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Artificial Intelligence

Kenya’s AI campaign offers warning for Nigeria’s 2027 election

Olawale Afolabi -
Artificial intelligence is already being used to manufacture apparently grassroots political support ahead of...
Technology

Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI race could threaten humanity

Plu Team -
An artificial intelligence researcher at Anthropic has resigned from the company, warning that the...
Business & Economy

Oil rises above $100 first time since July over Iran war

Plu Team -
Brent crude has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July...
Technology

U.S. states pause data-centre tax breaks as AI boom drives up public costs

Plu Team -
U.S. states that spent years offering tax incentives to attract data-centre investment are beginning...
Politics & Power

Kwankwaso reacts as Obi’s convoy in Benue is blocked

Plu Team -
Suspected thugs blocked the convoy of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic...
Climate

Africa needs $277bn a year to meet climate commitments – UN

Eric Ojo -
Africa needs $277 billion annually to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through 2030,...
Business & Economy

Pluboard interview: U.S. couple takes Black church drama to Africa, eyes Nigeria

Eric Ojo -
A U.S. husband-and-wife filmmaking team behind an independently produced television drama about faith, money,...
Business & Economy

Nigeria orders fast-track disbursement of $700m mariime fund

Plu Team -
The Nigerian government has ordered maritime authorities and commercial lenders to accelerate the processing...
Africa

AU sets launch date for own credit rating agency

Plu Team -
The African Union (AU) has officially set October 7 for the launch of the...
Business & Economy

Dangote refinery IPO set for mid-September launch

Plu Team -
The long-awaited public share offering of Nigeria’s massive Dangote Refinery is set to open...
Security

Defence Minister Musa: El-Rufai divided Kaduna, planned killings

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has accused former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai of...
Climate

World set to breach 1.5°C, but return below it still possible, UN says

Eric Ojo -
The world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C global warming threshold within the...
Business & Economy

Uber exits Nigeria after 12 years, offers drivers “goodwill payment”

Plu Team -
Uber is ending its operations in Nigeria after 12 years, withdrawing from one of...
Environment

New report links British colonial rule to Africa’s ecological damage

Anietie Umoren -
A new report launched at the University of Lagos is calling for the environmental...
Environment

Abuja airport road, Lugbe flooded after heavy downpour

Ubong Ekott -
A heavy downpour flooded Abuja’s Airport Expressway and large parts of Lugbe on Tuesday,...
Latest News

Sachet alcohol ban: Retailers plead with Tinubu, NAFDAC to stop crackdown

Plu Team -
Hundreds of desperate petty traders and drink distributors have taken to the streets of...
Business & Economy

China’s aluminium profile shipments to Nigeria jump 1,614% in July

Olawale Afolabi -
China’s aluminium profile shipments to Nigeria surged 1,614% month-on-month in July, making Nigeria the...
Technology

Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO after 15 years; John Ternus takes the helm

Plu Team -
  Tim Cook's 15-year run as Apple's chief executive officer came to a close on...
Health

Medical costs push 150 million people into poverty in Africa every year

Eric Ojo -
Out-of-pocket medical costs push 150 million people into poverty every year in Africa, the...
Environment

Africa’s Great Green Wall faces $14bn financing gap

Eric Ojo -
Africa’s Great Green Wall faces a financing gap of about $14 billion as the...
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