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2023 elections: Don tasks media practitioners to shun fake news

News Raji Olatunji -
AHEAD of Nigeria's 2023 general elections, media practitioners in the country have been tasked to shun fake news to avoid confusing Nigerians during the...

Disinformation in Brazil election: Lessons for Nigeria ahead of 2023 polls

Insights Opeyemi Kehinde -
For fact-checkers across the world, election season comes with an enormous task, as it is often characterised by misinformation and disinformation. And the October...

Nigerian information minister calls for more funding to tackle fake news

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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

News Nurudeen Akewushola -
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

News Raji Olatunji -
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

News Niyi Oyedeji -
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  

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