Meta is using the modelling techniques and learnings from the project to improve and extend translations on Facebook, Instagram, and Wikipedia https://youtu.be/uCxSPPiwrNE Meta has announced that it has built and open sourced ‘No Language Left Behind’ NLLB-200, a single AI model that is the first to translate across 200 different languages, including 55 African languages with state-of-the-art results. Meta is using the modelling techniques and learnings from the project to improve and extend translations on Facebook, Instagram, and Wikipedia. In an effort to develop high-quality machine translation capabilities for most of the world’s low-resource languages, this single AI…
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Okogie played his first four NBA seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves The Phoenix Suns today announced the team has signed free agent guard Josh Okogie. Okogie (6-4, 213 pounds) played his first four NBA seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 6.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 244 games, including 123 starts. The 23-year-old has 60 career games scoring in double figures and 57 careers games with multiple steals. He played for Team World at the NBA Rising Stars game as part of NBA All-Star both in 2019 in Charlotte and in 2020 in Chicago. Born in Lagos, Nigeria,…
It is the turn of Nigerians; Nigerian children, youths and everyone to take back their country”. In an interview with ARISE TV, monitored by The News Chronicle, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi, was on hand to tackle questions surrounding his candidacy and matters arising in the country. When asked why he has been traveling around to countries like to Morocco and Egypt without consulting local stakeholders, he rebuffed the idea and said he actually consulted stakeholders, and is making these travels based on information from these stakeholders so that…
The President of PVC Naija, a Project Victory Call Initiative, Dr Bolaji Akinyemi, has raised the alarm that vote-buying poses a serious threat to the 2023 general elections and Nigeria’s democracy. He stated that vote-buying has the propensity of negatively affecting the voting decision of the voters, adding that they would by such inducement, not be able to cast their votes according to their conscience. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, he alleged that there were instances of vote-buying in the just concluded Ekiti State Governorship election, adding that such should not continue. He also alleged that there was a ‘commercialisation…
On 1 July 2022, the International Criminal Court (ICC) marked its 20th anniversary. On this day in 2002, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court entered into force upon ratification by 60 States, officially creating the ICC. Marking the day, the President of the Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański stated: “On the 20th anniversary of the ICC, we can celebrate the fact that we have a permanent, independent international court dedicated to the fight against impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.” He continued: “I invite all States to join the ICC, to give…
The grant from the African Development Fund will go to the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 24 June approved a technical assistance grant of $2 million to fund research that will contribute to electricity reforms in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The grant from the African Development Fund — the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group — will go to the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority. The ultimate objective is to stimulate cross-border electricity trade and improve energy access in the 15 countries in the…
Approximately 12,000 Christians participated in protests across the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on 18 June demanding that the state government acts swiftly to resolve an ongoing dispute regarding the reconstruction of a church. The rallies were organised by the Arunachal Pradesh Christian Forum (ACF) and protesters demonstrated in front of the District Commissioner’s offices in at least six districts across the state. The church in question lies in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, a region dominated by the Buddhist Monpa community. In September 2020, the reconstruction of the church was stopped by two local Buddhist groups who claimed…
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The Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDF), a leading pan-Igbo organization at the forefront of the campaign for the Nigerian President of South-East extraction, has called on the governor of Ebonyi governor, Engr. Dave Umahi, to RESIGN AS CHAIRMAN SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS FORUM for what the group termed serious anti-Igbo stances and activities of the Ebonyi state governor. The grouse the ILDF has with Gov. Dave Umahi is hinged on three main issues: his dismal performance as Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, the palpable insecurity in the South-East deriving from the governor’s inability to produce cohesive leadership, his recent remark that…
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, May 31, departs Abuja for Madrid, Spain on a State Visit at the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. At a separate meeting during the visit, the first by the Nigerian leader, President Buhari will also meet with the Head of State of the Spanish nation, His Majesty King Felipe VI. During his engagements with both leaders, the Nigerian President will discuss issues of mutual interest to both countries, which will expectedly result in the signing of Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding on a wide range of topics geared towards further enhancing the bilateral relations…
