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Is China taking over Uganda’s airport?

IN late November 2021, multiple reports claimed that the Chinese government is ready to take over the only Ugandan international airport - Entebbe International...

FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria

FACTSHEET: Malaria and mosquito nets distribution in Nigeria In the last week of October 2021, the media reported that the Nigerian government proposed to secure...

Why Federal University Dutse SUG president has ‘security detail’ in viral photos

MULTIPLE photos of some student union leaders of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) with 'security detail' have been widely circulated online in Nigeria. The images...

Ray Ekpu urges traditional media to embrace fact-checking skills

Ray Ekpu, a veteran journalist and former Co-founder of Newswatch Magazine on Wednesday tasked journalists from the mainstream media to build capacity on fact-checking....

Nigeria’s ‘Double Pandemic’ and Boko Haram’s Response to COVID-19

THE Boko Haram (Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād) insurgency has been on for over 12 years. During this time, it has not only transcended...

Should government regulate social media? Stakeholders react

THE Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Gbenga Sesan has urged the Nigerian government to channel the energy directed at social media regulation to carrying...

ICIR/ICFJ to hold social media regulation webinar

THE International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), in collaboration with The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), is organising a webinar on social media regulation...

NDA attack: Facts about viral video in circulation

A viral video, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, emerged on social media shortly after local media reported news of the bandits' attack on the...

Facebook has removed 18 million posts with COVID-19 misinformation – Zuckerberg

FACEBOOK  has removed 18 million posts containing misinformation about COVID-19, the  founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said. Zuckerberg told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King...

COVID-19: Claims about transmission via water, vaccine death toll fact-checked

AS the world battle ongoing concerns around COVID-19 vaccine safety, side effects, vaccine hesitancy and refusal, a Twitter user posted that reports related to...

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