In a move that is set to redefine the face of broadcasting in Nigeria, TVC Communications has unveiled the country’s first set of Artificial Intelligence (AI) news anchors.
The media company made this known in a press release on Wednesday night.
This groundbreaking innovation, spearheaded by its flagship brand TVC News, introduces AI-driven bulletins in English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and Pidgin.
The move positions TVC Communications at the forefront of tech-driven journalism in Africa, as it aims to bridge linguistic gaps across Nigeria’s diverse population of over 240 million people.
According to the media company, the development aligns with its strategic goal of expanding coverage and delivering news in languages familiar to its wide-ranging audience. It, however, noted that the AI anchors were designed to complement the work of human journalists, not replace them.
“We are excited to be at the forefront of this innovation in Nigeria’s broadcast industry,” said the Chief Executive Officer of TVC Communications, Victoria Ajayi. “Our AI news anchors will enable us to take our news coverage to the next level as we showcase our commitment to leveraging technology to drive growth using innovation.”
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, says it is alarmed by the recent surge of inaccurate, misleading, and dangerously speculative reports circulating in the public space regarding the administration of the student loan scheme.
“These reports, which suggest misappropriation and mismanagement of funds, are entirely false, grossly irresponsible, and deeply damaging to the integrity of an institution established to deliver financial hope to millions of Nigerians, “the students loan agency said in a statement on Thursday.
The statement by Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director, Strategic Communications of NELFUND, while distancing the agency from any corrupt act, said “This is a coordinated distortion of facts that undermines public trust, weaponizes misinformation, and threatens the credibility of a national intervention still in its infancy.”
It stated that no funds have been mismanaged, stolen, or are unaccounted for under the current NELFUND student loan scheme.
Noting that the scheme officially launched its student loan application portal in 2024, NELFUND said, “As of today, all institutional fees are paid directly to verified institutions, while upkeep allowances are disbursed to the verified bank accounts of eligible student applicants.”
According to the agency,”The figures and funding amounts currently being misrepresented in the public are drawn from entirely different education financing interventions predating NELFUND’s operational commencement.”
” They bear no relevance to the current student loan scheme and should not be falsely attributed to this institution.
“NELFUND operates a zero human interface, fully automated loan system that eliminates opportunities for financial misconduct. Every application and disbursement is digitally tracked, time stamped, and verifiable,”it added.
The agency said its “commitment to transparency and cooperation with oversight agencies, including the ICPC, is total and unwavering.”
“We have complied fully with every request for information and will continue to uphold the highest standards of public accountability.
“The circulation of unverified, context-free, and inflammatory claims at this critical stage of implementation is not only reckless, it is a deliberate sabotage of a nationally significant, people centered programme designed to expand access to tertiary education and economic mobility.
“We call on the media, stakeholders, and the public to resist the pull of sensationalism and await verified updates directly from NELFUND.
“We remain focused, undeterred, and committed to the transparent delivery of this national mandate. The future of Nigeria’s youth is too important to be hijacked by misinformation”,the agency added.
"The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025, fueling recession fears at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office as he wages a potentially costly trade war,” CNBC reports.
Bloomberg: “Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product decreased an annualized 0.3% in the first quarter, well below average growth of about 3% in the prior two years.”
Wall Street Journal: “The U.S. economy entered the year on a strong footing: It grew at a steady pace in 2024 and inflation continued to ease. The unemployment rate held at 4.1%.”
myners007: It is profoundly disheartening that in a nation crippled by monumental corruption, institutional decay, and pervasive economic hardship, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has elected to expend its dwindling relevance on the arrest of Business Mogul, E-Money, for the ostensible offence of spraying dollars at a public event. One is compelled to ask: is this the apex of financial crime in Nigeria?
The EFCC, once envisioned as a formidable guardian of our fiscal integrity, has tragically metamorphosed into a performative agency — a toothless bulldog barking in the marketplace, seeking to impress rather than impact. Rather than channel its efforts into dismantling the entrenched networks of elite corruption, embezzlement, and fraudulent public procurement, it has chosen the path of sensationalism, pursuing high-profile figures for infractions that are, at best, symbolic.
