Nigeria faces N5.3tn state debt, INEC warns of AI disinformation, and other top stories

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has expressed alarm over the potential threat of AI-powered disinformation to the credibility of the 2027 general elections, with INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, highlighting the increasing sophistication and ease of producing manipulated media. Meanwhile, federal workers are demanding an increase in the national minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, citing rising living costs. The House of Representatives is investigating a suspected fake government agency, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, after uncovering approximately 58 bank accounts linked to its detained Director-General and probing an alleged N400m transaction.

Additionally, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, stated that he would become a political target of opposition figures like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election.