UK unveils immigration overhaul plan. Nigerians, others may be affected
The UK document outlines a total overhaul to reduce net migration and tighten rules across all visa routes.
Akintunde Babatunde is a media innovation strategist and Executive Director of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), where he leads work on digital platform governance, AI accountability, and civic technology across 13 African countries. His thought leadership explores how platforms shape public discourse, democracy, and civic rights in the Global South.
A recognized voice on technology, media, and governance, his commentary has been featured by the BBC, Reuters, Impact Alpha, Premium Times, and other outlets. He has delivered keynotes and spoken at global platforms including the European Parliament, the New York Times Climate Hub, and leading conferences such as Global Fact, the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), and TPRC. Akintunde is a Mandela Washington Fellow, a Chevening Scholar, a UNESCO MIL Ambassador, and a Media Transformation Fellow at the Poynter Institute.
The UK document outlines a total overhaul to reduce net migration and tighten rules across all visa routes.
The reality of engaging with generative AI in today’s world is that AIs live and breathe through text. The better...
TVC's AI anchors So, who qualifies to be a journalist? It depends on who you ask — and the context....
Countries like Nigeria, Brazil, and Kenya are asserting their right to regulate digital platforms within their borders.
Countries like Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa are no longer waiting for Brussels or Washington to make decisions on what...
These cases remind us that technology companies are no longer just private businesses. They are geopolitical actors. Their choices reverberate...
"Davido has always identified with the streets. His personality is magnetic. And in that interview, he was real..."
The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan (SHIP) saw Parties recommit to keeping the 1.5°C target for global temperature rise intact.
Following the development, the new fund will see donors contribute to a global fund to save lives and livelihoods from...
The group said adaptation is a matter of survival for Africa and that COP27 should deliver on scaling up action...
Monday ushered in new rounds of negotiations in a bid to finalise a workable communique that would shape climate actions...
According to the programme schedule for Saturday (today), about 12 adaptation-focused themes are expected to featured.
Mr Buhari called for urgent and decisive climate action from the countries most responsible for the emissions that cause climate...
The UN official called on all governments to tax the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies
The summit will keep the high-level commitment on climate change issues, with an aim to fight against climate emergency.
The “Parties” refer to the 197 nations that agreed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992.
Authored by Gideon Ofosu-Peasah, Obasanjo Oyedele, Onu Kingsley, and Fatou Jeng, the research was funded by the Ford Foundation, as...
This is UN Climate Change’s second such report, providing a critical update to last year’s inaugural NDC synthesis report.
Desertification in the north, drought in the centre, pollution in the coast are enough evidence for all to see, Nigeria...
For the 2021/2022 MWF application cycle, over 19,000 Nigerians started the application, and over 8,000 submitted the application by the...
The climate change law provides for, among other things, the mainstreaming of climate change actions and the establishment of a...
According to the new deal, developing countries have been promised financial support by developed nations for them to adapt to...
The report, which was released on Thursday, noted that energy efficiency trends are expected to return to their 10-year average...
On Thursday, the president also signed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (Amendment) Act into law.
COP decisions went further than ever before in recognising and addressing loss and damage from the existing impacts of climate...
All content is Copyrighted © 2025 The Premium Times, Nigeria