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“Increasing fake news threatening Feb. 25 polls” – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, yesterday, warned that increasing fake news pose a great danger to the successful conduct of February 25 presidential and national assembly elections. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated this at the 21st session of the President Muhammadu Buhari Scorecard Media Series in Abuja, said there is an increase in the dissemination of fake news, which he blamed on the opposition. The Minister further stated that, “With about three weeks to the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Feb. 25th, I can say, unequivocally, that…

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“Escalating fake news propaganda, handiwork of politicians” – Ex-NTA D-G

Aminu Imam

Former Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Tony Iredia, has blamed Nigerian politicians for being behind fake news propaganda to discredit the Nigerian media. Iredia, made the declaration while delivering the Edo State University, Uzairue’s 4th Convocation lecture, titled: ”Fake News: Re-thinking The Role Of The Mainstream And Social Media In National Development”. The former NTA DG, who accused politicians of overheating the word, ‘fake news’, noted that the mainstream media rely on social media for information, but has the obligation to process the information it gathered before publishing…

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Fake news bigger threat to democracy than gun – Jonathan

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Former President Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the biggest threat to democracy is no longer the gun, but propaganda, fake news and disinformation. Jonathan stated this in Abuja at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation 2022 Peace Conference with the theme, “Nation Building: The Role of Peaceful Elections in a Multi-Ethnic Context’’. Jonathan urged young Nigerians to embrace good conduct rather than hate speech, saying those advocating for violence and orchestrating fake news were the big threats to democracy. “We must discourage this issue of hate speech and propaganda that are going on because…

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‘Detractors using fake news, misinformation to aggravate insecurity’ – FG

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says insecurity in the country is exacerbated by fake news and misinformation. Mohammed said this during his speech yesterday, at a summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (NIPR), titled: “Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security”. According to the minister, fake news and misinformation endanger the peace, security and development of any nation. His words: “Let me cite some recent instances of fake news and misinformation in this regard. On August 10, the Kaduna State Government had to debunk…

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FG seeks support of South-East leaders on social media regulation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Government on Saturday solicited the support of South-East governors and leaders in the zone on social media regulation to check fake news and misinformation of Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking at a presidential delegation interaction with South-East governors and other leaders of the zone in Enugu. Mohammed said that the #EndSARS protest and agitation that turned violent and destructive in the country were brought about by fake news emanating from the negative use of the social media. According to…

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Wage war against fake news, Gov. AbdulRasaq urges Nigerian media

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has urged the media in Nigeria to fight the menace of fake news before it brings down the country. AbdulRasaq made this call in Ilorin today during the 2020 Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Kwara council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).The governor, represented by the state Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Harriet Afolabi-Oshartimehin, said that the events of the past weeks in the country had shown the danger of fake news and unverified or one-sided accounts of events. This, he said,…

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