The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Professor Umaru Pate, has said Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come to revolutionize journalism. Delivering a speech as a keynote speaker during the 2024 International Conference organized by the Department of Mass Communication of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), described AI as the “intelligence of a machine or computer that enables it to imitate or mimic human capabilities.” The theme of the conference was, “Artificial Intelligence,...

Tertiary institutions in Nigeria have been directed not to give candidates less than 18 years of admission. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education gave the directive on Monday while monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. Mamman decried the activities of some parents, who were pressuring their underage students to get admissions into tertiary institutions, saying that the 18-year benchmark is in line with the 6-3-3-4...