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Kwara seeks AI partnerships, urges ethical regulation of emerging technologies

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (842+ words) Kwara State Governor, Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq, has called on researchers, investors and innovators to partner with governments at all levels to pilot and scale artificial intelligence and digital solutions in agriculture, healthcare, education and governance. The governor made the…...

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punchng. com > un-report-highlights-growing-urban-climate-plans

UN report highlights growing urban climate plans

18+ hour, 21+ min ago  (482+ words) The analysis, released recently at the just-concluded 13th session of the World Urban Forum in Azerbaijan, reviewed 142 national climate plans submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change before 15 April" 2026. According to the report, governments are increasingly recognising that…...

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punchng. com > ogoni-now-free-of-illegal-refineries-hyprep

Ogoni now free of illegal refineries " HYPREP

23+ hour, 21+ min ago  (686+ words) The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project has declared that Ogoniland in Rivers State is now free of illegal artisanal refining sites, following ongoing remediation and environmental clean-up operations in the area. HYPREP also said it has recorded 90 per cent success in…...

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Lagos hails residents" sanitation compliance, promises better waste collection

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (676+ words) Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. Credit: X | Tokunbo Wahab The Lagos State Government on Saturday commended residents of Alimosho Local Government Area for their level of compliance with the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, describing the area…...

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Plateau to host maiden technology festival

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (378+ words) The Plateau State Government has unveiled plans for the maiden edition of the Plateau State Science, Technology and Innovation Festival scheduled to hold from June 1 to 3, 2026, in Jos. The festival, tagged PLASSTIFEST, will take place at the Crispan Suites and…...

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (556+ words) An image grabs obtained on May 29, 2026, from UGC video content on the X page of @JConcilus and shared on social media show Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploding during a test flight on May 28, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Blue Origin's…...

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punchng. com > pan-atlantic-university-nnpc-partner-on-environmental-discourse

Pan-Atlantic University, NNPC partner on environmental discourse

6+ day, 25+ min ago  (195+ words) The Centre for Media and Communication Research, Pan-Atlantic University, in partnership with the NNPC Foundation, will host the 2nd NNPC Foundation Symposium on Energy and Environmental Communication. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of CMCR, Prof Nelson Okorie,…...

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Stakeholders call for forest conservation at UNIOSUN conference

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (245+ words) File: Entrance to Uni Osun The 4th annual conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters Nigeria opened on May 19 at Osun State University, with stakeholders calling for stronger collaboration to protect forest ecosystems and promote sustainable economic growth. Forest scientists,…...

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punchng. com > scientific-renaissance-in-northern-nigeria

Scientific renaissance in Northern Nigeria

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (550+ words) File: Prof. Mahmoud Maina This is why the growing influence of Prof. Mahmoud Bukar Maina deserves closer attention, not merely as a celebrated scientist, but as a symbol of how mentorship and institution-building can reshape communities and redefine possibilities for…...

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punchng. com > pope-urges-disarming-of-artificial-intelligence-in-major-manifesto

Pope urges 'disarming' of artificial intelligence in major manifesto

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (580+ words) Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the "disarming" of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of "new forms of slavery" behind its rise. The "just war" theory espoused recently by the Trump administration…...