Nigeria’s Tinubu nominates new oil regulators after chiefs resign amid Dangote dispute

[ad_1] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm two new heads for Nigeria’s oil and gas regulators after their predecessors abruptly quit, amid a high-stakes clash between one agency and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Tinubu’s nominations follow the exit of Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission,…

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AI regulators ‘under-resourced’ compared to developers, committee warns

[ad_1] Regulators for artificial intelligence in the UK are “under-resourced” compared to developers of the technology, the Commons science committee chief has warned. Outgoing chairman of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Greg Clark, said he is “worried” by the gap between regulators and the “finance that major developers can command”. In a report produced…

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