Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has rejected assertions that insecurity is deteriorating across Nigeria, insisting instead that the Federal Government is actively containing the situation through sustained military operations and international partnerships. His remarks came during a recorded appearance on Al Jazeera’s “Head to Head” programme with journalist Mehdi Hasan at Conway Hall in London, released on Friday, even as suspected terrorists abducted over 100 women and children in a devastating attack on Ngoshe community in Borno State just days earlier

The introduction of generative artificial intelligence into the global workplace is poised to widen gender inequality in the labour market, with jobs dominated by women nearly twice as likely to face automation as those held primarily by men. This finding from the International Labour Organisation’s recent analysis places Nigeria and other developing economies on alert, as the technology that promises economic transformation may instead entrench the occupational segregation that already constrains women’s economic participation.

Nigeria’s electricity supply has taken another hit as power generation from the national grid dropped sharply, worsening the country’s persistent energy crisis and leaving several communities without electricity.

The Federal Government has approved a policy allowing specialised medical colleges in Nigeria to award Doctor of Philosophy degrees, a move aimed at strengthening medical research and advanced academic training.

The Ruwais refinery in Abu Dhabi, described by state oil company Adnoc as the world’s fourth-largest single-site refinery, has halted operations as a precautionary measure following a drone attack on the nearby industrial complex, a source confirmed on Tuesday. The shutdown comes as Saudi Aramco’s chief executive warned that the escalating Middle East conflict could trigger “catastrophic consequences” for global oil markets and issued an urgent call for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—a waterway that handles approximately 20 per cent of global petroleum liquids consumption.