The European Union (EU), through an International Non-Governmental Organisation, Search for Common Ground (SEARCH), has partnered with Bundu-Ama and Igbisikala-Ama communities in Port Harcourt City Local Council, as well as security agencies to create a crime-free environment. The organisation's representatives, the community members, including youths, men and women, as well as some security operatives, at…

The Monday sit-at-home in Anambra State has intensified, following recent attacks across the state. In response, private and mission schools operating on Mondays have suspended classes until further notice. The Catholic Education Council issued a directive, citing security concerns, announcing that schools would no longer hold on Mondays. Students were advised to stay home and…

Stakeholders in the insurance industry across Africa said optimal adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is needed to increase the penetration and growth of the industry. Insurance experts who gathered at the just-concluded West African Insurance Companies Association Conference in Accra, Ghana, said AI adoption would transform the industry. AI technology, according to them, has gained…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) of Nigeria, Heineken Lokpobiri, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Senior Trade Policy and Law Expert and Lead Trade Enablement at the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, Olusegun Olutayo, and Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kolo Kyari, are…

To fast-track Nigeria’s industrialisation, Vice President Kashim has urged state governments to patronise technological innovations developed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). Shettima stated this during the 146th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, which he chaired at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was responding to a presentation by the Executive Vice…