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GSMA’s new State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2026 warns that AI is making internet-enabled devices less affordable, even as digital services become increasingly important to everyday life.

The ASI opened at 244,791.79 and closed at 246,315.38, while market capitalisation rose from ₦158.714 trillion at the opening to ₦159.892 trillion at the close.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, issued the warning on Thursday in Abuja during her first formal engagement with members of the Diplomatic Corps since her appointment.

The forum, in a statement by its Chairman, Elder Sunday Oibe, urged the President to reverse the latest petrol price increase, saying it came at a time when millions of Nigerians were already struggling with rising food prices, transportation costs and other basic household expenses.

Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio (MMI), the umbrella body of Ibibio ethnic Nationality, has commended Governor Umo Eno for his role in the release of Princess God’s Own Udoito after 270 days in detention.

The Cross River State Tourism Bureau is set to bring tourism stakeholders and products under a more coordinated structure as the state moves to strengthen its destination offering and increase the benefits of tourism to local communities.

President Bola Tinubu announced the target on September 16 at the National Identity Day celebration in Abuja. Represented by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, he said enrolment had reached approximately 142 million people.

According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the allocation was announced after the September meeting of FAAC held in Abuja.

The affected politicians are Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, who is seeking to represent Agege Constituency I, and Azeez Oladapo Yusuf Ninolowo, an aspirant for Agege Constituency II.

The group’s position followed reports that the party’s state Chairman, Aliyu Bello, was planning to organise a protest against Al-Makura over alleged attempts to encourage members of the ruling party to defect to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).