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Nigeria has been ranked 72nd out of 188 countries in the 2025 Government AI Readiness Index, placing it among the top-performing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigerian Beauty Tips The index, published by Oxford Insights, assessed 195 governments across 69 indicators grouped under policy capacity, governance, AI infrastructure, public sector adoption, development and diffusion, and resilience. The rankings measure how prepared governments are to deploy artificial intelligence in public service delivery. Nigeria was ranked fourth within Sub-Saharan Africa, behind Kenya in 65th place, South Africa in 67th and Mauritius in 71st. In total, ten African countries appeared in the global top 100. Oxford Insights described Nigeria as “amongst the highest ranking countries globally f...

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, says it has disbursed N161.9 billion to 864,798 students nationwide since the launch of its student loan portal, as part of efforts to expand access to tertiary education. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, while briefing journalists on the progress, impact and challenges of the scheme. Sawyerr said the fund, which he described as a product of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, was established to ensure that no Nigerian student would be denied education because of financial constraints. According to him, the fund has so far received 1,361,011 loan applications from students across the country. He explained that out of the N161.97 billion disbursed, N89.94 b...

A cardiologist based in Gombe, Dr Abubakar Sani, has warned that excessive intake of sugary drinks could increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases among children. Dr Sani explained that frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) may predispose children to heart disease, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. The consultant cardiologist at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, made this known on Monday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He cautioned parents against allowing children to consume sugary drinks excessively, noting the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases associated with such beverages. According to him, greater awareness is needed about the negative effects of sugary drinks on children’s heart health. “Many par...