Fake news: FG calls for media literacy to tackle misinformation in Nigeria

The Federal Government on Tuesday called on Nigerians particularly public office holders to equip themselves with media and information literacy in order to avoid being misinformed.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who spoke at the second Spokespersons Summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, lamented that several Nigerians are being swayed by falsehoods and biased narratives due to lack of media and…