Daily Archives: Nov 7, 2025
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Punitive laws failing to curb misinformation in Africa – Study
Report by: Peter Cunliffe-Jones, University of Westminster; Alan Finlay, University of the Witwatersrand, and Anya Schiffrin
Misinformation, best understood as false or misleading information whether...
General
Was N37bn approved for the renovation of the National Assembly complex?
ON TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 the media reported that the roof of the National Assembly complex in Nigeria was leaking and the building flooded...
Politics
Picture depicting Buhari’s visit to Borno is from 2019
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, June 17, 2021 visited Borno State on a one-day working visit. Although the president was greeted by a crowd...
Economy
Has CBN authorised the use of cryptocurrency ‘like naira’?
IN June 2021 a post which alleged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has authorised the use of cryptocurrency "like the naira in Nigeria"...
COVID-19
Can eating Bananas prevent COVID-19 infection?
A video has been circulating on multiple WhatsApp groups in Nigeria which claims that eating “a banana a day keeps the coronavirus away.” The...
Government Policy
Obasanjo’s old letter on insecurity resurfaces amidst June 12 protest
AS some Nigerians protested against the state of governance in the country during the June 12 Democracy day, an old open letter written by...
General
How scam, fraudulent actors take advantage of COVID-19
As troubling misinformation around COVID-19 and its vaccines hits Nigeria, the country also has to bother about cyber insecurity riding on the coattails of...
COVID-19
Do aspirin, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs cure COVID-19?
A CLAIM circulating on several WhatsApp groups in Nigeria says that aspirin, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are the best cures for COVID-19.
The claim started...
General
Old video from EndSARS protest recirculates amid June 12 protest
JUST as Nigerians on Saturday, June 12, took to the streets to hold protest against bad governance, corruption, insecurity and other forms of maladministration,...
General
Twitter did not change action buttons in solidarity of June 12 protest
On Saturday June 12, 2021, Many Nigerians across multiple locations took to the street in protest to show and air their grievance and dissatisfaction...
