Kano Post News

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/05/nigeria-mulls-ai-strategy-to-engage-researchers/

News : Nigeria Mulls AI Strategy, to Engage Researchers

Nigeria needs to develop a national strategy to harness the power of AI for sustainable development, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has said. A document titled, ‘Co-creating a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Nigeria,’ which he share...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/05/nigerias-oil-production-drops-14-69-to-1-22-mb-d-report/

News : Nigeria’s Oil Production Drops 14.69% to 1.22 mb/d — Report

THE Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said Nigeria’s average oil production dropped by 14.69 per cent year-on-year, YoY to 1.22 million barrels per day, mb/d in the second quarter of 2023, from 1.43 mb/d recorded in the corresponding period of 2022. The NBS stated this in its 2023 second quarter...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/04/cannabis-is-illegal-in-nigeria-but-provides-a-living-for-families-study-calls-for-rethink-of-drug-laws/

News : Cannabis is Illegal in Nigeria but Provides a Living for Families – Study Calls for Rethink of Drug Laws

Arriving at the tranquil village health facility in southwestern Nigeria, we were met by a small gathering of men – young and old – with thinly veiled excitement. These rural farmers were visibly intrigued by our research interest in their experiences as proud growers of ewé ọlà (leaf of wea...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/04/lets-move-nigeria-forward-partner-for-nation-building-tinubu-elumelu/

News : Let’s Move Nigeria Forward, Partner for Nation-Building — Tinubu, Elumelu

ABUJA—President Bola Tinubu has implored legal practitioners in the country to rededicate themselves to rendering services that would help to build the nation. The President, who flagged off the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja, maintained that such red...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/03/police-arrest-100-pipo-during-alleged-gay-marriage-for-delta/

News : Police Arrest 100 Pipo During Alleged Gay-Marriage for Delta

Police for Nigeria south-south state of Delta on Tuesday parade ova 100 pipo wey dem arrest for one event.Di police reveal say dem gbab di suspects during one gay-wedding ceremony inside one hotel for di state. Like most kontri for Africa, same s*x relatioship dey illegal for Nigeria. Pesin fit go t...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/02/what-is-nigeria-missing-by-its-non-membership-of-brics/

News : What is Nigeria Missing by Its Non-Membership of BRICS?

If things go as planned, by January 2024, two African countries will be joining the BRICS bloc. By then, Egypt, a leading economy and Ethiopia, an emerging economy and second most populous African country, will be joining South Africa, another continent’s economic giant, in the bloc. The question ...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/02/nigeria-still-losing-400000-barrels-of-crude-oil-daily-nsa/

News : Nigeria Still Losing 400,000 Barrels of Crude Oil Daily – NSA

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/01/nigerians-with-hiv-are-stigmatised-study-shows-support-from-family-and-friends-is-crucial-to-well-being/

News : Nigerians With Hiv Are Stigmatised: Study Shows Support From Family and Friends is Crucial to Well-Being

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions most affected by HIV. In Nigeria alone, an estimated 1.8 million people are living with the virus. Antiretroviral therapy has made strong gains in reducing HIV-related deaths. But people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings, like Nigeria, still fa...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/09/01/youth-corps-member-no-qualify-to-be-nigeria-minister-falana/

News : Youth Corps Member No Qualify to Be Nigeria Minister – Falana

Who fit be Nigeria minister? Pesin wey still dey do youth service fit dey do dat one still dey do minister work, abi how? Dis na di koko of di issue wey one group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria raise concerning Nigeria Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa. Di g...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/08/31/nigerias-unemployment-rate-falls-to-4-1-using-new-methodology-analysts-say-its-an-undercount/

News : Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.1%, Using New Methodology. Analysts Say It’s an Undercount

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s statistics agency on Thursday reported the country’s unemployment rate as 4.1%, the lowest in many years, but one analysts said was an undercount because of the agency’s new methodology. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) now classifies the employed in Ni...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/08/31/nigeria-doubles-down-on-restitution-demands-following-british-museum-thefts/

News : Nigeria Doubles Down on Restitution Demands Following British Museum Thefts

The Nigerian government has made a new claim for the Benin Bronzes housed at the British Museum in London in the wake of the theft controversy engulfing the institution. "It's shocking to hear that the countries and museums that have been telling us that the Benin Bronzes would not be secure in Nige...

06/09/2023

https://www.kanopost.com/2023/08/30/mutinous-soldiers-in-gabon-say-theyve-ousted-president-whose-family-has-ruled-for-55-years/

News : Mutinous soldiers in Gabon say they’ve ousted president whose family has ruled for 55 years

Ondimba was declared winner of an election criticized by international observers