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A Nigerian technology firm, AEGIS AI, has launched an artificial intelligence platform, the Visitors and Inward Mail Management System, designed to enhance office security and help organisations comply with data protection regulations. The founder of AEGIS AI, Dr Joshua Denila, said the company’s VMS replaces traditional paper-based visitor logs with a secure, automated digital ecosystem. The system is aimed at protecting corporate lobbies from privacy breaches while streamlining visitor and mail management. Denila explained that paper visitor registers in most Nigerian offices create significant legal and security risks. “The current paper register likely violates the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation in…

Sony and Honda’s joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), said it will start customer deliveries of the $90,000 Afeela 1 electric vehicle in in the US in late 2026. The company also showed off an SUV concept that it said would inform a production model in the US for as early as 2028.The new Afeela Prototype 2026 looked remarkably similar to the Afeela 1 pre-production unit, with short overhangs, a long wheelbase, and an overall larger footprint. No other details about the vehicle were released. SHM CEO Yasuhide Mizuno called it an “early-stage concept.”In advance of deliveries, SHM said it…

Coinbase shares spiked 8% after Goldman Sachs upgraded COIN from “neutral” to “buy” as it upped its 12-month price target on its growing diversification. In a report on Monday, Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro said the bank has “selective optimism” about US brokers and “structurally growing crypto infrastructure businesses” such as Coinbase. The firm upgraded COIN to “buy” and also raised its 12-month price target from $294 to $303 per share. COIN closed the day with an 8% gain, sitting at $254.92 at the time of writing, with minimal action in after-hours markets.  At the current price, Goldman Sachs’ 12-month price target…

The creator of Severance is teasing what fans can expect from season 3 of the hit Apple TV show. “I can tell you that the feeling I had when we wrote the end of season 2, where we wrote it and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, people are gonna freak out about this. They’re gonna be mad, they’re gonna be yelling at the TV, but they’re gonna be excited.’ And then a couple of other key moments in season 2, I got that same feeling. I’ve had that feeling more writing season 3 than in any previous season,” Dan…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has called on Nyesom Wike to resign as minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Basiru’s call for Mr Wike’s resignation came a few hours after the minister warned the APC secretary to steer clear of Rivers State politics and desist from making “careless and provocative statements” about the state. Mr Wike’s warning followed Mr Basiru’s criticism of Victor Giadom, the APC national vice chairman (South-South), for describing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as “so-called governor”. The FCT minister, in a meeting with his supporters on Monday in…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the Nigerian government, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration of embarrassment and moral cowardice over the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the United States. The statement was released on Monday by ADC National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The party criticized Nigeria’s lack of response more than 48 hours after the US operation, describing the government’s silence as “reeking of fear” and “a further indication that Nigeria has lost both voice and standing on the international stage.” In addition, the statement highlighted the widely condemned 2024 Venezuelan elections as…

The All Progressives Congress South-East Mandate Forum has saif the party is regaining its footing in Abia State. In a statement issued in Umuahia on Monday, the APC South East Mandate Forum said political engagement across communities in Abia has begun to alter the state’s political landscape, despite being governed by the Labour Party. According to the Forum, the LP is steadily losing ground ahead of the 2027 general election. The coordinator of the APC South East Mandate Forum, Chief Onyebuchi Okorie, in a statement, said the APC leadership in Abia, led by the Deputy Speaker of the House of…

Former Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has been appointed new manager of Saudi First Division League outfit Al-Ula FC. Peseiro last managed Egyptian Premier League club, Zamalek. The 65-year-old was in charge of Zamalek for four months, before he was sacked by the former African champions. The Portuguese guided the Super Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Al-Ula FC currently occupy fourth position on the table, and will hope Peseiro help  them secure promotion to the Saudi Pro League next campaign.

The Nigeria Football Federation has welcomed the nationality switch of Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, expressing optimism about adding the 24-year-old to its goalkeeping options. Born in London to Nigerian parents, Okonkwo was eligible to represent both England and Nigeria and featured for England at various youth levels. However, in December 2025, he completed a switch of allegiance to Nigeria, a move that has been warmly received by the NFF. “The NFF is always excited to have another quality player committing to Nigeria and providing an option in a particular position,” NFF Director of Communications, Dr. Ademola Olajire, told ESPN. “Arthur…

Residents of Puposhola in the New Oko-Oba area of Lagos State have appealed to the state government to fix the dilapidated road in their community. The residents claimed that the bad road had subjected them to untold hardship and unnecessary spending. They appealed in separate interviews with a PUNCH Metro correspondent who visited the area on Monday. Our correspondent observed that the long stretch of the road was riddled with potholes and posed serious driving challenges, as motorists struggled to navigate the failed portions. A resident who identified himself as Amechi disclosed that he had continued to spend money repairing…