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There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks foundation models and benchmarks—GPT versus Gemini, reasoning scores, and marginal capability gains. But in practice, the more durable advantage is structural:...

The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For this reason, purpose-built...

Abuja, In a decisive step to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria, on 14 April, convened ambassadors and heads of mission for its first Ambassadorial Health Diplomacy Roundtable in Abuja. The meeting mobilised diplomatic alignment, resources and accountability to support the Government of Nigeria’s health sector reform agenda under

Brazzaville/Geneva—Nearly 20 million measles-related deaths have been averted in Africa since 2000 thanks to increasing vaccination coverage, according to the first-ever detailed analysis of immunization targets on the continent.  The analysis , by World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, also found that alongside the 19.5 million measles deaths averted, more than 500 million children in Africa

…Food inflation stands at 14.3% Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose slightly to 15.38 percent in March 2026 from 15.06 percent in February, ending an 11-month disinflation trend, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released on Wednesday. The report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that food inflation, the largest component of

Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has opened up on the sources of his wealth, insisting it was built long before his entry into politics. The former vice president, whose net worth is estimated at between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion, said his fortune was accumulated through investments spanning logistics

A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  Adelaja Adeoye, has promised to fix the multi-dimensional socio-economic challenges in Lagos State if given the mandate to serve. Adeoye,in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, also said he would end the cycle of APC governance failures in the state. He said Lagosians deserve better

As violence spring up in communities around the country, northern leaders warn Nigeria can no longer treat insecurity as routine insisting the nation must now respond with a full-scale, war-time strategy or risk deeper collapse. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has declared that Nigeria’s escalating insecurity has reached a “state of war,” urging the Federal

As artificial intelligence systems become more advanced, a new wave of AI models is transforming cybersecurity by offering unprecedented defensive capabilities while also raising concerns about their potential misuse in cyberattacks. Recent developments from leading AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, reveals this growing dual-use dilemma. As AI continues to evolve, the balance between innovation

Kenya’s data protection regulator has recommended prosecuting directors of LOLC Microfinance Bank after the lender failed to respond to a formal inquiry into its handling of personal data.  In an April 14 decision seen by TechCabal, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) found that the bank unlawfully processed a former employee’s personal data