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Don Proposes AI Solution For Insecurity, Unemployment
A don and Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian British University, Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi, has advocated for the deployment of Artificial Intelligence in tackling the rising insecurity in the country.
Fawehinmi also said that if effectively deployed, AI will create more jobs.
He said this while answering questions from newsmen shortly after the maiden inaugural lecture of the Nigerian British University in Asa, a border community between Abia and Rivers states
The inaugural lecture titled ‘Igniting African Renaissance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Reclaiming Innovation and Reimagining Futures’. was delivered by Prof. Ekpe Okorafor, who is the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology in the institution.
The Vice Chancellor further said AI will engender precision and boost manufacturing, improve economic planning and other spheres of human life and expressed the optimism that governments at all levels will leverage on the revolution to do things better.
The don stated, “Artificial Intelligence will promote the Nigerian economy through digitalizing most of the processes which we do manually.
“I’m not saying it will put people out of jobs but it will create precision in manufacturing, in the educational sector, even in fine arts, design and many other disciplines.
“So AI has come to stay. It will also enable planning, planning as an institution as an establishment because it could handle big data, analyze it and make decisions based on the data that was given to it. So it has come to stay and it will play a major role in aviation, transport industry, logistic supply chain management and so on. So it will play a positive role in the economy.”
On insecurity, he said AI provides ready and scientific ways of tackling the challenge, saying, “Very well, AI can effectively do that because the robotics and other aspects of it can be used to detect threats and act in good time without much casualties.
“So it will be able to help us in that regard through the searchlights and on ground, in the regimented pattern, the way the military works. So AI has come to stay.”
The VC commended the inaugural lecturer who he describes as a resource person and an expert in AI, adding that he (Prof. Okorafor) has found the AI club which the institution has adopted.
“As part of our mantra we want to deploy e-learning, e-teaching, that is digitize the campus. That is part of our vision and our mission and that is what we try to encourage our students to be, and they are forward-looking students.
“They have already formed the AI club and in that club they are beginning to carry out a lot of innovative and enterprising projects you know as a way of promoting Artificial Intelligence in their own domain.
“And they are domesticating whatever they are doing. So it will help us to preserve our values and culture because it is home-grown and they are going to own it. NBU will be at the forefront of that”, Prof. Fawehinmi stated.
Earlier, the inaugural lecturer, Prof. Okorafor stresses the need for the domesticate AI in order to reflect the African culture and experiences.
He added, “The key questions are that when we are building these models, the question is who owns the data? Whose biases are being encoded in those models whether it is unconscious or conscious.
“And so if your data is not included then those models will not represent you. And so the AI tools and systems we are currently consuming don’t represent us.
“So what I mean by African centered Architecture is where we begin to encode our cultures, our traditions, our stories, nuances so that when we interact with these AI systems they know us, the models can respond to us not just the way it has been done that is more important.
“So that is really the heart of it is to make sure that it represents the African experience.”
He allayed fears that AI will lead to job loses, stating that it may not be completely ruled out, more jobs will actually be created with home-grown AI systems.
Okorafor who is also a research scholar at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy said, “Well I think transformation. You cannot because of fear holding onto the past not venture into the future. If we truly build AI systems that represent us, that means story tellers will become relevant.
“There will be new jobs, people who need to verify. So you may lose some jobs, but you create more. So been aware of the transformation means that we get to create that environment because some of the jobs we will lose will also mean we can create more.”
The don continued, “1So I think we need to change that thinking. That means we also have to be innovative. We need to see what the possibilities are. Right now you can actually see that there are new jobs, new opportunities being created.
“I mentioned story telling. Africa is rich in culture, we can be custodians. So suddenly now many people can begin to create digital opportunities where they can begin not to go to the villages and talk to the elders and create that information.
“Who knows that job in the future, who knows, but we can’t be sleeping, the world will move ahead. So we need to make this truly African.”
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Nigerian gospel singer, Toluwanisings is reportedly dead
His death was announced by the Convener of the Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates, COPA, Pelumi Olajengbesi on Wednesday.
