The German government hopes to create the framework conditions for Germany to become the leading artificial intelligence (AI) country in Europe, ministers said on Monday. Steps include a business-friendly implementation of the European Union’s new AI regulations and better data availability for innovative start-ups, said Digital Minister Volker Wissing at the government’s Digital Summit in…
Pakistan has shut down schools and declared a state of emergency in Punjab, the country’s most populous province, after Indian airstrikes targeted multiple locations inside Pakistani territory. The strikes followed a deadly militant attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Authorities in Punjab, home to nearly 130 million people, said emergency services have been…
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Tuesday. During their meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis and agreed that China and Brazil, as peace-loving and progressive nations, should enhance communication and coordination on…
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is meeting with Nigerian leaders, youth, and partners on Wednesday to foster ways of addressing health challenges, spearheading innovation, and boosting nutrition in Africa. The foundation said it is part of their ongoing commitment to Africa’s development. News gathered that Gates will meet with national…
The Police in Ondo State on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Nelson Adepoyigi, who was kidnapped on Monday evening by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adepoyigi is the chairman of Ifon Ward 5 in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. DSP…
The University College Hospital (UCH) chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has joined the ongoing seven-day nationwide warning strike declared by the association’s national headquarters. The strike, which began at midnight on July 29, followed the Federal Government’s failure to meet long-standing demands raised by the association. Speaking after the…
Imo House of Assembly member, Mr Ugochukwu Amuchie (PDP Aboh Mbaise) on Tuesday called on parents and guardians to observe their children and wards closely for early identification of diphteria disease. Amuchie who doubles as minority leader of house made the call via a motion on adjournment during the assembly’s plenary in Owerri. The News…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has congratulated Pope Leo XIV on being chosen as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. “I extend my most sincere wishes to Pope Leo XIV for the beginning of his pontificate,” Meloni wrote on X. “In a time marked by conflict and unrest, his words from the Loggia…
ABUJA—In a significant debate yesterday, Senators attributed the escalating incidents of banditry and Boko Haram activity to the impending 2027 elections. During discussions on an urgent motion regarding the alarming rise of these threats, Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau of the PDP, representing Taraba North, was supported by Senators Sunday Karimi from the APC in Kogi…
The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has fined TikTok £12.7m for failing to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The investigation found that the video-sharing site allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use the platform without parental consent, which violated its…
