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Technology company, ipNX Nigeria, has warned industries against excessive dependence on artificial intelligence without first putting in place reliable systems, quality data, and sustainable digital infrastructure. The caution was given during the 2026 edition of the IoT West Africa Conference and Exhibition held in Lagos, where industry stakeholders gathered to discuss the future of digital transformation across Africa. This was made known through a statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday. According to the statement, the company’s Chief Technology Architect, Oluwaseun Oluboyo, said organisations must avoid embracing technology simply because it is trending. He said this during a boardroom…
Form and fitness concerns are hanging over some of football’s biggest names just three weeks before the World Cup kicks off. AFP sports looks at five of the stars who must shoulder the burden of their nations’ expectation in the first-ever 48-team finals spread across the United States, Mexico and Canada: Kylian Mbappe (France) Mbappe could become the all-time top goalscorer in World Cup history over the next few weeks, but will cross the Atlantic after a troubled time at Real Madrid. The 27-year-old is yet to win a major trophy in two seasons at the Spanish giants despite his…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, in collaboration with the Adamawa State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development and the Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board, has unveiled the Revised National Teacher Policy aimed at strengthening teaching standards and improving education delivery in the state. The initiative, held in Yola on Wednesday, was organised under the European Union–UNESCO programme tagged: “Education and Youth Empowerment in Nigeria (Phase II): Expand, Integrate and Strengthen Systems (EISS) to Build Teachers’ Capacity and Resilience.” Speaking on behalf of the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Umar Pella, Mr. Simnawa S.…
University graduates are booing and heckling corporate executives who praise AI during their commencement ceremonies, and the only people who seem to be genuinely surprised by this are the executives themselves.In a procession of viral videos, 2026 commencement speakers like former Google CEO Eric Schmidt face loud and sustained jeers from students after praising AI and describing the technology as both inevitable and mandatory. The videos have clearly struck a chord among young people entering a bleak job market in an increasingly unstable world.“They deserve everything they’re getting,” Penny Oliver, who recently graduated with a political science degree from George…
Two of the six men accused of attempting to kidnap the wife of Sébastien Borget, the co-founder of The Sandbox, were arrested after calling an Uber to flee the scene, according to local reports. One of the attackers, disguised as a delivery driver, allegedly convinced Borget’s wife to open the gate at their home in the Île-de-France region in northern France. Then five masked accomplices rushed into the courtyard and tried to force her into a nearby car, Le Journal du Dimanche reported Thursday. Neighbors intervened, forcing the attackers to flee. Four escaped in the vehicle, while two others fled on foot…
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Monica Okah, mother-in-law to a former Nigerian deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is dead. Isaac Okah announced this on Wednesday in an obituary released on behalf of the Okah family. Isaac said Mrs Okah died on 20 March and will be buried on 28 May. She was 95. He described the deceased matriarch as a “devout Christian, bridge builder, mentor, and community leader, as well as a charitable and hardworking woman.” Isaac said the late Mrs Okah birthed nine children, including Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of the former Deputy Senate President, Mr Ekweremadu. Burial arrangements According to Isaac, Mrs Okah’s burial…
Shareholders of BUA Cement Plc, Nigeria’s second largest cement company, have commended the company’s outstanding financial performance for the 2025 financial year, following the approval of a N10.00 dividend per share at its 10th Annual General Meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. Rising from the AGM, BUA Cement delivered a remarkable performance across all key financial indicators, reinforcing its position as one of Nigeria’s leading cement manufacturers and a major driver of industrial growth, posting a record revenue of N1.2 trillion in 2025, representing a 34.5 per cent increase from N876.5 billion in 2024. Gross profit rose to N604.1 billion…
Fresh controversy has emerged within the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State after senatorial aspirant, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, denied withdrawing from the Zamfara North Senatorial primary election. Shinkafi, in a letter addressed to the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, rejected claims that he stepped down for a consensus candidate ahead of the party’s May 19 primary election. He maintained that he neither withdrew from the race nor issued any statement indicating his withdrawal. “I did not withdraw from the senatorial race, did not write any letter that I stepped down, and did not make any private or…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has voiced his concerns regarding the apparent tension between the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and their counterparts, the National Association of Road Transport Owners. He indicated that such discord could potentially undermine the integrity of the elections in Ekiti State. He urged the unions to collaborate for the sake of the elections, emphasizing that transport logistics is a crucial element for the success of any election, stating, “your elections can only be as good as your transport logistics.” Amupitan highlighted that although the commission lacks its…
