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YouTube and combatting misinformation, disinformation
TO curb the spread of misinformation on the internet, YouTube has joined other platforms such as Google and Facebook to collaborate with fact-checkers using...
COVID-19
Are hand sanitisers flammable?
A surveillance footage shows a man who had drenched his hair and bare body with hand sanitisers bursting into flames seconds after being tased...
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On the Immigration letter in circulation on planned terrorist attack
In the fourth week of December 2021, a circular with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) letterhead putting its officers at various border posts across...
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Omicron: What to know about Nigeria’s inclusion in UK travel “red list”
DUE TO the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the United Kingdom on Saturday, December 4, announced the inclusion of Nigeria in...
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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...
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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...
General
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...
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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....
COVID-19
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...
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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...
