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Fed Govt Allocates ₦138m To Address Fake News And Print Calendars

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, plans to allocate ₦138,066,187 from the 2024 Appropriation Bill to combat fake news and print calendars. Part of this budget will be utilized for media appearances by ministers, engaging with social media influencers, and other related activities. Initiated by former Minister Lai Mohammed […]

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Army Re-echor Collaborative Efforts To Deal With Fake News Hawkers

From Adamu Shehu Bauchi Fake news on the raise and detrimental to the success of achieving the desire objectives on information dissemination especially through the mass media. Against this backdrop the Commander 33 Artillery Brigade, Shadawanka barracks Bauchi, Brigadier General E. Egbe charged journalists, particularly leaders of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to continue […]

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Ignore Fake News On Suspension Of Protest – NLC Tells Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised Nigerians to ignore what it called “fake news” on the suspension of a planned nationwide mass protest over anti-poor and workers’ policies of the Federal Government. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this in a statement, titled, “We have neither Reconsidered nor Suspended the Nationwide Mass Protest”, on […]

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Alleged Police Strike Action: NPF Describes News As Fake, Mischievous

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a news making the rounds on social media alleging that some members of the Force will be embarking on a strike action with effect from March 26, 2022. The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state unequivocally that the alleged publication is fake and a […]