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Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s highest-ranked country in the 2026 Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI), placing 38th out of 135 countries. The country accumulated an overall score of 45.93 out of 100 to attain this ranking. The report, published by the Global Center on AI Governance, assessed countries on how effectively they are building the frameworks, institutions, and safeguards required to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and deployed responsibly. The assessment covers five dimensions: inclusion and diversity, ethics and sustainability, labour and skills, trust and safety, and AI use in public service. Norway topped the 2026 Global Index on…

* President says painful economic measures are foundation for lasting prosperity Sunday Aborisade in Abuja  President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that he will not betray the trust reposed in him by Nigerians, insisting that the economic reforms introduced by his administration, though painful, were necessary to secure a stronger and more prosperous future for the country. The president also urged his supporters to intensify grassroots mobilisation by taking the message of his administration’s Renewed Hope agenda to every community across the country. He said sustained engagement with citizens remains the bedrock of democratic governance. Tinubu made the remarks in…

New Brunswick, a province in Canada has formally extended its study-to-immigrate permanent residence (PR) pathway for international students graduating from two private colleges. This extension specifically applies to international graduates of selected healthcare and early childhood education programmes at Oulton College and Eastern College, both of which are key institutions in the region. The pathway is called Private Career College Graduate Pilot and will remain open until December 31, 2027, ensuring continued support for qualified individuals. Read also: Here’re 32 pathways to permanent residency (PR) Through this pilot, graduates who secure full-time, programme-related job offers can be nominated for permanent residence…

Artificial intelligence has yet to cause widespread job losses but the federal government has warned that telemarketers, advertising staff and accountants are among the occupations “most exposed” to being replaced by the technology.According to a first-of-its-kind national report, people in the more exposed occupations are more likely to be women and have university qualifications.They include clerks, retail managers, software programmers, accountants, receptionists and advertising and marketing professionals, according to data from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) contained in the AI and Employment in Australia report.Sign up for the Breaking News Australia emailJobs deemed as the “least exposed” to AI displacement…

World Central Kitchen condemns deadly air strike on aid driver, calls for accountability amid escalating Gaza violence.Multiple Israeli attacks have killed at least 10 people in Gaza in 24 hours as violence persists despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire”, according to medical sources.At least four of the Palestinians were killed on Thursday, with several others killed on Wednesday. Details were available on only some of the deaths.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTwo people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on a home west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, medical sources told Anadolu news…

Prehistoric rock paintings in a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia.Credit: Photography by Mangiwau/GettyLast September, a train pulled out of Surakarta in central Java, Indonesia. On board was Eduard Pop, a palaeoanthropologist at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, and a specialist in Homo erectus — a hominin, closely related to our own species, that emerged nearly two million years ago and persisted into the era of modern humans.Fresh from examining H. erectus fossils in the nearby village of Sangiran, Pop travelled by train about 315 kilometres west, through villages and paddy fields, to the Bumiayu district — where he…

Jeremy FowlerJul 9, 2026, 06:00 AM ETCloseJeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com.Multiple AuthorsThe 2026 NFL training camps are on the horizon, and with that in mind, ESPN surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts to help us rank the top 10 players at 11 different positions. This is the seventh edition of these annual rankings.Here’s…

At Sussex’s Love Supreme festival last weekend, Femi Koleoso and James Mollison of British jazz figureheads Ezra Collective joined me for a wide-ranging conversation on their artistry, the power of the dancefloor and hopes for the future of British music.With Koleoso noting that “dancefloors are dancefloors, whether it’s people with instruments or people with turntables, there’s a synergy between all those spaces”, the pair reminisced about some of their own favourite dancefloor memories. Mollison mentioned east London’s now-shuttered Passing Clouds, while Koleoso remembered north London’s University of Dub night at the Scala, as well as Sunday sessions at the Haggerston…

A resident of Bucknor Estate in the Ejigbo area of Lagos, Oluwayemi Afuape, has accused Ikeja Electric Distribution Company of unlawfully disconnecting his electricity supply and threatening him during the process. Mr Afuape made these allegations in a formal petition to the distribution company after officials disconnected his power supply on Wednesday. According to his account, the officials claimed he had failed to notify the company that his area falls under the Band A electricity classification. Mr Afuape, whose prepaid meter bears ID 0213240202589, stated that the officials confirmed during their visit that there was no evidence of meter tampering…

…Calls for sustained civil service reforms, digital transformation By John Alechenu ABUJA — Retiring Director of Highways Construction and Rehabilitation at the Federal Ministry of Works, Engr. Clement Ogbuagu, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise investment in the road sector, describing it as a key driver of economic growth. Ogbuagu made the appeal at a valedictory ceremony held in his honour at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. He expressed gratitude to God for a successful career and thanked the Federal Government for the opportunity to serve. According to him, serving at the federal level provided the…