Tag: 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…