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WorldStage Newsonline– Google.org has announced a grant of two million dollars for Nigeria Fact Checkers to leverage Artificial Intelliegence (AI) to fight against misinformation at the forthcoming general elections.
Nigeria: Google commits $2m on fight against misinformation on elections Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, made a review of the past one week and an assessment of the situation and came to the conclusion that while the challenges persist, some palpable improvements have taken place including the shortening of fuel queues in some parts.
TUC warns over general hunger and anger in the land Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– The Lagos State Government has acknowledged the patience and calmness of Lagosians following the controversy generated by the Naira shortage crisis and warned those rejecting the old notes to desist from doing so or face prosecution.
Sanwo-Olu warns against rejection of old notes Read More
WorldStage Newsonline–The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors in South-West, former governors and ministers are expected in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday to receive Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party presidential candidate.
South-West governors, ministers set to receive Tinubu in Ibadan Thursday Read More
WordStage Newsonline– Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, on Tuesday promised to consider a review of the allowances of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the state.
Sanwo-Olu considers increment in allowance of Lagos Corps members Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has attributed the current hardship occasioned by fuel and naira scarcity to the activities of saboteurs.
Nigeria: Gbajabiamila links saboteurs to naira, fuel crises Read More
WorldStage Newsonine– There is confusion over the status of the old naira notes (N200, N500 and N1,000) that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to phase out as the banks have stopped collecting them even while the public have continued to spend them due to acute shortage of the new notes.
Confusion over old naira notes continues as banks reject, but transactions go on as usual Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has pledged improve bilateral relations with the People’s Republic of China, particularly in the area of trade and agriculture.
Ondo pledges improve bilateral relations with China Read More WorldStage Newsonline– The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed has given assurance of safety to Youth Corps members during the general elections.
Election: NYSC assures maximum protection of corps members Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– The rising cost of accommodation in Lagos, Nigerian recent time is pushing many residents out of the nation’s commercial city capital to the neighbouring Ogun State.
Lagosians troop to boundary communities in Ogun State as house rents hit roof top Read More