The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State Council, Akeem Abas, has said that Artificial Intelligence can only replace journalists without updated digital skills. Abas said this in Ibadan on Wednesday at a two-day AI training, organised by the state council in collaboration with the American Open University, Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training is entitled “Empowering Journalists with Artificial Intelligence for Ethical, Innovative and Future-ready Journalism”. “This training of 120 journalists is a direct fulfilment of that promise; AI will not replace journalists, it will only replace journalists who refuse to learn,” he said. Meanwhile, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, described the emergence of AI as a good development.

Source: Punch January 28, 2026 15:21 UTC