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May 4, 2024 No Responses

Press Freedom Not License To Spread Fake News, Says Minister

Press freedom is not a license for practitioners to spread fake news, misinformation and disinformation, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said. Idris stated this on Friday in Abuja while responding to questions from Journalists at...

October 9, 2023 No Responses

Chief Of Air Staff To GOCOP: Fish Out Fake News Peddlers

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has described online publishers as critical elements in the fight against all forms of criminality in Nigeria by virtue of their advantage of reach, penetration, speed and resilience....

October 7, 2022 No Responses

INEC Chairman Tasks Online Publishers On Fake News, Credible Polls

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday reiterated that votes cast by electorate would determine the outcome of the 2023 general elections Yakubu, who spoke at the 6th Annual Conference of the Gui...

February 22, 2022 No Responses

Dangote Group Raises Alarm Over Fake Cement Promo

Dangote Group on Monday warned the public to ignore a fake cement promo trending on social media as “no decision has been taken on any Cement Promo for the year 2022 by Dangote Cement Plc”. A statement by Mr Anthony...

January 13, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Debunks Train 7 Project Vacancies

The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has debunked an online advertisement announcing vacancies for its Train 7 Project positions. A statement issued on Wednesday by General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development; Andy Ode...

October 25, 2021 No Responses

GUO, Luxury Bus Owners Decry Recurring Fake Hijack News, Urge Police, DSS To Identify Sponsors

Inter-state luxury bus owners and operators have cried out to the Police and other security agencies in the country to investigate the sources of frequent hoax Online News reports about the hijack of their vehicles and kidnap of passengers by...

January 6, 2021 No Responses

Speaker Tasks Lagos NUJ On Fake News

The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has advised the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, to sanction perpetrators of fake news. Obasa gave the advice when the executive members of the state...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

“Uduk, SEC Nigeria Acting DG Has Not Resigned”

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday denied Reports that Ms Mary Uduk, its Acting Director-General has resigned from the commission. Head, Corporate Communication, SEC, Mrs Efe Ebelo in a statement described the purported resignation of Uduk ...