By Emmanuel Ajibulu The dynamic digital landscape has no doubt transformed how people consume and interact with content. From social platforms to immersive technologies, these innovations are redefining communication, information and entertainment with real time feedbacks and corresponding satisfaction. The digital age has clearly ushered in an unprecedented era of information accessibility, connecting billions across […]
A group of stakeholders in the nation’s petroleum industry has debunked fake stories being peddled against the person of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Bayo Bashir Ojulari, and the leadership of the Company. The group ascribed the series of sponsored fake news against to enemies within that […]
*Govs broker deal, accuse media of spreading fake news *Fulani leaders apologize over herders’ crimes Stephen Gbadamosi (Ibadan) and ‘Tosin Ajuwon (Akure) Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has accused the media of spreading fake news on the vacation order issued by Ondo helmsman Rotimi Akeredolu to herdsmen in the state’s forest reserves. Governor Akeredolu had last […]
By Philip Clement Nigerian media practitioners have been urged to strengthen the fight against fake news which has now become the order of the day. They believe that if left unchecked, it is capable of threatening the foundations of the country’s democracy, undermining individuals’ right as well as increasing social polarization. A cross section of […]
Abuja – The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN), has urged Judiciary Correspondents to avoid fake news and hate speech,while discharging their professional duties. The AGF gave the advice in Abuja at the inauguration of the newly elected executive officers of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondent (NAJUC). […]
The Zamfara state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, has described as fake news an online report that the state has recorded its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kanoma dismissed the report in an interview on Friday in Gusau. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to an online report that the state has […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a supposed breaking news flash with the headline: “Nigerian Air Force kills over 250 Boko Haram fighters in Maiduguri” is fake news. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Daramola said the fake news said […]
Abuja -The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the public to disregard an online publication which speculated that the commission had arraigned former vice president Atiku Abubakar over alleged fraud of N75.3 billion. In a statement on Friday in Abuja by the commission’s Acting spokesperson, Mr Tony Orilade, EFCC dismissed the report of Atiku’s alleged arraignment […]
Sokoto – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto), has warned supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state against disseminating fake news and hate speech. Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District, spoke on Sunday in Sokoto, at a one day Summit on the Use of […]
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has accused political parties of using fake news to delegitimize the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the electoral process during the Kogi state governorship election. Director CDD, Ms. Idayat Hassan, made this known in the group’s preliminary statement on the conduct of Saturday’s Kogi stateb governorship election. […]
A human rights activist, Comrade Ibrahim Abubakar, has raised an alarm over the rise in fake news in the country, describing it as a “higher threat than terrorism”. Mr Abubakar made this known on Thursday at a one-day workshop/presentation of assessment report on the impact of fake news on the war against terrorism organised by […]
The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring a responsible and ethical use of the social media and air waves and no amount of opposition will stop it from sanitising the two media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this at the 2019 edition of the Annual Lecture of […]
The federal government has revealed that it is committed to the campaign against hate speeches and fake news in Nigeria. The minister of information, culture and tourism, Mr Lai Mohammed who was speaking on the proliferation of fake news and hate speeches in Nigeria said that a fine of 500k to 5 million will address […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to Nigerian Journalists to avoid peddling fake news especially as the 2019 general election approaches. He insisted that abiding by the ethics of honesty, fairness and balance was pertinent to the security and safety of journalists from assaults and harassments. Mohammed, who was represented […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has appealed to all Nigerians to join the Federal Government in its efforts to combat the menace of fake news, describing it as a threat to peace and national unity. Mohammed made the call on Sunday while speaking at the inaugural lecture of the Guild of […]
In what appears to be a response to the growing concern that Facebook is fuelling fake news, and controversies surrounding Facebook Live and its potential for nefarious use, Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg, has revealed that his focus in 2018 would be to protect the Facebook community from abuse. Zukerberg, whose net worth is over $70billion, […]