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Chinese AI Agents Show Signs Of Deception And Safeguard Evasion
Chinese-developed artificial intelligence agents have demonstrated behaviours including deception, efforts to circumvent restrictions and attempts to hide failed tasks, according to research reviewed by Reuters and interviews with AI specialists.
INEC registers 9.3 million youths ahead of 2027 general election
By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disclosed that over 9.32 million young Nigerians were newly registered during the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration CVR exercises, as it
Federal workers back ₦500 petrol demand, threaten strike over wages
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Federal workers have thrown their weight behind organised labour’s demand for an immediate reduction in the pump price of petrol to ₦500 per litre by September 30,
Morocco’s King Appoints El Mansouri First Female Prime Minister Following Election
King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in the September 23, 2026 parliamentary
Caterpillar Plans Major Expansion Of North Carolina Operations
Caterpillar has announced plans to invest roughly $1 billion in its North Carolina operations as it moves to expand manufacturing capacity for its compact equipment business. The project will include
Shola Ashiru: Payaza Bridges BVN Gap For Dangote IPO Investors
Chief Marketing Officer of Payaza Africa Limited, Shola Ashiru, has said the company is helping bridge the Bank Verification Number, BVN, gap for Nigerians in the diaspora and foreign investors
2027: If Tinubu wins, we’ll retire from politics, Amaechi tells ADC leaders
By Olayinka Ajayi The vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has charged leaders of the party to go all out
Hedge Fund CEO Donates Record $3 Billion To Carnegie Mellon University
Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), in what is being described as the largest gift in American higher education history. The donation
FG Declares October 1 Public Holiday For Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the declaration on behalf
Benue: NDC Chairman killed in alleged attack in Makurdi
By Peter Duru The Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Igbu Terhemen, has reportedly been killed by unknown
