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Albania appoints world’s first AI minister to curb corruption

Albania has made history by becoming the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence–powered minister. It is a fully virtual officeholder created with pixels, code and machine intelligence. Named Diella — meaning “sunshine” in Albanian — the digital minister will take charge of all public procurement, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on […]

Oil and Gas

NLNG embraces AI to boost safety, efficiency in operations

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited has highlighted the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in enhancing operational efficiency, safety, and productivity across its vast gas infrastructure. The Deputy Managing Director, NLNG, Mr Olakunle Osobu, disclosed this while addressing a global audience of more than 50,000 participants from 150 countries in a panel session at the ongoing […]

Technology

Nigerian students increasingly depending on AI for assistance — Google

Google Search trend data revealed, on Tuesday, that, as schools reopen throughout Nigeria, students are turning to artificial intelligence with increasing frequency to aid in their studies. Google reported a significant increase of over 200 percent in searches that combine “AI + studying” compared to 2024. This indicates that learners are not just interested in […]

Business

Zoho launches AI agents for businesses

A global technology company, Zoho, has launched Zia LLM—the company’s proprietary large language model, a no-code agent builder, Zip Agents Studio, with over 25 deployable Zip agents and a Model Context Protocol to open up Zoho’s vast library of actions to third-party agents. “Today’s announcement emphasises Zoho’s longstanding aim to build foundational technology focused on […]

Technology

AI cannot replace human reporters in NASS, clerk declares

The clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, says Hansard (verbatim) reporters have indispensable roles in legislative proceedings, despite rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and transcription technologies. Mr Ogunlana made the assertion on Tuesday at the Annual National Delegates Conference of the Association of Hansard/Verbatim Reporters of Nigeria, held at the National Assembly in Abuja. […]

Conferences

PHOTOS: Sanwo-Olu delivers keynote address at GITEX Nigeria AI summit

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has delivered a keynote address at the inaugural GITEX Nigeria Government Leadership and AI Summit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In a post on his official X handle, the Governor highlighted how technology and artificial intelligence can transform governance in Nigeria, while also sharing insights from the progress Lagos State has […]

Tech

Chinese AI firms form alliances to counter US chip export curbs

Chinese artificial intelligence companies are stepping up efforts to strengthen homegrown innovation and reduce dependence on foreign technologies, forming new strategic alliances in response to ongoing United States export controls that restrict access to Nvidia’s most advanced chips. The moves were announced during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, which wraps up Monday. According […]

China proposes global AI body to challenge US dominance
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China proposes global AI body to challenge US dominance

China has proposed the creation of an international organization to coordinate global cooperation and regulation on artificial intelligence, as it seeks to position itself as a counterbalance to the United States in the rapidly evolving tech sector. Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday, Premier Li Qiang said China is ready […]