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How Echono is driving quiet revolution at TETFund

By Kennedy Elaigwu Awodi For decades, the public conversation surrounding Nigeria’s tertiary education sector was dominated by systemic deficits, inadequate physical infrastructure, underfunded laboratories, brain drain, and recurring industrial friction. A seasoned public administrator and former President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, Echono brought an architect’s structural precision and a career bureaucrat’s institutional depth when he assumed leadership of the agency in March 2022.

Authors paid hundreds to publish their books, but allege 'crap' service and AI art

Despite positive online reviews, authors have accused Patrick White Publishing of poor quality service and pushing them into removing negative comments.

Centre backs A.P.’s semiconductor push, approves rail links for nine ports

Ashwini Vaishnaw assures support for chip-sector research, skilling and AI; agrees to a Vande Bharat sleeper train between Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru via Tirupati as Chandrababu Naidu seeks approval for key railway projects

Over 17 lakh applications seeking grant of land remain pending or rejected in Karnataka

Most of the applications made under two separate legislations, Forest Rights Act and Land Revenue Act, have been rejected

Women report stalkers abusing exercise apps to harass them

Cyclist Bianca Pickett says location-based exercise apps make it 'easy' for men to stalk women, and can be abused in the wrong hands.

Architects Alliance Calls for National Audit of Buildings After Eastleigh Collapse

NAIROBI,Kenya Oct 24 – The Architects Alliance (TAA) has called for an urgent nationwide audit of buildings and comprehensive reforms in the construction sector following the collapse of a building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, warning that recurring incidents point to systemic weaknesses in development approvals, inspections and enforcement. The alliance called for an independent technical investigation into the Eastleigh collapse, with findings made public, including details of the building’s approval status, construction supervision, inspections and any enforcement action taken.

Appeals open for rejected MPTC, ZPTC nominations in Nagari on October 25

Experts discuss entrepreneurship, technology development on first day of JNTUA Innovators Conclave

Conclave sees the participation of over 3,000 students, representatives from more than 300 startups, and over 80 industry leaders

BJP leader suggests technical cell, water dashboard to tackle El Nino impact

Bharathi Hiremath appointed Kodagu varsity Registrar

Protect children from sexual abuse, Raissa Child Protection Initiative urges

The Raissa Child Protection Initiative over the weekend held a community durbar at Agbeve, Sowutuom, in Accra to educate residents on child sexual abuse prevention and the need to protect children from all forms of sexual exploitation. A legal practitioner and member of the Raissa Child Protection Initiative project team, Alhaji Yussif Baba Suleman, said the 1992 Constitution of Ghana contained provisions to safeguard children’s rights, making it important for people to understand those rights and ensure they were respected.

The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle

The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back Dale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South Wales. It is heralded by the area’s Labour politicians as a job creator, yet all Johnston can think about is what he has lost: “Before, the sun used to come around here and it was lovely.”

Sakaja Wants Architect, Engineer and Planner Probed Over Eastleigh Building Collapse

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 24 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has called for investigations into an architect, engineer and physical planner linked to the 12-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh, saying construction proceeded without approved building plans. Maina was identified as the project architect, with engineer Joseph Mutturi Mugu named as the project structural engineer.

Plateau Govt Moves To Close AI Gap, Trains Executives For Digital Governance

The Plateau State Government has called on public sector executives to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve productivity, strengthen accountability and enhance service delivery, as it steps up efforts to align governance with global digital trends. Samuel Jatau; Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap; Permanent Secretary, Policy and General Services, Gayi Timothy; and other government officials.

John Healey pledges to use budget to harness power of AI to bolster Britain’s security

Chancellor says government to commit hundreds of millions to develop ‘distinctively British’ approach to AI John Healey has pledged to use Wednesday’s budget to harness the power of artificial intelligence to bolster Britain’s security and prosperity against the risks in the accelerating global technology arms race. As he prepares for his debut budget, the chancellor said that Andy Burnham’s government would commit hundreds of millions of pounds to develop a “distinctively British” approach to AI that would capitalise on the benefits of the frontier technology.

Blue Planet III features cloudier footage to prove authenticity amid AI boom

BBC series deliberately uses ‘more organic’ shots to assure viewers animals are not AI-generated, producers say The David Attenborough-narrated series Blue Planet III deliberately includes cloudier, less polished footage to counter AI fakery and assure viewers it is “authentic”, its producers have said. Nearly a decade after Blue Planet II shone a light on plastic pollution, and 25 years since the first Blue Planet aired, the hit BBC series is returning with more animal behaviour and cutting-edge technology, including the world’s first underwater CCTV camera – dubbed “stonefish” cam.

Ghana unveils world Armwrestling championship squad, appeals for travel support

The Ghana Armwrestling Federation has unveiled a formidable squad for the upcoming World Armwrestling Championship in New Delhi, India, while appealing to corporate Ghana, government institutions, philanthropists and sports enthusiasts to support the team’s travel and participation. The 2026 World Armwrestling Championship is scheduled for India from October 26 to November 7, 2026.

‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking

After discovery of severe bug in the PHP programming language, executives warn of ‘vulnerability tsunami’ Leaders in cybersecurity are sounding the alarm after the discovery of a major vulnerability this week. “I no longer think we’re going to be able to patch all bugs,” said Sam Altman on Thursday evening, joining the chorus of executives.

CoE on green skills, Applied AI opened

In the 60s, Weizenbaum tried to show the limitations of AI. No-one listened

In the 60s, Weizenbaum tried to show the limitations of AI. With his new play Eliza, Tom Holloway brings to life the true story of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum and the early AI program he created in the 60s.

When it comes to new technology, being first can come at a cost

The federal government thinks it's on a winner by aggressively driving the country towards AI, but it may have a big job ahead convincing voters of the benefits.

Technical University Vice-Chancellors appeal to TUTAG to call off strike

The Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana (VCTU-G) have appealed to the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) to call off its strike, warning that the industrial action could further disrupt academic calendars and affect students. The vice-chancellors also called on the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to help facilitate an early resolution of the dispute through constructive engagement with the relevant stakeholders.

UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown

Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’, as Ofcom also admits little change in severity of harm to children encountering unsafe content Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners. The proportion of children being fed unsafe content that often left them frightened, confused and upset, was almost unchanged, according to an Ofcom review of the first nine months of supposedly strict requirements on social media platforms such as

Rajnath Singh stresses need for long-term vision, flexible strategies for the Army

Defence Minister calls for integrated approach to modern warfare and emphases that land operations and ground forces would remain indispensable despite the growing significance of air, maritime, space, and cyber domains