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Stakeholders Tasks Journalists on AI Training at the GreenLand News Lecture
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The GreenLand News Magazine organised a lecture to mark World Press Freedom Day 2025, with the theme Reporting in the Brave New World: “ The Impact of Artificial intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media”, today in Abuja.
Distinguished Nigerians who have given back to the society were honoured with “Role Model Award” at the occasion, among whom are: Prof. Linda Kwon-Ndung, Professor of Political Economy and Development Studies (Gender Bias on Women Empowerment) Federal University of Lafia, Comrade Engr. Maryann Ada Mbanaso, Chairperson PENGASSAN Women Commission, (PWC), Princess Hajia Nana Hauwa Yussuff, Director General, Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on Media to Kogi State Governor, Dr Aishat Umar, Nigerian Centre for Reading, Research and Development, Bayero University, Kano.Dr Oluwatoyin Eunice Ishola, Provost, College of Community Health, Bingham University Teaching Hospital.
Speaking at the occasion, the first Keynote Speaker, Princess Hajia Nana Hauwa Yussuff, Director General, Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, said “the Artificial Intelligence (AI), as depicted by Aldous Huxley, is the quest for the global control of information, predicated on the desire to condition the citizens, from their youthful age, to agree or accept the values, including its emphasis on consumption and social harmony via hypnotic messages delivered during their sleep alongside entertainment.
”Adding that reportage is conceptualized to adopt reporting in the Brave New World which has pervasively influenced by technology and social conditioning on everyone within a seemingly utopian society. It is capable of prioritizing stability and efficiency that can be achieved via mass production, hypnoaedic conditioning and genetic engineering consequent upon shaping the individual thoughts and behaviour.
The expected overall impacts resides on the various aspects of life, including but not limited to love, all forms of happiness and relationships.” Princess Nana said.
The second Keynote Speaker, Oluwatoyin Eunice Ishola, Provost, College of Community Health, Bingham University Teaching Hospital, advised Journalists and editors to get trained to critically assess AI tools and recognize their limitations. She maintained that Media organizations must also advocate for regulatory frameworks that protect press freedom, ensure algorithmic fairness, and support public-interest journalism.
“Ethical guidelines for the use of AI in reporting—such as disclosing when AI is used in content creation—should become standard practice. Furthermore, collaboration between technologists, journalists, and civil society will be essential in designing AI systems that uphold journalistic values and democratic principles.”
Oluwatoyin said.In her Address of welcome, Amb. Dr. Peace Ofeoshi, the Editor-in-Chief of the GreenLand News Magazine, emphasized the numerous challenges Nigerian Journalists face, and these includes: safety threats, financial constraints, political, economic, social, and professional dimensions. Investigative Journalists often face intimidation, harassment, arbitrary arrests by government authorities and legal restrictions that hinder their ability to practice free and unbiased Journalism.
She reiterated that Journalists in Nigeria, particularly those covering sensitive issues like corruption, terrorism, or protests, face the risk of violence and intimidation from state actors and non-state actors like terrorist groups and criminal gangs.
They have been targeted for abduction and kidnapping, often for ransom or to silence them. “Responding on behalf of the Awardees, Comrade Engr. Maryann Ada Mbanaso, Chairperson PENGASSA, thanked the management of the GreenLand News Magazine for the honour, adding that the Awardees were well selected based on their track records.
She encouraged them to keep doing the good work.Also, the Chairperson of the occasion, Dr Aishat Umar, Nigerian Centre for Reading, Research and Development, Bayero University, Kano, who highlighted the roles of the media as education, information and entertainment also enjoined the media to continue being objective in their reportage.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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