Amazon CEO seeks AI to reduce number of workers
Amazon’s management on Wednesday said that it expects that artificial intelligence (AI) software will reduce the number of office workers at the world’s largest online retailer. “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,” Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy wrote […]
Repatriated migrants caution against irregular migration
Stranded migrants who were recently brought back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have advised Nigerians against irregular migration. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a total of 183 migrants, comprising 108 males and 75 females, including 26 children and 13 infants, were repatriated from Tripoli, Libya by IOM. They […]
Police grant Pastor Adefarasin bail, recover stun gun
The Police Command in Lagos State has said it granted Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church an administrative bail after recovering from him a stun gun. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, adding that the object recovered was a prohibited anti-riot […]
Man docked for allegedly stealing two sewing machines valued N140,000
A 20-year-old man, Hussaini Ya’u, was on Wednesday docked in a Kano Sharia Court for allegedly stealing two sewing machines and one lace textile material valued N140,000. The defendant, who lives in Dorayi Quarters, Kano, is charged with theft. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution counsel, Zahradeen Abubakar, told the court that […]
NELFUND directs institutions to verify, upload student data
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has directed institutions to verify and upload their students’ data on the Student Loan Application System (SLAS). This is contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director, Strategic Communications of NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. She said SLAS had now been fully digitised […]
A Call to Action Against Plastic Pollution
By Olamide Martins Ogunlade and Esi-Ife Arogundade The theme, Beat Plastic Pollution, for this year’s World Environment Day resonates deeply, considering the menace of plastic to our environment. Every year, the United Nations (UN) designates the month of June to awareness of the importance of a healthy environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has always maintained […]
Tinubu to visit Benue
President Bola Tinubu is to visit Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affects ing communities in the state. This is coming as his official visit to Kaduna State has been rescheduled his. The President’s visit to Benue is aimed at assessing […]
Makinde to install new monarch The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, is to give the staff of office to the new Eleruwa of Eruwa, Prince Adebayo Adegbola, on June 28, 2025. A statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the coronation ceremony has been confirmed by the Commissioner for Local Government […]
‘One-way’ driver kills tricyclist, flees scene – LASTMA
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said a one-way SUV driver fled after colliding with a tricycle operator, resulting in the operator’s tragic death. LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this known in a statement on Sunday by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director of Public Affairs. Bakare-Oki stated the fatal crash occurred at […]
