…warns students to desist from the act The Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Professor Edward Olanipekun, has warned students fond of posting negative comments about the university on various social media platforms to desist from such act henceforth. The Vice Chancellor gave the warning while addressing the newly matriculated students for the 2021/2022
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…insists that campaign on social media is entirely different from actualizing their dreams through voting Anambra North Senatorial Candidate under the Labor party, Dr. Tony Nwoye has adviced Nigerian youths to be part of the electoral system to enable them determine who to lead them come 2023 general elections. He stressed the need for them
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… says posting pictures and location on the social media exposes the journalists to all forms of risks Journalists have been warned to stop living their lives on social media to ensure their safety and security. A Cyber Security Expert, Mr Tochukwu Ebeku, gave the advice at a training on Safety and Security Reporting for
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The Federal Government says it will not rescind its decision to regulate social media. It said this was necessary to checkmate the surge of fake news, which it said almost plunged the nation into disintegration during the recent #ENDSARS protests. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said social media was used to guide arsonists
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The Federal Government, on Saturday, said social media massacre took place during the End SARS protest. Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, says no single Nigerian was killed at the Lekki Toll Gate when soldiers shot at the protesters who were demonstrating against the excesses of police under the aegis of #EndSARS. Prof. Ibrahim Gambari,
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Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state, has expressed his full support for the move to regulate social media. Various Leaders and many Nigerians have kicked against the planned regulation of social media, describing it as a breach of their rights to expression. Already, a bill on the regulation is before the national assembly and has
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The management of Rivers varsity Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAEU) on Wednesday suspended two students for one academic season for allegedly making inciting post on their social media about the institution. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele, who confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspended students were Sunday
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said that it will take legal action against the Northern Governors and the National Assembly if the social media bill is passed and signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The rights group in a tweet on Tuesday following a call for more social media regulations in the wake of
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The Northern Governors’ Forum on Monday should their backing of the ongoing efforts to regulate the social media in order to check the spread of fake news in the country. The governors, who showed their support at the end of their meeting in Kaduna, said the social media had “devastating” effects on the country. The
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