Social Media

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC) says it is not recruiting and urged the general public to disregard information circulating on social media saying that the corporation was recruiting. The corporation disclosed this in…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has decried the increasing insecurity, emphasizing that Nigeria had never had it this bad. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections lamented the…
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By Bashir Kabir Being the type of person that almost always joins a new pad late when the majority might have already done so. Not an enthusiast of the latest fashion item, a new viral app, the newest trend, the cutting-edge tech gadget,…
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The Northern Governors Forum on Monday expressed support for the ongoing efforts to regulate the social media in order to check the spread of fake news in the country. The Forum expressed its support in a communique issued by its Chairman…
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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday that social media is a major tool influencing young Nigerians to want to migrate to foreign countries in search of greener pastures. Speaking in a virtual interview with the…
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors has advised the federal government to drop the proposed regulation of social media. The move, it said, negates Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantees “freedom of expression, including the…
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By Idris Mohammed On the 29th of October 2019, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed said that the Federal Government is making plans to regulate the use of social media due to the rampant circulation of fake news and hateful content on…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday said it was working on how to inject sanity into social media which it said was currently out of control. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at a press…
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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has disowned a list of commissioners circulating on social media. Chief press secretary of the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, in a statement on Tuesday, said any information which does not come…
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Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has called for the proper use of social media to protect moral values and promote development. The Emir made the call on Saturday while receiving the Executive Secretary, Kano State Censorship Board,…
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