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Alibaba unveiled a new AI chip and plans for a substantially larger artificial intelligence model on Tuesday, September 22, expanding its effort to develop the hardware, software and cloud infrastructure behind its AI services.

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has rejected the bribery and corruption findings contained in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) award on the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project dispute.

The Federal Government has commercially launched a $300m investment fund designed to attract public and private capital into off-grid electricity and distributed renewable energy projects across the country.

Nigeria’s $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a financing vehicle to expand electricity supply through systems such as mini-grids and standalone solar installations.

President Bola Tinubu has called for a fresh continental offensive against the exploitation of Africa’s critical mineral resources, demanding an end to the export of raw minerals and a coordinated strategy to keep more of the wealth generated by the continent’s resources in Africa.

The Akwa Ibom State Government has distributed 406,450 teaching and learning materials and rehabilitated 199 primary and junior secondary schools across the state.

Nigeria can produce more of its own petrol and still pay more for it. The cost of the crude entering a refinery remains exposed to international markets, even when the finished fuel never crosses a border.

Nigeria is set to renew its campaign for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council as Vice-President Kashim Shettima leads the country’s engagements at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Eight years after entering the Nigerian market, financial technology company OPay is evolving from a digital payments platform into a broader financial services provider, reflecting the changing way Nigerians access and manage money.

Senate President, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has felicitated the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday, commending her commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable Nigerians.