information Technological Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa made the disclosure at a Workshop in Commemoration of International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Office, Abuja. NITDA boss who was represented at the event by Director of IT Infrastructure Solution, Dr Abdullahi Usman Gambo said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has the potential to open up…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Standard Bank’s Head of Real Estate Finance, Africa Regions, Niyi Adeleye, has stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the sector, especially those with the necessary capital have continued to seize opportunities. He was speaking ahead of the 11th annual African Property Investment (API) Summit Virtual, which took place online between 30th September and October 1st 2020. “Real estate investors that had dry powder (capital) and saw unique opportunities, appeared to have continued to pursue these investments, albeit at a slower pace. “On the other hand, investors that depended on external sources of capital appear to have mostly pushed…
Google will pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for their content, the company’s latest effort to defuse tensions over its dominance of the news industry. The company said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia. News publishers have long fought the world’s most popular internet search engine for compensation for using their content, with European media groups leading the charge. CEO Sundar Pichai said the new product called Google News Showcase will launch first in Germany, where it has signed up…
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Amb. Adeyinka Asekun says the host country is unfairly denying a lot of Nigerians visas including students. Asekun stated this during a webinar on Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary organised by the mission on Thursday evening. He expressed the hope that the issue would be addressed in the draft bilateral agreement, which both countries have been working on, for better treatment of Nigerians in that regard. “Canada and Nigeria have for some time been working on a draft agreement that addresses a number of areas of mutual concern to both countries. “It is our further hope…
“I love my country I no go lie. Na inside am I go live and die” – Wole Soyinka Yes, yesterday, our country Nigeria reached the veritable old age of 60, but the consensus in the land is that we are yet to mature. We wasted our youth and adult life so there is no surprise that at sixty we find very little to celebrate. We all recall that it was indeed during the 50th Anniversary Celebration that an explosion occurred just outside Eagle Square, the venue of the grand celebration. It was a strong message that what Nigeria needed…
Youths, under the auspices of ‘Breathe One Nigeria’, on Thursday night staged a recital forum for poetry, spoken-word and songs in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) to reflect on Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary. The selected youths, drawn from different backgrounds, took their turns to give “electrifying” performances, while others joined the forum virtually from across the country. The youths presented sensational recitations and songs that chronicled Nigeria’s ‘gains and pains’ since it gained independence from colonial rule in 1960. Dr. Moses Paul, convener of Breathe One Nigeria, said the event was to re-echo Nigeria’s need for unity, peace and progress, and to overtly…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached 59,001, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), announced 153 new infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The agency since the beginning of the outbreak in February in Nigeria, more than 509, 555 sample have been tested by the agency. It said that the total figure of patients recovered from the virus infections and discharged after testing negative to the virus increased from 50,358 to 50,452. The public health agency announced that the death toll from coronavirus in the country remains 1,112. According to the data…
Arsenal squeezed past Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to advance to the English Football League (EFL) Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a goalless 90 minutes. With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the league 3-1 on Monday and their opponents also rotating, it was always unlikely to be a high-class encounter. Liverpool had the better chances and should have been awarded a 44th-minute penalty when Diogo Jota was brought down in the box. With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the league 3-1 on Monday…
The U.S president and first lady, Melinda Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and will begin quarantine Friday. The first couple were tested positive after one of the president’s most senior advisers, Hope Hicks, tested positive on Thursday. Trump made this known through his Twitter handle, @realDonaldTrump early Friday morning (Nigerian time). “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Trump tweeted. The Guardian reports that Hicks accompanied the president to the first presidential debate on Air Force One on Wednesday. Trump also confirmed on Fox…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has called for a national dialogue on the way forward for Nigeria. The forum Chairman, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, made the call in his ‘Nigeria@ 60 Independence Anniversary’ message on Thursday in Abuja. Tambuwal said that the forum believed that through a national conversation, realistic and acceptable solutions could be found to the problems posing a threat to peaceful coexistence and national unity of the country. He said that the nation could not continue to remain helpless in the face of challenges confronting her people. “We cannot continue to plead indifference or…