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INSIGHT: How misinformation fuelled second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria

    INSIGHT: How misinformation fuelled second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria

Being a novel virus, the arrival of COVID-19 in Nigeria on February 27, 2020, elicited mixed reactions. For some, the infection was more or less as potent as malaria which

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Did ‘misinformed sermons’ change the perspectives of Nigerians on COVID-19?

    Did ‘misinformed sermons’ change the perspectives of Nigerians on COVID-19?

At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, religious practices, especially Christianity and Islam, which are based on commonality were challenged leading to a significant change in the identity and life

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REALITY CHECK: Tackling misinformation on effect of weather on COVID-19 spread

    REALITY CHECK: Tackling misinformation on effect of weather on COVID-19 spread

In 2020, while the coronavirus disease was spreading across Nigeria, a myriad of myths were also circulating among the populace concerning the novel virus. While some citizens believed it is

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UI professor: Misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine due to inadequate sensitisation

    UI professor: Misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine due to inadequate sensitisation

Georgina Odaibo, professor of virology at the University of Ibadan, says the misinformation around the COVID-19 vaccine is a result of inadequate sensitisation. Speaking in an interview with TheCable, Odaibo

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‘It will check character assassination’ — Gov Abiodun backs social media bill

  ‘It will check character assassination’ — Gov Abiodun backs social media bill

Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun state, has expressed support for the proposed law to regulate social media in Nigeria. Speaking

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Umahi sacks social media aide over ‘misinformation’

  Umahi sacks social media aide over ‘misinformation’

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, has sacked Ndubuisi Itumo, his technical assistant on social media, for allegedly misleading the

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Envoy: Recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians fuelled by misinformation

  Envoy: Recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians fuelled by misinformation

Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s consul-general in South Africa, says the recent attack on Nigerian businesses and property was fuelled by false

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