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Nigerian information minister calls for more funding to tackle fake news

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NIGERIA's minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for an upward review of the budgetary allocation for the ministry of information and...

Buhari advocates media literacy to fight fake news

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NIGERIA's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on all nations, multilateral and donor agencies to support global financing of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to...

Misinformation, disinformation could mar Nigeria’s 2023 elections, CDD warns

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THE Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said the proliferation of electoral disinformation, misinformation and weaponisation of fake news, pose threat to the...

2023 election: Jonathan urges Nigerians to shun fake news, hate speech

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FORMER Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerians to shun fake news, hate speech and propaganda ahead of the nation's 2023 general election. Jonathan made...

Fake news, misinformation worsening insecurity – Nigerian govt

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THE Nigerian government has said that insecurity experienced in some parts of the country is being aggravated by fake news and misinformation. The Minister of...

Meta chatbot spreads fake news, slams Facebook

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Blender Bot 3, the new chatbot Meta is test-running has slammed Facebook and spread fake news, reports have shown. The chatbot, launched on August 5,...

UNESCO confab to boost war against fake news, misinformation – Lai Mohammed

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NIGERIA's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the 2022 Global Media and Information Literacy (GMIL) Week of UNESCO, will give a...

Phishing website for NPC recruitment circulates on social media  

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A WEB portal allegedly from the National Population Commission (NPC) is circulating on social media with a claim that the Commission is receiving applications...

Russia fines Google $373 million for allegedly promoting fake news

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Russia has fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google $373 million for allegedly promoting fake news on its platform. The development is in line with Russia's efforts to...

Fake news, social media pose threat to 2023 election ― DSS

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THE Department of State Services (DSS) has described fake news and social media as the biggest threat to the 2023 general elections. The DSS spokesperson...
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