What is Nigeria's Grand Plan to Stop Fake News in 2019?
African Arguments caught up with Information Minister Lai Mohammed to talk about the government's record in office, next year's elections, and the Information Ministry's plans (or lack thereof) to combat fake news.
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Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that those behind the fake news had the intention of destabilising the polity and causing disunity among the country's ... Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fake News On the Prowl
Daily Trust, 20 February 2018
President Donald Trump of the United States of America it was who popularised the advent of fake news with his (in) famous fake news awards for year 2017. In truth the fake news… Read more »
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Nigeria:
What Are We Going to Do About Fake News and Misinformation in Nigeria?
Vanguard, 28 February 2018
It was recently brought to my attention that a newspaper, in a report on the Dapchi kidnappings, used a friend's picture to illustrate the story. The young woman is neither a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fake News Is Big Business
This Day, 22 April 2017
In those days at Guardian Newspapers, Rutam House, if reporter was lucky to have his story on the front page of the paper, he perhaps had to look it well to confirm it was his,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt - Beware of Fake News
Daily Trust, 5 June 2017
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to beware of cases of fake news being spread by 'unscrupulous' persons. Read more »
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Nigeria:
78% Nigerians Trust the Media in New Edelman Survey
Guardian, 5 June 2018
A trust and credibility survey conducted by Edelman Public Relations firm, has revealed that 72 per cent of Nigerians in mainstream institutions of media, government, business and… Read more »
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The Cambridge Analytica scandal appears to be symptomatic of much deeper challenges that Facebook must confront if it's to become a force for good in the global fight against false ... Read more »