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Customs deploy AI to combat fake news, scams

Customs deploy AI to combat fake news, scams

The Nigeria Customs Service is deploying Artificial Intelligence and digital intelligence tools to combat fake news and online scams that threaten its reputation. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed the move in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the service’s spokesperson, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada. Adeniyi spoke at the 2026 Nigerian Council of

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