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By Aduragbemi Omiyale An artificial intelligence-powered feature, Dream Screen for Shorts, designed to redefine how creators use YouTube, has been unveiled by the video streaming platform. The feature was introduced by the tech giant on Thursday alongside others at the Made On YouTube event. It was created to allow YouTube creators to reach more viewers. According to the firm, Dream Screen allows creators to add AI-generated video or image backgrounds to their Shorts simply by typing an idea into a prompt. With Dream Screen, creators will be able to generate new, fantastic settings for their Shorts that are only limited

By Bliss Okperan President Bola Tinubu has joined other persons and organisations to rejoice with Muslims all over the globe, particularly in Nigeria, over the birthday celebration of Prophet Mohammed. The federal government declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, a public holiday for Eid-El-Maulud, and the President, as well as his opponent in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), has joined to celebrate the day. In a statement from the State House in Abuja, Mr Tinubu urged Muslims to use the day “for deep introspection and fervent prayers,” stressing they should “make deliberate efforts to

By Adedapo Adesanya The two leading opposition presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections, Mr Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, approached the Supreme Court to upturn the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which on September 6, affirmed Mr Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the exercise held on Saturday, February 25. Mr Atiku, in his Notice of Appeal predicated on 35 grounds, insisted that the tribunal, in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani, committed grave error and miscarriage

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is set to embark on its planned strike as it said it does not have any agreement with the federal government to shelve the action. This came from its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Mr Benson Upah, who countered a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Mr Upah also said the NLC did not have any date for a meeting with the government that may lead to the suspension of the proposed strike. “We do not have any agreement with the government to suspend the planned strike action. Neither

By Dipo Olowookere Leading healthcare firm listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Fidson Healthcare Plc, has now been reclassified to a medium price stock category. Before its upgrade, the company was placed under the category of low-priced stocks, but after gaining N5 mark for over four months, it was upgraded to the next level. On March 21, 2018, Fidson traded above N5 up till close of business on July 25, 2018, which indicates that Fidson has traded above N5 in at least four out of the last six months and therefore should be reclassified from low price stock to

By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is reasonable to argue that ‘history is an unending dialogue between the present and the past through a continuous process of interaction between the historian and his facts’. Likewise, the year 2020, a year ‘garnished’ with controversies and other forms of ups and downs, may have come and gone. Yet, the lessons/controversies it left behind will linger for a very long time. For reasons, the global community and Nigerians, in particular, must not allow these ingrained lessons and controversies go with the political winds. Aside from the age-long believe that any society or group that ignore

By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would succeed if African governments demonstrate a higher level of commitment to tackling the slow pace of physical integration, political cooperation, and tariff barriers that inhibit business integration. He made this disclosure while addressing the second African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AFSNET) Conference on Friday in Abuja, organised by the Afreximbank in collaboration with the secretariat of AfCFTA and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the President decried the low-level trade among African countries. He said, “As leaders, we must all be concerned that we are not trading

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Business owners in Oyo State have been reminded of the importance of tax payment as it is one of the ways the government create wealth and boost a business-friendly environment. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Wasiu Olatunbosun, while speaking over the weekend at the launch of new businesses in Ibadan, said the payment of tax, as at when due, would increase the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the state. The Commissioner further stated that the state government’s concerted efforts to block revenue leakages have started yielding positive results, adding that the state’s position in

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has tasked Nigerians to tap into over 9,000 licensed filling stations across the country that are fit for the co-location of facilities that dispense autogas fuel. Recall that the federal government has been trying to get Nigerians to tap into autogas, a need that has been accelerated by the removal of fuel subsidies, which saw petrol pump price jump to N500 per litre. The government, through the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, issued this at the end of the stakeholders’ engagement forum on the provision of technical manpower and facility for the development and

By Adedapo Adesanya Crude rose nearly by 2 per cent to their highest in more than two years on Tuesday, June 15, buoyed by expectations that demand will recover rapidly in the second half of 2021. Yesterday, the Brent crude traded at $74.28 per barrel after it gained $1.42 or 1.95 per cent, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 1.75 per cent or $1.24 to trade at $72.12 per barrel. The world’s biggest oil traders said they see oil prices staying above $70 a barrel with demand expected to fully return to pre-pandemic levels in the second

By Adedapo Adesanya  As markets continue to face the threat of coronavirus, which has plunged the global market into a negative territory, price of the Brent Crude has now fallen $6 below the Nigerian fiscal year oil benchmark of $57 per barrel. Oil prices continued to head down alarmingly on Thursday, affecting the ability of the Nigerian government to raise funds from oil sales for the 2020 budget. Yesterday, the Brent crude, which is the international oil benchmark, shed over $4 to trade at $51.73 per barrel. Earlier in the day, the futures reached its lowest level since December 2018

By Adedapo Adesanya The foreign exchange (forex) market in Nigeria is beginning to witness another shortage in liquidity, especially at the parallel market and this is making speculators have a field day. The performance of the Naira against the United States Dollar at the market window in the past sessions is already giving observers another major concern as the value of the local currency is weakening by the day. On Wednesday, the domestic currency continued its abysmal performance against its American counterpart, losing N1 to sell at N462/$1 at the close of transactions. At the previous session, the value of