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Fake News: NAN, PRNigeria to Partner on Fact-checking

Fake News: NAN, PRNigeria to Partner on Fact-checking   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), Publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, have agreed to partner on fact-checking, as part of efforts to stem the tide of fake news, misinformation and...

Fake News: NAN, PRNigeria to Partner on Fact-checking

Fake News: NAN, PRNigeria to Partner on Fact-checking   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), Publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, have agreed to partner on fact-checking, as part of efforts to stem the tide of fake news, misinformation and...

Ahead of 2023 Polls, NUJ Seeks Adoption of ‘Ethics Charter’ for Journalists to Curb Fake News

Ahead of 2023 Polls, NUJ Seeks Adoption of 'Ethics Charter' for Journalists to Curb Fake News   Ahead of the 2023 polls and proliferation of fake news, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, is seeking the adoption of 'Global Ethics Charter for Journalists' by media professionals...

Curbing Fake News and the Excesses of Social Media, by Zeenat O. Sambo

Curbing Fake News and the Excesses of Social Media, by Zeenat O. Sambo   The rise of social media has offered numerous advantages, including the ability to make money, networking, and developing professionalism by breaking barriers, creating content, business growth, and other opportunities. For these reasons, people...

Fake News Travels Faster On Social Media, NITDA DG, Kashifu Laments

Fake News Travels Faster On Social Media, NITDA DG, Kashifu Laments …says Nigeria committed to achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030     The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has lamented that fake news is travelling faster than factual stories on social media,...

NITDA: Equipping Journalists with Digital Skills to Tackle Fake News, Unethical Reporting

NITDA: Equipping Journalists with Digital Skills to Tackle Fake News, Unethical Reporting By Abbas Badmus     Journalism, like every other profession, has to keep evolving and unravelling to meet up with changing times. The profession in Nigeria has a unique history, that is similar to the country's...