1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1704+ words) For years, Nigeria and much of Africa have been seen primarily as consumers of artificial intelligence rather than builders. That is now changing. The Nigerian AI space has witnessed a quiet but significant shift in recent years. A new generation…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1315+ words) For many Lagos residents, flooding has become an all-too-familiar consequence of the rainy season. Yet the latest incidents have revived a familiar question: Why does Lagos continue to flood? On a rain-soaked morning in Lagos, residents of Kunsela Road in…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (316+ words) Not long ago, discussions around risk were mostly associated with insurance and finance. Today, they extend far beyond those boundaries. From cyberattacks and climate change to artificial intelligence, digital finance, and public health, the risks shaping our world have become…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (890+ words) At the Bluechip Data and AI Summit 3. 0 in Lagos, I had the privilege of addressing an audience of executives, business leaders, policymakers and technology professionals on a topic that I believe will define Africa's future prosperity: Claiming Africa's Digital Seat:…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (390+ words) The US government has partially lifted its two-week-old suspension of access to Anthropic's most powerful AI models, according to Reuters. This partial reversal now allows more than 100 companies and institutions, including many Fortune 500 companies, to regain access to Claude Mythos…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (367+ words) The U. S. government has asked Open AI to limit access to its upcoming GPT-5. 6 model to a small number of government-approved partners, due to the model's advanced capabilities, CNN reports, citing a source familiar with the situation. The request comes on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (322+ words) Facebook is relaunching Creator Studio as a standalone AI-powered companion app designed to help creators grow on the platform, the company announced on Wednesday. The tech giant is unveiling the Creator Studio while simultaneously redesigning its in-app creator tools and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (489+ words) Open AI's Chat GPT can be manipulated into generating sexualised images and scenes of graphic violence through a slightly altered version of a widely shared prompt, the BBC reports, citing findings from British AI security firm Mindgard. According to the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (412+ words) Microsoft has tasked Nigeria with shifting its focus from drafting artificial intelligence policies to operationalising the technology in ways that deliver measurable impact for government, industry, and society. According to a News Agency of Nigeria report, Mrs Nonye Ujam, Director…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (377+ words) Global 5 G mobile subscriptions rose to 3. 1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with 162 million new subscriptions added during the period, according to Ericsson's June 2026 Mobility Report released on Tuesday. The report projects that global 5 G subscriptions will more than double…...