Expressing concern over the death of young Nigerians, Olajengbesi, in a post on Instagram, pleaded for God’s mercy.
Concerns mount over reports of Toluwanisings’ death
While noting that the death of Toluwanisings is not God’s plan, he wrote, “We say no to untimely death.”
Sharing the singer’s picture, Pelumi said, “My God! What a life! No, Lord! We plead for Your mercy upon Toluwanisings.
“I am deeply troubled by the deaths of young men and women. This is not God’s plan for us.”
Reacting to the sad news, comedian Woli Agba said they are still praying for a miracle.
He wrote on his page, “Please hold on. Please don’t conclude. We are trusting God. Please.”
Responding in the comments section, singer Boyebest wrote, “Yes yes yes. Yeah I have faith in God. I do. God you’ll do this one.”
This came about two hours after the rumour first surfaced on social media.
DAILY POST reports that the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death have not been revealed as of the time of this report
Nollywood actress, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha has announced the death of her father, Leonard Ndukaife Chukwuka.
The actress disclosed this in an emotional post on Instagram on Friday, saying her father had “gone to be with the Lord.”
Chukwuka said she lost her mother 13 years ago and described the death of her father as painful, noting that she was now without either parent.
“I lost my mother 13 years ago and now that my father is gone, the thought that I have neither parent here anymore breaks my heart in a way I cannot fully explain. So na only me bayi?”
Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpotha and her late father, Leonard Chukwuka…Photo Credit: IG / chiomaakpotha
Describing her late father as “my daddy, papa’m, obara’m, my comfort,” the actress expressed gratitude for his long life and for the opportunity he had to see his children and grandchildren.
“I am so thankful you lived a long life, and I am grateful to God you saw your children and grandchildren. We had hoped you would meet your great-grandchildren too, mana nya diba!” she said.
Chukwuka also reflected on the difficulty of losing a parent, regardless of their age.
“No matter how many years we are given with a parent, we still want one more conversation, one more embrace, one more day,” she wrote.
She said she was grateful for the moments she shared with her father, particularly towards the end of his life.
Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpotha..Photo Credit: IG / chiomaakpotha
The actress said she had kept the news private while coming to terms with her grief before deciding to announce his death.
“I have held this news close while trying to understand my own grief,” she said.
She asked the public to keep her, her siblings and the entire Chukwuka family in their prayers, adding that details of her father’s funeral would be announced when the family was ready.
“Rest well, Olowo of Ikate, my father. I will always love you,” she wrote.
Chukwuka accompanied the announcement with biblical passages, including Proverbs 17:6 and Psalm 34:18, which speaks of the Lord being close to the brokenhearted.
The government has declared Monday, September 21, 2026, as a statutory public holiday to mark Founder’s Day.
The Ministry of the Interior announced the declaration in a notice dated September 14, 2026, informing the general public that the day should be observed as a public holiday throughout the country.
Founder’s Day is a day set aside to recognise the people whose efforts contributed to Ghana’s struggle for independence and the establishment of the country.
The day is closely associated with Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first Prime Minister and later President, who played a leading role in the country’s independence movement.
September 21 is also significant because it is Nkrumah’s birthday.
The holiday has, however, been the subject of changes over the years. Under the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act, 2019, August 4 was designated Founder’s Day, while September 21 was observed as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day.
The 2025 amendment changed this arrangement, with September 21 now listed as Founder’s Day. The Ministry of the Interior’s 2026 public holiday calendar confirms September 21 as Founder’s Day and a statutory public holiday.
Founder’s Day provides an opportunity for Ghanaians to reflect on the country’s journey to independence and remember the individuals and movements that contributed to the establishment of the Ghanaian state.
It is also a day to reflect on the values, sacrifices and political struggles that shaped Ghana’s path to independence.
The holiday falls on Monday, September 21, 2026, meaning workers, students and the general public will have a statutory holiday on that day.
The public is therefore encouraged to take note of the date and observe the holiday accordingly.
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