Science & Technology
Science & Technology

Nigeria Elections: Google commits $2m to fighting misinformation

Google.org has announced a grant of $2 million for Nigeria Fact Checkers to fight against misinformation during the general elections. Dawn Dimowo, Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google Nigeria, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Dimowo said that Full Fact, a UK-based charity, would partner with some organisations to fight misinformation […]

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Nigeria hosts 2-day regional digital economy conference

By Oluwashina Iyanda Policymakers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 for the Digital Economy Regional Conference. Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs in the ministry in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the conference would discuss the future of […]

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Foreign News Science & Technology

Astronomers find 2 potentially habitable exoplanets

Since the beginning of space exploration, humanity has wondered whether there is life beyond earth or if there are any other planets suitable for life. Recently, explorers have found a couple more planets that may answer that question. An international team of astronomers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, led by Alejandro Suárez Mascareño, […]

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Pantami decries destructive disinformation on Nigeria

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has raised the alarm that the country is losing its value by the day to the scourge of disinformation and fake news. Pantami made this remark at a Ministerial Panel of the ongoing UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Week in Abuja. In a presentation titled “National […]

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