By Sodiq Opeyemi Adelakun, franktalknow.com NIGERIA IS turning to artificial intelligence as a cornerstone of President Bola Tinubu’s plan to transform the country into a $1tn economy by 2030. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, said the government’s approach blends national strategy, research partnerships and hom...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN government announced that more than 13.5 million social media accounts have been closed or deactivated, with nearly 59 million posts deleted across major global platforms in compliance with the country’s Code of Practice for online safety. The National Information Technology Develo...
By Joke Kujenya JUST RELEASED by OpenAI is GPT-5, its latest artificial intelligence model, introducing expanded health-related functions and advanced reasoning capabilities. The company, on its X handle stated that GPT-5 can now identify potential serious health concerns, including cancer, by analysing user-provided information. According to ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter META CHIEF executive Mark Zuckerberg has outlined plans to develop artificial intelligence systems that he says will give individuals unprecedented personal empowerment, calling the next decade a “decisive period” for superintelligence. In a post on his official WhatsApp channel titled Personal Superint...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PARENT COMPANY, Meta, has announced that its messaging platform, WhatsApp, has banned more than 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam activities targeting users worldwide in the first half of 2025. The action follows investigations into scam centres run by organised groups in South-East ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SUBSCRIBERS ACROSS Nigeria can now access seamless National Identification Number (NIN) services after all mobile network operators fully migrated to the National Identity Management Commission’s upgraded NIN verification platform, known as NINAuth. The National Identity Management Commission (...
AMAZON EMPLOYEES working in its smart home division now face a new career reality: demonstrate measurable AI usage or risk being overlooked for promotions. Ring founder and Amazon RBKS division head Jamie Siminoff announced the policy in a Wednesday email, requiring all promotion applications to detail specific examples of AI use. The mandate ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXTENSIVE MODERNISATION and safety upgrades are set to be implemented at key airports across Nigeria following Federal Executive Council (FEC)’s approval of contracts valued at N987billion. The announcement came after Thursday’s council meeting at the State House in Abuja, where the Minis...
By JKNewsMedia Trends “Users are urged to update #WhatsApp as hackers are able to install surveillance software on phones and other devices …” SHADOWS OF digital surveillance have entered the courtroom, as a ruling by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in India has ignited intense debate over privacy, law and personal relationshi...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo ONCE THE stuff of science fiction and sleek Hollywood tech fantasies, transparent smartphones are edging closer to reality, thanks to relentless innovation by a few bold tech companies. What is a Transparent Phone? A transparent phone is a device where the display and other components are either fully or partially see-t...
