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Curriculum and edtech providers are rapidly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into instructional materials with little or no evidence that the AI add-ons improve student learning, according to a new brief from EdReports, a nonprofit that reviews pre-K-12 instructional materials. Only one of the 10 vendors in the study included third-party evidence that the AI features they embedded improved educational outcomes. “I knew that there wasn’t going to be much evidence, but I was surprised at how little there was,” says Courtney Allison, chief academic officer for EdReports. She says the report underscores a growing challenge: behind-the-scenes AI updates make it difficult…

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has inaugurated a grassroots media team to campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, using the administration’s policies and reforms over the past three years as the basis for its outreach. Mr Uzodimma, who is also chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), mandated the team to engage Nigerians across communities on the benefits of the Renewed Hope Agenda and the administration’s policies ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The governor established the team under the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, which he chairs, and serves as its director-general for party outreach, engagement and mobilisation. The Director of…

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of creating and operating a purported government agency, has finally appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment after several failed attempts to bring him before the court. Mr Adeyemi was led into the courtroom at about 2:33 p.m. on Wednesday, wearing a white long, flowing dress and a white baseball cap. He was led into the courtroom by a female police officer of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC). Although he appeared cheerful, he kept his head lowered, with the brim of his cap partly covering his face, as he…

This Thursday, Oct. 1, applications for Study Abroad opportunities open for interested students and are due Dec. 1. Jessica Zied, the student advisor for Study Abroad, explained that students interested in these opportunities must first participate in mandatory “First Steps Information Sessions,” which consist of meetings that allow students to better understand the application process and plan for studying outside of the Fairfield University campus.  These sessions will take place every weekday throughout the duration of the application window: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon. They will be held…

Former Nigerian Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar has been featured in promotional material by an Indian hospital following his knee replacement surgery there. The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows Mr Abubakar receiving care at Krishna Shalby Hospital in Ahmedabad, India, including footage of him walking and exercising after the procedure. The hospital has also used images of the former Head of State and Vice President Kashim Shettima in posts promoting its services to international patients. Hospital’s promotion In an Instagram post on Monday, the Indian Hospital said Mr Shettima visited the facility and met its management…

The National President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji “Mr Latin” Amusan, has reacted to allegations levelled against him by his colleague, Olanrewaju “Baba Ijesha” Omiyinka. In a viral video on Wednesday, Baba Ijesha accused Mr Latin of distancing himself from him following his release from prison. He also described Mr Latin as an opportunist. The video was recorded during a recent event in Ogun State, where the actor expressed his disappointment over what he described as Mr Latin’s deliberate refusal to maintain contact with him. Baba Ijesha, who was released from prison…

The most popular tools related to content, collaboration or video. Despite widespread hype about integrating artificial intelligence tools into college classrooms, faculty aren’t using them as much as other types of education-technology tools. That’s one of the big takeaways from a report Instructure—which owns the nation’s most popular learning management system, Canvas—released Tuesday entitled, “EdTech Top 40: Inside the U.S. higher education digital learning stack.” It’s an analysis of de-identified data from 19.5 million U.S. higher education users between September 2025 and April 2026 and the Learning Tools Interoperability integrations they used during that time period. (LTIs are external tools capable…

Jobberman Nigeria has highlighted the importance of harnessing the strengths of a multi-generational workforce and supporting professional development as organisations respond to the changing world of work.  The company contributed these perspectives as a partner at the 58th International Conference and Exhibition of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). Held from September 21 to 24, 2026 at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, the conference brought together HR professionals, business leaders and industry experts under the theme, ‘Repositioning for Value and Impact.’ Jobberman’s participation combined insights on workforce diversity and career advancement with engagement…

It’s rare that I devote a whole column to one brand, but not as rare as the decision by any beauty company to back women over 40, so I think Sarah Creal is worthy of the inches.Creal, co-creator of Victoria Beckham Beauty and product developer of countless global companies for more than 30 years, felt that women of her generation (she’s 56) and their specific beauty challenges (hooded eyelids, decreased product wear time and so on) were being overlooked by major brands in favour of teenagers. Wander into any lip-oil slicked, Korean sheet-mask filled, freckle-pen-dotted branch of Sephora and tell me she’s wrong.double quotation markSarah Creal decided…

No prizes for guessing what this pub used to be… The Old Ticket Office has high ceilings, walls painted shades of locomotive green and booths resembling train carriages; there are outdoor tables on Station Square. A live train departures board theoretically prevents passengers lingering too long, and a canning machine means any draught beer is also available to take away (the hatch on platform 4 also does takeaway orders). There are five handpulls plus Young’s usual spritz menu and other drinks, plus light bites and pizzas. The pub is currently closed for roof repairs and expected to reopen by the…