Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said fake news and hate speech, if left unchecked, constitute the biggest threat to
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Nigerian Army to prosecute fake news merchants
By Olusegun Oruame The Nigerian Army has warned that it will prosecute anyone who “deliberately spreads fake news that aims to undermine national security.”
Nigeria spreads net against hate speech as 2019 election campaigns begin
By Olusegun Oruame As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday officially lifted the ban on campaign for 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections,
Buhari raises alarm on abuse of social media
By Nwakaego Alajemba President Muhammadu Buhari has raised concerns over the increasing challenges posed by social media and the dangers with the misuse of
Presidency says Yusuf Buhari social media accounts are fake
By Chinedu James The Presidency has denied the existence of social media accounts allegedly managed by Yusuf Buhari, son of President Muhamadu Buhari.
Lagos debunks social media reports to ostracise non-indigenes
By Chinedu James The Lagos State Government has denounced as fake news social media reports suggesting that there are plans by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
Build pervasive cyber resilience now
By Niyi Yusuf The confluence of social media, mobile devices, analytics and cloud solution especially pervasive platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, have
Fake news on the rise as Nigeria’s elections draw near
By Olusegun Oruame Fake news is on the rise as Nigeria’s elections draw nearer D-day – February 2019 with rival parties, particularly the Peoples
Sterling Bank stirs another social media war
By Chinedu James Sterling Bank plc may have reignited another social media war with its new ‘One Customer Bank’ creative and a recent tweet
2019 Elections: PDP to unleash social media war against APC
By Nwakaego Alajemba A social media war is in the offing between Nigeria’s two leading political contenders: the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the