King Charles has warned AI executives about the existential dangers posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands. He made the remarks at a summit he convened at Dumfries House in Ayrshire to discuss how AI could be used to benefit society. Participants at the meeting included Kanishka Narayan, the UK’s AI Minister, the Pope’s adviser, and representatives from AI companies including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic. The summit comes amid recent warnings from technology industry figures about the rapidly evolving capabilities of advanced, or “frontier”, AI models and the need for regulation. “Those who have created these technologies are…
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Air Peace has disagreed with the flight delay figures contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) report for August, saying it did not reflect the airline’s total flight operations. The airline noted that the report also failed to put into perspective the factors responsible for the delays recorded during the month under review. This is contained in a statement signed by its Chief Operating Officer, Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, on Thursday in Lagos. Recall that the NCAA, in the report, indicated that Air Peace delayed 1,330 of the 1,864 flights it operated in the month and cancelled seven. Olajide, however,…
The Anambra State Government has intensified policies and enforcement measures aimed at protecting and improving the environment in response to the realities of climate change. Dr Clem Aguiyi, the State Commissioner for Environment, said this on Wednesday in Awka while speaking with journalists ahead of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, marked annually on September 16. Aguiyi said the state had continued to feel the effects of climate change and would not relent in implementing policies and laws that promote environmental sustainability. “Anambra is one of the places in the world that has taken the hit…
Non-state actors in Kaduna State have called for stronger budgetary commitment, accountability and investment to transform the state’s agricultural sector. They made the call at a two-day consultative meeting on the Kampala Declaration on Agriculture and budget analysis and advocacy for non-state actors on Wednesday in Kaduna. The meeting, supported by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and Synergos, was organised to strengthen the participation of civil society, the private sector, academia, the media and other stakeholders in agricultural policy and budget processes. Victor Adejoh, Country Director of Synergos, said the organisation was providing technical assistance to…
The Co-founder of Codefest International, Mr Moss Uromtah, says promising technology ideas developed by young innovators should progress beyond competition prototypes into practical solutions to real-world challenges. Uromtah said this in an interview with reporters on Thursday in Lagos. He said that many hackathons demonstrated participants’ creativity but did not necessarily provide opportunities for their solutions to be tested or adopted after the competition. “Hackathons should not end with winners receiving prizes; they should create pathways for solutions to continue beyond the competition,” Uromtah said. He said that the Lagos Innovate Hackathon 2026 was designed to connect innovators directly with…
The Ondo State Government says the health crisis linked to suspected toxic alcoholic substances has spread to Irele Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Wednesday. Ajaka said eight people had died in Irele, bringing the total number of people affected across the areas to about 170. “As we are now, Irele Local Government Area is where we have a serious issue now. Our people are there and many people have died. “About eight people have been recorded to have died as at yesterday’s night. “So, all the…
Experts at the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF) 7.0 on Wednesday called for stronger investment, skills development and supportive policies. They made the call in Lagos at TSSF 7.0, themed “Rethinking Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy to Attract Investment and Drive Innovation.” Dr Olusola Teniola, Director, Strategic and Business Initiatives, ipNX, said digital literacy, skills, funding and social infrastructure were critical to building a productive digital society. Teniola, who joined the panel virtually, said Nigeria would require substantial funding over the coming decades to develop sustainable digital services and infrastructure. He said such infrastructure was necessary to support inclusive economic growth…
Zoracom Communications Ltd. says increased investment in telecommunications infrastructure alone cannot guarantee resilient networks without real-time visibility, automation and cybersecurity. The Executive Officer of Zoracom, Mr John Nwachukwu, made this known while delivering a presentation at the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF) 7.0 on Wednesday in Lagos. The forum, themed “Rethinking Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy to Attract Investment and Drive Innovation,” brought stakeholders together to examine the country’s digital infrastructure future. Nwachukwu said that while infrastructure investment remains important to the growth and sustainability of the telecommunications sector, it must be complemented by intelligent network management. He said real-time visibility…
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), in collaboration with Natural Eco Capital, has called on Nigerian businesses to play their part in preserving the natural environment. The call was made during the inauguration of the “Nigeria Business Action Plan for Biodiversity (BAP)” on Wednesday in Abuja. The event’s theme was “Strengthening Business Engagement in Nigeria’s Biodiversity Agenda”. Speaking at the event, the Director-General of NCF, Dr Joseph Onoja, said preserving biodiversity was important because nature is the number one capital sustaining every business, regardless of sector. “It is important for businesses to get involved in nature preservation because it ultimately determines…
The South-East Development Commission (SEDC) says it has concluded arrangements for the kick-off of a 50,000-hectare agro-mechanisation project in an Enugu community to tackle insecurity, unemployment and food insecurity. The SEDC 50,000-hectare agro-mechanisation programme is to be established in each of the 15 senatorial zones of the five South-East states of Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Anambra and Imo. A statement issued by the media aide to the Governor of Enugu State, Chief Uche Anichukwu, on Wednesday in Enugu said the pilot scheme would commence in the state on Sept. 22. Anichukwu quoted the Managing Director of SEDC, Mr Mark Okoye, as…