Collation of election results is ongoing following the conduct of Nigeria’s 2023 Governorship and State Assembly Elections. Nigerians on Saturday, March 18, 2023 voted to elect their governors in 28 states as well as state lawmakers into 36 State Houses …
The electorate in 28 States of the Nigerian federation will today elect their respective state’s chief executives. They will also be electing members of the State Houses of Assembly in the country’s 36 states. All 18 registered political parties in …
There has been a surge in misinformation and disinformation as the collation of results of Nigeria‘s 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections conducted on Saturday, February 25, 2023 entered the third day. Our team of researchers, fact-checkers, social media monitors, …
Since Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections were conducted on Saturday, February 25, 2023, there have been many claims circulating online and on some traditional media as results are being collated from various polling units across the country. Our …
RESULTS from various polling units across the country have started trickling in from several collation centres following the conduct of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Our team of researchers, fact-checkers, social media monitors, …
As Nigerians head to the poll on Saturday, February 25, 2023, for Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NFC) brings you live-check of election-related misinformation and disinformation spreading online and on television on Election Day. …
By Harrison Edeh PANELLISTS at the Nigerian Fact-checkers Coalition Conference in Abuja on Tuesday asked social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook to take more steps in halting the spread of fake news. They expressed concern that fake new is …
By Sinafi Omanga THE United States (US) has said the problem of misinformation during electioneering campaigns that Nigeria is facing ahead of the nation’s 2023 general elections is not peculiar to the country. Speaking at the election disinformation conference organised …
By Harrison Edeh AHEAD of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (The ICIR) and Mac-Arthur Foundation have raised concerns over state-sponsored misinformation in the country. ICIR’s Executive Director, Dayo Aiyetan, who spoke at the Nigerian Fact-checkers …
Dear Nigerian politician, The election season is here, and the narratives are building up around candidates, political parties, and issues. As a result, the media, especially social media, is awash with loads of information aimed at pushing one political agenda …
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