This latest arrest reeks of clout-chasing — a hollow display of authority designed to massage public sentiment while the real architects of Nigeria's economic tragedy dine unperturbed in their ivory towers. It is almost certain that E-Money, like many before him, will regain his freedom in no time, and this episode will dissolve into yet another spectacle with no meaningful consequence.
Until the EFCC redirects its energies toward substantive economic crimes and the prosecution of powerful kleptocrats, it will remain a caricature of its intended purpose — loud, visible, but ultimately ineffectual.
simpleseyi: Same ruling party won. You go cry tire, whenever you lose, you cry democracy is dead, it means democracy will be dead forever because you will keep on losing forever.
In Canada, One man ruled in 1984, he son came 10 years ago and ruled for a whole 10 years, yet you call that democracy. That’s how George Bush Snr ruled in America, two of his drug addict sons became governors in two different states, and one became President again, yet slaves in Nigeria call that democracy
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projects that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won Canada’s federal election,” the AP reports.
New York Times: “The full results should be available later Monday or early Tuesday. But the voters’ decision sealed a stunning turnaround for the Liberal Party that just months ago seemed all but certain to lose to the Conservative Party, led by the career politician Pierre Poilievre.” https://politicalwire.com/2025/04/28/liberal-party-wins-in-canada/
Golfer Tiger Woods has announced he is dating Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
Vanessa, 47, was married to Donald Trump Jr for 13 years. The pair, who have five children, divorced in 2018.
On Sunday, Woods, 49, posted pictures of Vanessa and himself on social media saying: "Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together."
"At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts."
The ministry of finance says the federal government has officially flagged off the 125-kilometre (km) Benin-Asaba superhighway project in Edo state.
In a statement on Sunday, Mohammed Manga, the ministry’s director-general of information and public relations, said the dual-carriageway, solar-lit road, is expected to drive economic growth and connectivity in the region.
He said the project is fully financed by Africa Plus Partners under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Speaking during the flag-off ceremony in Benin City, President Bola Tinubu, represented by Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo state, lauded the project’s financing structure.
“This is a legacy project. For private investors to risk their capital, it shows belief in the President’s vision and the future of our economy,” he said.
On his part, Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, described the project as a milestone in infrastructure financing.
“This is not reliant on direct federal funding. Africa Plus Consortium, backed by credible investors, has put forward the full capital commitment under the enabling policies of President Bola Tinubu,” the minister said.
Edun said the flagship initiative is part of the federal government’s renewed hope agenda, demonstrating how strategic partnerships can unlock long-term value for the economy.
Edun reiterated that the PPP model will be replicated nationwide.
“This is just one of many projects that will be delivered week after week, month after month, through sustainable financial frameworks that ensure transparency, efficiency, and speed,” he added.
Also speaking, David Umahi, minister of works, described the project as a cashless model, which “is not only possible but imminent”.
Wait till after President Tinubu Fifth Term. Staunch Obi Supporter says as he commends President Bola Tinubu for his good works on security and infrastructures in Southern Kaduna
This Lead Obidient is from southern Kaduna, But Has This Go Say About Asíwájú Presidency.
•Constituents storm commission, as over 250,000 voters sign petition for immediate recall
•Embattled senator denies apologising to senate leadership, stands by claims of sexual harassment
The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, held a crucial meeting over the recall process of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
This was as Akpoti-Uduaghan has denied purported reports suggesting that she has apologised to the Senate leadership over the controversy that led to her suspension, standing on her claims of sexual harassment against Senator Godswill Akpabio.
However, Natasha’s constituents, yesterday, stormed the INEC headquarters in Abuja, where they demanded her immediate recall.
Akpoti-Uduaghan is presently serving six months suspension over the sexual harassment allegation against Akpabio.
A court of law had last Thursday granted an interim injunction restraining INEC, its staff, agents, privies or assigns from receiving, accepting or acting on any petition containing signatures of members of Kogi Central Senatorial District.
