The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has warned its personnel against misuse of social media and the need to adhere strictly with the social media policy of the Corps. Mr. Maku Olatunde, the NSCDC Anambra State Commandant, gave the warning while delivering a lecture on guidelines to adhere in the use of social media by officers ...

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government to discontinue its attempt to adopt a “Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries”, accusing it of trying to regulate social media and other online platforms through the backdoor by circumventing the legislative process. MRA described the draft Code of Practice developed by the National Information Technology Development ...

A substantial proportion of people may refuse or delay taking a COVID-19 vaccine. Shutterstock Steven Lloyd Wilson, Brandeis University and Charles Shey Wiysonge, South African Medical Research Council Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to the delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines, despite the availability ...

The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder if the issue of fake news is not urgently addressed, insisting on the regulation of social media in the country. The House of Representatives has, however, warned against clamping down on free speech and press freedom. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and the ...