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UNILAG Empowers Girls to Tackle Nigeria’s Challenges with AI

Joseph MichaelOctober 21, 2026

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Two Kenyan AI Startups Win Meta Pitchathon, Secure Funding and Istanbul Summit Invitations

By Okikiola O. JohnsonOctober 19, 2026

NCC Targets AI Compliance and Online Security Gaps with New Working Group

October 18, 2026

GenScan AI Gains Momentum as Stakeholders Explore Clinical Use

October 8, 2026

Trump Orders US Agencies to Replace ‘AI’ With ‘Super Intelligence’

October 1, 2026

AI Platform Targets 500,000 Nigerian Mothers in New MTN-Gates Initiative

September 23, 2026

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AI vs. Hackers: OpenAI Helps Uncover Critical Security Flaws

By Joseph MichaelOctober 21, 2026

AI Trends

IMF Warns AI Boom Is Boosting Global Growth but Risks Disrupting Jobs and Fueling Inflation

By Okikiola O. JohnsonOctober 13, 2026

IIA Nigeria Warns Organisations of Cybercrime and AI-Related Risks

October 17, 2026

UNILAG, Birmingham University Launch Joint AI, Digital Media Degrees Set for 2027

October 16, 2026

INEC Pledges Credible 2027 Elections Amid Fears of AI Manipulation

October 15, 2026

NYSC to Introduce AI-Enabled Technology to Streamline Online Registration

October 15, 2026

Amazon Unveils Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse in Major Personal AI Push

October 15, 2026

Intron

October 14, 2026

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7 Amazing Features of Gemini 4 Argon Nigerians Should Know About

October 21, 2026

The AI Race Just Got Hotter: OpenAI Launches GPT-6

October 8, 2026

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon With 1 Million-Token Context for Complex AI Tasks

September 30, 2026

OpenAI Unveils ‘Dots’, AI Agents That Keep Working on Your Behalf

September 30, 2026

Top 6 Generative AI Tools That Understand Nigerian Languages: Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa

September 21, 2026

20 AI Features That Make the iPhone 18 Pro Apple’s Smartest iPhone Yet

September 12, 2026

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Will AI Really Wipe Out Humanity? The 8 AI Risk Scenarios Nigerians Should Understand

Foody Takeout Uses AI to Build Food Delivery Operations in Minna

NBTE Sparks Tech Revolution with New Standalone National Diploma in AI

10 Best AI Phones in Nigeria for 2026: Don’t Buy Until You Read This!

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Nigerian Professor Warns Medical Laboratory Scientists Against Ignoring AI

By Joseph MichaelOctober 19, 2026

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Schoola AI

By AIBaseOctober 13, 2026

Abdullahi Muhammad Bature

By AIBaseOctober 13, 2026

AI and African Academia: Equaliser or New Threat to Research Integrity?

By Ahmad IbrahimOctober 13, 2026

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Intron advances voice AI for Africa with multilingual support for local conversations

By Ahmad IbrahimOctober 14, 2026

Intron is expanding the capabilities of its voice artificial intelligence technology to support more multilingual…

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Nigerian Military Warns AI Deepfakes Could Endanger Troops and Trigger Public Panic

By Joseph MichaelOctober 13, 2026

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has warned that artificial intelligence-generated videos, manipulated…

Abuja to Host Landmark African AI in Health Summit Amid Surging Use of ChatGPT by Doctors

October 12, 2026

Lagos State Explores AI to Improve Land Administration and Urban Planning

October 11, 2026

US Consulate Backs Nigerian-Led Effort to Set AI Disclosure Standards for Journalism

October 9, 2026

Nigeria Takes Centre Stage in Africa’s Growing AI Economy – World Bank

October 9, 2026

AI Health & Fitness

Nigeria’s Malaria Response Gets an AI Upgrade as Sproxil and NMEP Scale Digital Diagnostics

AI Health & Fitness

Scientists Use AI to Create New Viruses, Sparking Global Biosecurity Debate

AI Health & Fitness

Surgeons Call for AI Adoption to Transform Nigeria’s Healthcare System

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100,000 African Creators to Receive AI Tools as Google and Idris Elba Commit $1 Million

July 1, 2026

Top 5 AI CV Builders Transforming the Nigerian Job Market

June 22, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Football Predictions: Data-Driven Betting Tips for Top Leagues

June 7, 2026

If the Presidency Can Be Deepfaked, None of Us Are Safe

May 29, 2026

Nigeria’s AI News Platform AIBase Nig Surpasses 4 Million Views on X

May 29, 2026

Would You Live Under an AI Government? Thousands Already Signed Up

May 19, 2026

Bill Gates Warns AI Could Fuel a Surge in Cyberattacks in 2027

Google Opens SynthID Detector to Users Worldwide to Identify AI-Generated Content

Samsung Forecasts Record $80 Billion Quarterly Profit on AI Chip Demand

Bill Gates-Backed Coalition Aims to Bring AI to 3.4 Billion People

Nigeria’s AI-Powered Crisis Communication Campaign Wins IPRA 2026 Grand Prix

October 1, 2026

Senate President Cautions Against AI Abuse in 2027 Campaigns

September 29, 2026

OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Rollout Over Safety Concerns

September 29, 2026

AI Events

Nigeria to Host Africa’s First Shared Compute and AI Infrastructure Conference in October

By Joseph MichaelOctober 1, 2026

AI Investment

Top 10 AI Investment Opportunities in Nigeria for Long-Term Growth

September 5, 2026

AI Opportunity

Nigeria AI Research Grants: A Comprehensive Guide to Funding Opportunities, Eligibility, and How to Apply

August 25, 2026

AI Ethics & Policy

Nigeria Launches AI-Ready Sovereign Cloud Framework to Secure Digital Sovereignty and Drive Innovation.

August 19, 2026

AI Opportunity

How to Start AI-powered Dropshipping in Nigeria: Launch a Global Store from Lagos with $0 Product Inventory

August 16, 2026

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Exploring AI Hackathons in Nigeria: Benefits for Innovation

August 14, 2026

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2027 Elections: INEC Turns to AI for Election Result Verification and Cybersecurity

By Joseph MichaelOctober 6, 2026

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools…

AI Is Out, SI Is In: Musk Rebrands SpaceX’s AI Arm as SpaceXSI

October 5, 2026

“NITDA Warns Workers Against Sharing Sensitive Data on Public AI Platforms”

October 4, 2026

AI Consultant Job Description and Responsibilities from Nigeria perspective

October 3, 2026

Zinox Founder Leo Stan Ekeh Launches AI Centres in Two Lagos Schools to Boost Digital Education

September 28, 2026

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