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Team “Future of Dance” Wins Afrobics Dance Competition of Felabration 2021, Sponsored by Fearless Energy Drink

Team “Future of Dance” has emerged as the winner of the Afrobics dance competition of this year’s Felabration, in commemoration of the life and activities of...

Google has said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube. Google is boldly tackling climate change denial across its advertising platforms and YouTube, with bans and new demonetisation policies starting from next month – November The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.” That includes online content referring to climate change as a hoax or a scam, or denying the world’s temperature is rising and that human activity is contributing to the problem, Google said in a post. “Advertisers simply don’t want their ads to appear next to this content,” Google said. “And publishers and creators don’t want ads promoting these claims to appear on their pages or videos.” The internet giant added that the policy change aligns with efforts by the company to promote sustainable practices and confront climate change. “Google’s important decision to demonetize climate misinformation could turn the tide on the climate denial economy,” said NGO Avaaz campaign director Fadi Quran. “For years, climate misinformers have confused public opinion and obstructed urgent political action on climate change, and YouTube has been one of their weapons of choice.” Quran urged other online platforms to follow Google’s lead and stop funneling money to those peddling debunked denials of climate change. Similarly, Social networking colossus Facebook, which is Google’s biggest competitor in the digital advertising market, touts efforts to curb climate misinformation at its platform but has no yet such ad ban in place.

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Climate Change: Google to Ban Ads, Demonetise YouTube Videos Promoting Denial

Google has said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube. Google...

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I’ll make Ogun safest state in Nigeria- new CP

The new Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole on Thursday, vowed to make Ogun “the safest state in Nigeria.” The new commissioner who officially...

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Osun APC managing crisis over LG congress –APC State chairman

The Chairman of All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Adegboyega Famodun, on Thursday, said the leadership of the party is managing the misunderstanding and conflicts arising...

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Police rescue 187 kidnap victims in Zamfara

Officers and men of Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 187 kidnapped victims who have been feeding on grasses in bandits’ den for 52 days due...

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Atiku kicks against zoning, wants fairness and equity

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has appealed to party leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party to discard zoning of the presidential ticket but uphold...

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PDP Chairmanship: Party govs insist on North

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors has on Thursday insisted that the national chairmanship of the party should go to the North. The decision held sway the...

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E-payments Rose By 6.37% To N24trn In September

The value of e-payment transactions in Nigeria rose by 6.37 per cent to N24.08tn in September. This was according to the data released by the Nigeria...

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NCC to Allocate 5G Slots, Links 180m SIM Cards to NIN

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is set to allocate fifth-generation (5G) slots to mobile network operators just as it disclosed that 180 million telephone lines have...

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Ban a win-win for Nigeria and Twitter- Presidential Aide

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