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Photo: Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched an Artificial Intelligence, AI, training programme to equip 6,000 selected senior secondary school teachers across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative, organised by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission seeks to integrate AI into the educational system, enhancing teaching methods and empowering educators with the skills to prepare students for a technology-driven future. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the training, as well as the unveiling of the minimum standards for senior secondary education in Abuja on Tuesday, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has received the initial shipment of 2,000 tractors and 9,027 additional farming tools from Belarus, as part of its initiative to boost food production in the country. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, announced this in a video posted on X.com on Tuesday. He wrote, “Nigeria has received the first batch of the 2,000 tractors and 9,027 other farming equipment to be procured in 2025 as President Tinubu’s administration seeks to accelerate food production in the country.” According to Olusegun, the new tractors will be distributed under three key…

By Deborah Nnamdi A newborn baby died in Paris Monday after his 18-year-old American mother threw him out a hotel window, umbilical cord still attached, French prosecutors and a police source said. She threw the infant from the second-floor window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement in eastern Paris, the prosecutor’s office said. According to the Prosecutor, the newborn was given emergency care but did not survive.The baby died at 7:45 am (0645 GMT) at the Robert Debre hospital, a police source told AFP. Police had been alerted after an infant wrapped in a cloth, with its umbilical cord…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday ruled that popular musician Abdulazeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, and socialite Sam Larry had no involvement in the death of singer Aloba Oladimeji Ilerioluwa, popularly called Mohbad. The court’s decision comes after months of speculation and legal proceedings surrounding the controversial case. Reading the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos, Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje on Tuesday ruled that Naira Marley had no case to answer. The court also freed Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy), and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde. The DPP, however, stated that…

By Deborah Nnamdi A woman, Miriam Ugochi Emenike, posing as a medical doctor at Echoes of God’s Mercy & Grace Mission Specialist Hospital, located on Finbars Road in Umuahia North local government area, Abia State, has been exposed as a fake after an investigation confirmed she had no valid medical qualifications. Emenike, who had been working as a gynecologist and was later promoted to Chief Medical Director (CMD), allegedly used forged credentials to secure employment at the hospital. Despite concerns raised by staff over her qualifications, the hospital’s CEO insisted on hiring her in 2023. Her fraudulent activities came to…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has issued a warning to the residents of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando in Kaduna to steer clear of its open range during an upcoming shooting exercise. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa announced in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. Maidawa said the exercise had been scheduled to take place from February 26 to March 1. He said the exercise was part of the advanced application of fire package for the Army Cadets of the 72 Regular Course. According to him, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium would strengthen economic ties to enhance food security. Mr. Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance disclosed this in a statement he signed and released in Abuja. According to the ministry’s director of information, the minister and the Belgian ambassador, Mr Pieter Leenknegt, held a meeting to explore ways to facilitate cooperation in agriculture and food security. “At the meeting, Edun highlighted Nigeria’s improving economy, declining inflation, price stability, and increased…

A family in Lagos has been thrown into mourning after a reckless driver crushed their 12-year-old daughter to death and injured her 15-year-old sibling on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around Ogundare Bus Stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway when the killer driver sleeping on the BRT lane hit the children who were on their way from school. The siblings were rushed to the Orile Agege General Hospital, where the younger child died shortly afterwards. At the time of this report on Tuesday morning, the older child had been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where medical teams are…

Photo: Bayelsa state governor Douye Diri A yet unknown 200-level Chemical Engineering student from the Federal University, Otuoke, tragically drowned in Ekoli Creek, Yenagoa, over a N300 bet. Sources from Otuoke, the hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan, said the tragic incident happened on Sunday morning. Our source said the remains of the ill-fated student were yet to be retrieved on Monday evening, adding that it is expected to prop up from the water before midday on Tuesday. Our source, who is familiar with the situation, said the victim had wagered with some individuals that he could swim across the…

A 25-year-old housewife, identified as Salamatu Danjuma has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command over the alleged killing of her husband in Nadabo village, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. The state police command in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, revealed the couple had been engrossed in a domestic dispute before the incident. The statement revealed that the dispute centred around the custody of the couple’s six-year-old daughter. Wakil said, “Despite initial discussions with her family that seemed to favour welcoming the child into their home, the husband later refused, which…