In the second quarter of 2024, TikTok took significant action by removing over 2.1 million videos in Nigeria for violating its community guidelines. This initiative is part of the platform’s ongoing strategy to improve content moderation and ensure a safer environment for its users. According to TikTok’s Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, the deleted videos represent less than 1 percent of the total uploads during the reporting period. Notably, the vast majority—99.1 percent—were removed proactively before any user reports were made, with 90.7 percent taken down within a day of being uploaded. On a global scale, TikTok reported the removal of…
Author: Dorcas Jude
Snapchat has introduced new tools aimed at helping educators foster safer environments within schools by gaining a better understanding of student interactions on the app. As part of this initiative, Snapchat unveiled a new website designed specifically for educators, offering resources to enhance their knowledge of the platform and how it can be used safely in an educational setting. This move comes in response to growing concerns from lawmakers and mental health professionals regarding the safety of teens on social media platforms. With more than 20 million teenagers in the U.S. actively using Snapchat, the platform is the third most…
The Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi has affirmed the victory of Governor Hyacinth Alia from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal delivered its verdict on Saturday, dismissing the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its gubernatorial candidate, Titus Uba. The tribunal justified its decision by stating that it lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. This decision solidifies Governor Alia’s mandate and resolves the electoral dispute in favour of the APC.
Natural disasters pose significant challenges worldwide, affecting millions of lives and causing extensive damage to infrastructure and the environment. In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool in predicting and responding to natural disasters. This article explores the application of AI in natural disaster prediction and response specifically in Nigeria, highlighting its potential benefits and challenges. AI in Natural Disaster Prediction 1.1 Machine Learning Algorithms Machine learning algorithms are at the core of AI systems used in natural disaster prediction. These algorithms analyze vast amounts of historical data, such as meteorological and geological…
Recently, one of HipCity Innovation Centre’s Community Monitor sent in pictures taken in a couple of primary schools in the FCT. These pictures showed pupils learning under deplorable conditions. The classrooms were overcrowded and at least half the class was sitting on the floor. According to the Monitor, the overcrowding was due to the fact that some of the school classroom blocks had had their roofs blown off by the wind, leaving them completely exposed to the elements; and in a bid to ensure that the pupils do not completely miss out on their lessons despite the lack of functional…
According to the World Health Organization, maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. It is expected that each of these stages would be a positive experience so as to ensure that both mother and child are in optimum health at the end of the day. To achieve this, amongst other things, mothers need to be able to access quality health services rendered by health professionals during the stages involved in motherhood. In Nigeria, statistics released by the WHO in 2020 indicate that the chances of a Nigerian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth,…
In the last two months, primary school teachers in the FCT have declared strike action twice. In December 2021, they embarked on a one week strike and again in January 2022. Their demands however, have remained the same, to wit: implementation of teachers’ arrears from 2014-2018, implementation of 2020 and 2021 annual salary increments, implementation of 24-month Federal Government approved minimum wage arrears and the upgrade of qualified teachers. Reports in the news suggest that the relevant government authorities have come out to say that they are working towards meeting the striking party’s demands, however, since January till now, no…
