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The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied media report that the service was laying siege on an on-line media, Premium Times and its staff. A press statement by the …
Premium Times not under siege – DSS Read MoreThe social networking site, Facebook, has pledged to partner with the federal government to check the spread of fake news and disinformation in the wake of the outbreak of the …
Coronavirus: FG partners Facebook to check fake news Read MoreCentre for Democracy and Development has urged Nigerians to ensure information is verified before dissemination. The project lead of the CDD Austin Aigbe stated this while interacting with stakeholders on …
CDD charge stakeholders against fake news Read MoreThe Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that both government and the media should step up the fight against fake news in the …
Govt, media’ve responsibility to end fake news –Malami Read MoreA multipurpose international organisation, Emplug Limited, has distanced itself from publications in some Nigerian newspapers about the organisation being involved in an alleged recruitment scam involving the National Drug Law …
Health body distances self from ‘misleading’ publications in Nigerian newspapers Read MoreThe rumour of whether there was going to be a presidential wedding, precisely, whether President Muhammadu Buhari was going to wed the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social …
Buhari’s rumour of marriage and likely beneficiaries Read MoreFederal Ministry of Works and Housing, Monday, described as fake, news making round that some bridges along Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani Road, especially Tatabu Bridge, collapsed. The social media was awash over the …
No bridge collapse along Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani road-FG Read MoreA former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega on Monday expressed concern over the use of WhatsApp by politicians and candidates to spread fake news in Nigeria, especially …
Jega lashes out at politicians for spreading fake news on social media Read MoreFake news and hate speech which have recently been entrenched in the polity, and threatening the very existence of Nigeria has been blamed on the government. Professor Chidi Odinkalu, one …
When leaders are believable, hate speech ‘ll die – Prof Odinkalu Read MoreAdvanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) Friday stated that the media quoted the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, out of context over his recent statement allegedly indicting soldiers …
Boko Haram: ‘Media reports against Buratai, anti-national interest’ Read MoreFacebook has closed 23 Italian pages, including many supporting the country’s populist government parties for spreading fake news and breaking other social network rules. The action, coming amid renewed concerns …
Facebook closes 23 pages with fake news Read MoreThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured host communities to its Gas marketing Subsidiary, Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Limited (NGMC) that the report trending in the social media purporting …
We’re not relocating NGMC Warri, NNPC assures host communities Read MoreFake pictures circulating on social media which users are falsely claiming depict inter-communal violence are inflaming already high tensions in Nigeria. It comes after three days of violence left more …
Fake news and Nigeria’s herder crisis Read MoreThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, has inaugurated the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command, a new corps to protect its data/network against cyber attack and curb terrorism. He …
Army inaugurate Cyber Warfare Command, launches app Read More-Justifies impeachment plot -No date yet to consider INEC budget – Saraki, Dogara -APC alleges planned mob attack on own senators by PDP Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji …
We ‘ll demystify Saraki – Lai Read MoreThe Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged the Voice of America (VOA) to partner with the Nigerian government to fight the menace of fake news to correct …
FG seeks VOA partnership to stamp out fake news Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, declared open the 2018 International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress, and stressed the need for journalists worldwide to address the menace of fake news and hate …
Buhari declares IPI World Congress open, tasks body on fake news Read More