After emerging victorious in the keenly contested PDP presidential primary election over the weekend, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has today paid a courtesy visit to his fellow contestant in the primaries, Chief Nyesom Wike. The Rivers State Governor, Wike, was the closest to Atiku after the votes were counted. The Waziri Adamawa called on all party members and his fellow contestants to join hands with him in wrestling power from the ruling APC. From a total number of 767 delegates, Atiku polled 371 votes Nyesom Wike – 237 Anyim Pius Anyim – 14 votes Udom Emmanuel – 38 votes Sen Bala…
In celebrating this year’s Children’s Day, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his administration will continue to work hard to ensure that every child has access to education, which prepares them for a bright future. The President recognises the place of education in the development of every country and is committed to seeing a further significant reduction in the number of out-of-school children. He acknowledges that while education of the Nigerian child will remain on the front burner for this government, other issues – healthcare, protection from harm, drugs, cultism, child trafficking and abuse, domestic violence- are equally receiving needed…
A BBC investigation revealing further details of the mass detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was published on 24 May, as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights continues her six-day visit to China. The High Commissioner’s itinerary includes plans to travel to the Uyghur region. Several relatives of individuals detained by the Chinese government have called on the UN High Commissioner to pay attention to the cases of their family members, including Ziba Murat, daughter of retired Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, who called for the High Commissioner to be permitted to visit her mother who had…
In what could be described as one of the most shocking preludes yet to the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, presidential aspirant under the umbrella of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has announced his departure from the main opposition party, PDP. Peter Obi”s announcement comes as a surprise to his supporters and opponents across other parties as he ranked high among the top contenders for the PDP ticket. This consequently means his withdrawal from the PDP Presidential Primaries. In a letter which he addressed to the national chairman of the party at WADATA Plaza Abuja, he cited among his reasons…
In view of the security challenges troubling Anambra state, the governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, at a news conference today made a passionate call on the people of Anambra to play their part in tackling the ugly menace. He also assured that things will change for the better in Anambra. Here is what he said: Umu nnem, Ndi Anambra! You employed me to lead the process of building a livable and prosperous homeland. After swearing-in on the 17th March, 2022, I worked for 8 hours and 45 minutes that day and have kept working hard every day to make you…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has today dissolved the state executive council. The Governor instructed all the former members of the State Executive Council to hand over to the most senior officers in their respective ministries. His chief of staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Harold Koko, were also relieved of their duties. The dissolution was contained in a special government announcement signed by Governor Wike’s Special Assistant on Media, Kekvin Ebiri, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning. Though Wike is a top contender for the PDP presidential ticket, no reason was given for the…
The number of people living in internal displacement around the world reached a record 59.1 million at the end of 2021, up from 55 million a year earlier. The unprecedented figure is the result of new waves of violence and protracted conflict in countries ranging from Ethiopia and Afghanistan to Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)’s annual global report. “The situation today is phenomenally worse than even our record figure suggests, as it doesn’t include nearly eight million people forced to flee the war in Ukraine. We need a…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has extended its ongoing strike by another 12 weeks after the initial warning strike which expired on Sunday, May 8.
The Cuban government has officially informed the family of imprisoned Protestant Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo that he has been sentenced to seven years in prison. The sentence is one year shorter than the eight-year sentence that was initially communicated in a document sent from the Permanent Mission of Cuba in Geneva to the United Nations (UN). No reason has been given for the change to the pastor’s sentence. Pastor Rosales Fajardo was arrested after participating in peaceful protests that took place across the island on 11 July 2021. He has been imprisoned in Boniato Maximum Security Prison since August 2021, and was tried on charges of ‘disrespect’, ‘assault’, ‘criminal…
The African Energy Chamber spoke with Stephen Dihwa, Executive Director, Coordination Center of the South African Power Pool, during the Namibian International Energy Conference about how Africa’s power pools are tackling energy poverty Addressing energy poverty is central to AEW 2022. What is your vision for the next five years to make this a reality? We generally operate within the generation and transmission level but because our members are power utilities, those utilities have a mandate in terms of access to electricity. Our drive is to ensure every member has adequate electricity supply to meet demand and to make sure…
