…a source of hardship and security threats to students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri and Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri. He noted that although the Ihiagwa-FUTO road is a state road connecting the Naze-Nekede-Ihiagwa-Obinze corridor in Owerri West, it remains a link to the two federal institutions…

…appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intensified its battle against excess liquidity, raising N4.72 trillion through Open Market Operations (OMO) auctions i…

…lending and into something closer to ecosystem development — combining finance, technology, climate intelligence and startup incubation to solve structural problems in agriculture. One example is the evolution of the agritech programme developed by First City Monument Bank. What started in 2018 as a platform to identif…

…view, is the Kukah Centre’s Election Security Information Hub. The ESI Hub is a modern, technology-driven information collation and analysis centre that has logged over 2,500 security incidents and more than 380 electoral offences since mid-2025, mapped to specific hotspots, and that data is meant to feed public compli…

…appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.The Naira sustained its impressive run against the US dollar on Friday, August 28, 2026, extending a week-long appreciation streak amid improved foreign exch…

…in the suit. However, the Federal High Court in Abuja subsequently struck out the two technology companies from the case, leaving Sowore as the sole defendant. Sowore pleaded not guilty to the amended charges brought against him under the Cybercrimes Act 2024. He has consistently criticised the prosecution, describing…

…finding that the government punished the company in a row over military use of its technology. Anthropic infuriated Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in February by insisting its technology should not be used for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons systems. In his esponse, Trump ordered every government agency to s…

…of immigration control, customs administration, intelligence-sharing, surveillance, technology and coordinated security operations. “This is particularly important for Nigeria because our northern security environment cannot be divorced from developments across the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin. “As Atiku rightly ackno…

…appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.Nigerians could soon get some relief from soaring transportation costs as President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal and state governments to work togeth…

…journalist Victor Enengedi has over a decade's experience covering energy, MSMEs, technology, banking and the economy.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) to increase the domestic use of gas, reduce gas flaring and ensure that the country’s vast gas reserves translat…

…listed infrastructure, education, healthcare, human capital development, agriculture and technology among the areas receiving attention under his administration. He added that the government would continue to strengthen public institutions, support businesses and create opportunities for young people to realise their p…

…transformation. “This is an important step in ensuring that government increasingly uses technology not only to deliver services, but also to measure performance and drive institutional improvement,” he said. He, however, stressed that the integrity of the process remained more important than the technology supporting…

…view of everything around me," he said. The surgeons operated on Hibbert using new AI technology which helps to identify tiny anatomy in the brain by colour-coding important structures to help surgeons recognise them safely. The hospital had previously used the technology as a research tool but the operation was the fi…

…2027 presidential candidate, has identified agriculture, construction, manufacturing, technology, and energy as the five sectors with the greatest potential to put millions of Nigerians to work.Adebayo shared the position on social media, framing job creation as the central measure by which he intends to judge any econ…

…food production and processing. The South-west would build on its existing strengths in technology, finance, and the creative economy, the South-east would deepen its industrial and entrepreneurial capacity, and the South-south would extract greater value from oil and gas while growing maritime services and fisheries."…

…on pupils and students by school authorities.The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, announced the policy during a meeting with executives of the Association of Bursars of Secondary Schools in Akure. Ajibefun said the government had introduced a digital payment gateway through w…

…Tinubu, whose address was delivered by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN, described Walson-Jack as a distinguished public servant and reformer who understood that public service was a calling to national purpose rather than a platform for personal achievement. He said th…

…Both organisations renewed calls for legally binding international rules governing the technology. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric issued the warning on Tuesday, August 25, saying the risks associated with autonomous weapons had intensified since they first appealed to governm…

…the 2027 general elections, with substantial allocations meant for election operations, technology and capital expenditure. Amupitan, while making a presentation before the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Electoral Matters at the National Assembly on Thursday, February 12th, 2026, noted that the…

…was also uncovered. US Attorney Lesley A. Woods said the case demonstrated that using technology did not shield Lewis-Payne from the consequences of his actions. The sentence was handed down by US District Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. in federal court in Omaha. There is no parole in the US federal prison system.

…identified an increasingly interconnected threat landscape involving financial crime, technology and cross-border activity. It noted that fraud remained a dominant predicate offence, with growing cases of Ponzi schemes, fraudulent crowdfunding arrangements, cryptocurrency-enabled investment scams and hacking-related fr…

…or whether disputed outcomes can be meaningfully challenged, confidence diminishes. Technology alone will not solve this problem. BVAS and IReV are important tools for accreditation and transparency, but systems can fail, networks can disappear, and records can be contested. Disinformation can exploit technical uncerta…

…journalist Victor Enengedi has over a decade's experience covering energy, MSMEs, technology, banking and the economy.Petrol depot prices increased in most major Nigerian markets between Monday, August 17 and Friday, August 21, 2026, as rising international crude prices and supply concerns linked to the Strait of Hormu…

…appear higher in your Google feed!Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.Independent petroleum marketers have praised Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s free petrol delivery initiative, saying it could ease operational pressures, improv…

…civic education and the promotion of democratic culture, advancement in electoral technology, strengthening institutional capacity, combating misinformation, increasing inclusivity for persons with disabilities and marginalised groups, and fostering inter-agency dialogue to ensure peaceful electoral processes. Respondi…