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TECH HUBS IN NIGERIA: IMPACTS ON EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

   ABSTRACT   Technology has been identified as a propeller for changes in the society. The creative power of technology has made it a major decider of the nature of work and knowledge. The recent development that have seen the world experience a geometric rise of innovative products have brought to the front burner, the role of hubs, which have been identified as the breeding ground for these disruptors. From Palo Alto in California to Yaba in Lagos, hubs are now emerging as an industrial cluster, building innovations that are transforming the nations.   Nigeria has embraced hubs, and many start-ups have emerged from them. Despite the increase in the study of the impacts of hubs around the world, same cannot be said about Africa, most especially Nigeria. This write up examine the contributions of hubs to job creation and knowledge development. We examine the issue with focus on its impacts and challenges. The effort of private sectors, government and other major sta...
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ADELEKE IS OSUN NEXT GOVERNOR

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 Following yesterday gubernatorial election in Osun State, South Western, Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of People Democratic Party, PDP, as the Winner of the election. Adeleke, a one term Senator pulled 403,364 votes, while the incumbent Governor, Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressive Congress pulled 374,827 votes. The Governor elect won in 17 of the 30 Local government Areas of the state.  This election was a rematch of the 2018 election, where the outgoing governor was able to win with a few hundreds of votes after a rerun was organised by INEC.  In the mean time congratulatory messages have been coming in for the Governor Elect. One of such messages was from the President, Muhammadu Buhari, who has congratulated Mr Adeleke, and also promised Nigeria a credible electoral system as he enters the twilight of his administration. Mr Jackson Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke is a sibling to the Chairman of Pacific Holdings, Dr. Adedeji Ade...
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AI POLICY THAT SHOULD BE RECEIVING ATTENTION AND WHY?

 The world has made tremendous progress on the issue of AI. It is now an essential and an integral part of human life. Different level of societal fabrics is now engaging in the competitive development of strategies, policies and plans for the development, usage and governance of artificial intelligence. The technical progress that has happened in terms of automation powered by machine and deep learning, which is a result of great improvement in the computational power and data that can be used by AI system have increased the usage of AI in real world. This vast area of usage has made AI possesses vast positive and negative consequences for the society at large. It has also resulted in spirited debate on the directions that policies should follow for its management. People like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have posited that few companies will dominate the society, while Vladimir Putin is of the view that “whoever becomes leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world” (A...
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