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A United Nations women’s rights panel has warned that social media is increasingly being used by human traffickers to recruit victims during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)…

Turkey has imposed hefty fines on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and other platforms, for violating a new law that exerts greater control over social media. The announcement was made, ironically on Twitter, by Deputy Transport and…

ViacomCBS Networks Africa as part of its anniversary, host a remarkable panel of Nigeria’s top industry thought leaders at Social Media Week in Lagos on February 27th, 2020 to discuss the theme, ‘Disruptions and Connections – A 360 Degree…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said his ministry will, this month, convene a stakeholders' meeting as part of efforts to design a framework for the sanitisation of the social media. The Minister stated…

A social media influencer and founder of Digital Media Practitioners of Nigeria, Seun Abiolu, has stated that social media publicity offers more return on investment (ROI) when compared to offline advertising. While shedding more light…

President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown its weight behind the move to regulate the use of social media in the country, affirming that it is too dangerous to allow it the way it is. Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media &…

The Federal government has said that despite criticism of its plan to regulate the social media, it would still go ahead with the regulation to curb the level of hate speeches and fake news that is being characterised on the social media.…

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Wednesday sacked his Technical Assistant on Social Media, Mr Ndubisi Itumo, for allegedly misinforming the public. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kenneth Ugbala,…

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has again cautioned Nigerians not to believe everything they read on the social media but rather take such online publications “with a pinch of salt.” Soyinka gave the warning on Saturday in Badagry at…

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in its bid to steer more customer friendliness and improve on its customer relations is releasing the company's social media handles. The company's Assistant General Manager/Head, Media &…