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Google claims to have introduced a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that will assist users in the workspace with smart compose, replies, and summaries. According to Johanna Voolich Wright, Vice President, Product, Google Workspace, AI has been transformative in building products that have earned a valued place in people’s lives. According to newsmen, Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can generate text, images, audio, and video by predicting the next word or pixel. AI advancements, according to Wright, have already helped three billion users save more time across Google’s productivity suite. She said that the products had…

Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy, has received yet another Master’s degree from the University of Oxford. The UK-based entertainer broke the news to her fans on Thursday via Twitter, where she shared photos from her graduation with her parents and fiance. Unlike her second Master’s degree, where she informed her fans about her admission and progress, the super star, who stated she was on a mission, withheld all information about her studies until her graduation. Announcing her latest feat as a ‘Master of Science’ from the Oxford varsity, the 30-year-old disc jockey wrote: “FINALLY graduated from @UniofOxford … And yes,…

After years of absence, the Nigerian Base Defence Company has rejoined the rest of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNISFA, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. According to Sawyerr, the induction of Nigerian peacekeepers completed UNISFA’s eight-contingent member troop contributing countries. During the one-year anniversary parade, Sawyerr stated that the force had fulfilled its mandate by protecting civilians and engaging the two host governments and communities despite initial challenges. He said the force had encouraged dialogue, supported humanitarian agencies…

Many people breathed a sigh of relief when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Monday that the old N1000, N500, and N200 naira notes would remain legal tender alongside the redesigned banknotes until December 31, 2023, in accordance with the Supreme Court decision. However, many bank branches remained closed across the country, and those that did have cash rationed it. It was learned that the CBN had yet to supply the banks with the old notes. Crowds gathered in banking halls and at Automated Teller Machines in many branches (ATMs). Customers in Jos, the Plateau State capital, were…

The World Health Organization, WHO reported an increase in cholera cases in Mozambique in recent weeks, despite many other African countries reporting a decrease. The country has received approval for an additional 1.3 million cholera vaccine doses to help control the spread, according to the agency, but the vaccine shortage must still be addressed. Malawi, which has been fighting the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, is now seeing a sustained decline in cases and deaths, according to WHO official and epidemiologist Dr. Otim Ramadan. Cholera outbreaks are also being addressed in Zambia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. The progress to…

Patience Ozokwor reacts to comparison with Sola SobowalePatience Ozokwor and Sola Sobowale are two such actresses whose extraordinary acting abilities have captivated audiences. Mama G and the King of Boys are undeniably one of Nigeria’s finest talents, and their stellar performances in film have enriched the childhoods of many African children. Although they are both well-known for their sinister roles in films, particularly Ozokwor. Recently, a Twitter user paired photos of Nollywood stars, asking the online community to choose who they loved more from all the pairs. “Patience Ozokwor or Sola Sobowale,” Abas tweeted. The veteran actor who saw the…

On Iyewa Street in the Isolo area of Lagos State, a driver of a Sports Utility Vehicle killed two siblings, Abibu Bello, 17, and his brother, Bolaji, 14, and injured one other person. The female driver had just left a hairdressing salon in the neighborhood and was driving to a nearby destination when she lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a building where the siblings were playing. A resident who did not want to be identified said the victims were the children of a local politician. He said, “The incident happened around 7.40pm. The vehicle first crashed into…

Rivers State’s five opposition political parties have vowed to fight any attempt to rig the March 18 governorship and State House of Assembly elections. At a joint press conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the parties accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conspiring with the state government to undermine the election. The parties are the All Progressives Congress, the National Rescue Movement, the Labour Party, the African Democratic Congress, and the Action Alliance. Tonye Cole, the APC governorship candidate, accused State Governor Nyesom Wike of planning to crack down on opposition parties during the election. Cole said, “We…

The federal government has rescheduled the 2023 population and housing census, which had previously been scheduled for March 29, 2023. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, announced to State House correspondents on Wednesday, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The exercise will now take place in May 2023, according to the Minister. He also revealed that the Council approved a sum of N2.8 billion for the National census to purchase software for the census. He said, “There was a memo presented by the National Population…

No fewer than 25 broadcast stations have received penalties from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for breaking the law regarding coverage of the general elections in 2023. 16 additional broadcast stations have received final warnings from the commission for a variety of violations. This was said by NBC’s Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah, during a press conference held on Tuesday in Abuja prior to the elections for the State Houses of Assembly and governor on March 18. He claims that while 16 stations have received a final warning, NBC sanctioned 25 stations during the monitoring of the 2023 presidential election. Also, one…