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Nigeria’s advertising industry is preparing proposals that could influence how marketers use artificial intelligence (AI), with consultations planned before November’s National Advertising Conference.

FAAN says Uber’s Nigeria exit was a broader corporate decision and not the result of its airport restrictions, which followed complaints about safety, touting and passenger accountability.

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says an initial N5 billion fund has been established through the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture.

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede has challenged political and economic leaders in the Niger Delta to account for the enormous resources that have flowed into the region since 1999.

Nigeria’s inflation picture changed more significantly in August than the headline figure of 15.39 percent suggests, with monthly price growth slowing sharply, core inflation turning negative and food inflation reversing the steep acceleration recorded in July.

The investment, structured as a mezzanine facility, will support the development of isolated and interconnected mini-grid projects serving households, commercial and industrial customers in communities with limited or unreliable access to electricity.

The affected institutions are Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo; Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Oto/Ijanikin; and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu.

The warning came on Tuesday in Uyo at a two-day seminar on violence-free elections organised by the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS) and Akwa Ibom State Government, with the theme: “Promoting Peaceful, Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Akwa Ibom State.”

The ASI opened at 243,299.24 and closed at 244,304.51, representing a gain of 1,005.27 points or 0.41 percent.

Udofia made the call on Monday in Uyo while delivering the keynote address at the four-day Usoro Akwa Ibom Digital Economy Masterclass, themed “Culture to Capital”, held at the Ibom LED Hall, IBB Avenue, Uyo.