The National Youth Service Corps in Cross River State has spoken on the social media publication that a Junior Secondary School 2 student impregnated a serving corps member in the state.
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied the allegation that he is behind the Hate Speech Bill at the National Assembly.
The Nasarawa State Government has dissociated itself from fake publications on some online platforms that the State’s internal revenue audit unveiled a tax scandal involving some Nigerian banks, particularly Ecobank Nigeria.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has cautioned residents against paying heed to a fake audio message on the outbreak of gastroenteritis in the state.
Hajia Buhari gave the warning while fielding questions from journalists shortly after her arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Sunday from a medical leave in the United kingdom.
Osinbajo, who made the call when he hosted media practitioners to a special appreciation dinner on Thursday in Abuja, also pledged improved engagement with them.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has debunked reports claiming that N16 billion meant for Civil Servants Group Life Insurance Scheme was stolen in her office.
The president gave the challenge when he received the Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.
Premium Times Centre For Investigative Journalism has urged Nigerian media practitioners to engage in fact checks before publishing to curb high level of fake news trending across the globe.
The Police command in Enugu state has advised residents to disregard the online report alleging herdsmen attack in the state, describing it as “fake news”.
It would have been okay to dismiss reported happenings around the Buhari Presidency as part of political blackmail and negative agenda setting of partisan press but for the publicly manifested interplay of the antics of the gods and demons at the seat of power.
Facebook has closed 23 Italian pages, including many supporting the country’s populist government parties for spreading fake news and breaking other social network rules.
WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service for Indians to check the veracity of information in the messaging platform’s latest attempt to combat fake news in India ahead of national elections beginning this month.
A cross section of Journalists on Monday in Abuja, called for more investment in fact-checking to ensure dissemination of accurate and balanced information.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as fake, the social media report that he voted manually at his Polling Unit 006 in Oro, Irepodun Local Government in Kwara South, after the card reader failed to authenticate him.
With elections scheduled to be held in various African countries this year, Facebook has devised mechanisms to reduce the spread of fake news, the social media giant said on Wednesday.
The Department of State Services has warned people against fake news and hate speeches designed to whip up ethnic, religious or political sentiments during the elections.
WhatsApp Messenger, popular text messaging service, has reduced messages a user can forward to five recipients, in an effort to reduce the spread of false information.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced a two-day workshop for its Public Affairs officers (POAs) on how to detect and counter fake news on election related matters.
Ekweremadu, who made this known in a statement by his Media Adviser, Uche Anichukwu on Monday, described the reports as “fake news, cheap blackmail, smear campaign and extreme propaganda”.