But, a Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, last Friday, set aside an earlier ruling that restrained INEC from receiving the recall process initiated by constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District against Natasha
The court, in its judgement, affirmed that the recall process was constitutionally valid and aligned with the civic rights of the constituents, urging the constituents to continue exercising their rights in an orderly and peaceful manner.
Nevertheless, the electoral body met yesterday to deliberate on the recall demand of the Kogi-born senator.
“The Commission is meeting on the Kogi recall process now (yesterday),” the short message from the INEC Acting Director of Publicity, Esther Chibuikem, read.
Some of her constituents had stormed the INEC headquarters with a petition dated March 21, and submitted to the commission, stating that they had lost confidence in her ability to represent them.
“We, the undersigned being duly registered voters of the Kogi Central Senatorial District, hereby invoke our rights under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to formally demand the recall of Senator Natasha Akpot-Uduaghan from the Nigerian Senate.
“In particular, this petition for the recall of Senator Natasha Akpot-Uduaghan is brought pursuant to Section 68 of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended), as well as INEC S Regulations and Guidelines for Recall Petitions
“Kindly recall that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan emerged as our Senator by verdict of the Court of Appeal, Abuja on Tuesday October 31, 2023 which affirmed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as winner of the February 25, 2023 Kogi Central Senatorial election.
“This petition arises from our loss of confidence in the Senator on grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, evasion of due process and a pattern of deceitful behaviour that has not only embarrassed the people of Kogi: Central constituency but has also tarnished the integrity of the Nigerian Senate and our nation’s democratic institutions
“By this petition, which we have made sure it’s signed by more than one-half of the registered voters in Kogi Central. We, hereby, demand that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately commence the constitutional and procedural process of recall to remove Senator Natasha Akpot-Uduaghan from office and declare her seat vacant.”
“This petition arises from our loss of confidence in the Senator on grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, evasion of due process and a pattern of deceitful behaviour that has not only embarrassed the people of Kogi: Central constituency but has also tarnished the integrity of the Nigerian Senate and our nation’s democratic institutions
“By this petition, which we have made sure it’s signed by more than one-half of the registered voters in Kogi Central. We, hereby, demand that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately commence the constitutional and procedural process of recall to remove Senator Natasha Akpot-Uduaghan from office and declare her seat vacant.”
Leader of the group, Omole Charity, said they were the ones that voted her in and now they have decided to recall her.
But Akpoti-Uduaghan, has denied purported reports suggesting that she has apologised to the Senate over the controversy that led to her suspension.
In a statement on Monday, the lawmaker described the claims as “false and misleading,” reaffirming her stance on the issue that resulted in her six-month suspension.
Akpoti-Uduaghan said: “The purported reports circulating that I have apologised to the Senate and retracted my position are completely untrue. I stand firmly by my words and actions, and I have not issued any apology to the Senate or anyone regarding this matter.
“It is unfortunate that some individuals are peddling falsehoods in an attempt to distort the truth and mislead the public.”
While accusing unnamed individuals of attempting to manipulate public perception through fabricated statements, Akpoti-Uduaghan urged the public to disregard the rumours and publications, saying they did not represent her position.
She maintained that her commitment remained to truth, justice, and the people she represented.
“I, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, stand firm in my resolve to never apologise for speaking my truth. The desperation to silence me is palpable, but I will not be intimidated.
“The games being played in full view of the Nigerian people will be exposed, and the corrupt individuals who have hijacked our institutions will be held accountable.
“As a senator, I have a duty to represent my constituents and uphold the principles of justice and transparency.
“My allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio were not made lightly, and I will continue to seek justice and accountability, no matter the cost.
“My six-month suspension is a clear case of political victimisation, but I will not be deterred. I will continue to fight for the rights of Nigerian women and ensure that our voices are heard.
“I urge the public to ignore the viral report claiming that I apologised to the Senate, as it is entirely false. I will continue to stand by my truth and fight for what is right, even in the face of adversity,” she vowed.
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