Tag: social media
Curtailing the abuse of Social Media
Social networking sites which started from Orkut, followed by Twitter and Facebook, have become the vogue across the world, especially…
Thai PM defends social media presence after backlash
Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Tuesday, defended his new social media presence ahead of the 2019 general elections, in…
NCC, NASS to partner against social media misuse
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it plans to collaborate with the National Assembly in enacting a law…
Corps members cautioned against careless usage of social media
Alhaji Ibrahim Muhamad, State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jigawa, on Monday, warned corps members to avoid careless…
Social media, internet increase fake-lifestyles – Mike Ezuruonye
Nollywood actor, Mr Mike Ezuruonye, on Monday said that the advent of the internet and the social media had increased…
Army uncovers Boko Haram recruitment link on social media
The Nigeria Army on Tuesday, said it had uncovered a facebook and other social media accounts allegedly used by a…
Zambia approves bill to regulate social media
The Zambian Government has approved a bill to regulate social media and enhance cyber security.
Stop depending on social media for news about Nigeria – Minister tells Diaspora
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has admonished Nigerians in Diaspora to stop depending on Social Media…
Fake news: Egypt passes law to block social media accounts
Egypt’s parliament has passed a law giving the state powers to block social media accounts and penalise journalists held to…
Thai cave rescue dominates social media
Audiences around the world cheered the successful rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand…
Kenya outlaws abuse of people on social media
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Wednesday signed a new law that outlaws the abuse of people on social media…
What Nigerians use social media for
Since the emergence of social media in the 1990's, people all over the world see it as a platform to…
Buratai warns Army personnel against using social media to air grievances
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned officers and men of the Nigerian Army not to…
Seminar participants call for regulation of social media
Participants at a two-day workshop on responsible media coverage of elections have called for urgent regulation of the activities of…
Social media platforms warned against spreading of fake news
The European Commission on Thursday warned social media platforms to stop the spread of fake news through self-regulatory practices, adding…
Social media buzzes about model Chika Lann’s N40m hairstyle
Nigerian model, Chika Lann’s alleged N40 million signature hairstyle, is generating buzz on the social media.
Manchester United still kings of social media despite poor performances
Manchester United may be trailing Manchester City this season on the pitch but they are peerless when it comes to…
Use social media to promote culture, tourism – Don
Prof. Mabel Evwierhoma of the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Abuja, has called on Nigerians to use the social…
Unilorin VC advises against spending too much time on social media
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has advised new students of the institution to…
Social media a pathway to new opportunities – SMW participants
Positive social media presence is a doorway to existing opportunities and creation of more, social media week participants said on…
Social media solution to information dissemination – Commissioner
The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Yemi Olowolabi has described social media as one of the fastest…
Nigerian police urged to use social media platforms to project image
An ICT expert, Mr Chuks Ugwu, has urged the Nigeria Police to use social media platforms to project positive image…
HIV/AIDS: NGO introduces social media quiz competition for youths
Network of Adolescent and Young Persons Development (ANAYD), an NGO, says it has introduced a social media quiz competition to…
Students urged to use social media to aid learning
A blogger, Mr Hope Imafidon, on Monday called on students to take advantage of education platforms on the social media…
Social media companies hastens removal of online hate speech: EU
Social media companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have accelerated removals of online hate speech, reviewing more than two-thirds of…
Anglican Communion warns youths against social media abuse
The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, on Tuesday, warned Christian youths against the abuse of Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and…
Lawyer warns couples against social media advice
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Emmanuel Eyitayo, has warned couples to stop treating every advice on their social media as…
Catholic bishops decry negative use of social media
The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria has decried the negative use of the social media, especially among the youths in…
Bishops decry negative use of social media
The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria has decried the negative use of the social media especially among youths in the…
Beware, military now monitoring social media
The activities of Nigerians on the social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by…