• Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
    • Government
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
    • PR Nigeria Award
  • E-Paper
Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
PRNIGERIA PRNigeria News
PRNIGERIA PRNIGERIA
  • Home
  • Anti-Corruption
    • Chinese nationals jailed in Lagos

      Court Jails Nine Chinese Nationals for Cybercrime in Lagos

      ASUU

      Tackle Corruption, Institutional Decay – ASUU Charges FG

      EFCC Arraigns Bauchi Accountant General Over N8bn Fraud as Court Sentences…

      PRNigeria logo fearured image

      EFCC Arraigns Ex-Convict, Other for Naira Abuse in Lagos

      EFCC Arrests 37 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ilorin

  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
    • U.S. VISA

      REVEALED: Why US Reduced Visa Validity for Nigerians to 3 Months…

      Comptroller General Nigerian Customs Bashir Adewale

      Nigeria Customs Takes Anti-Money Laundering Fight to the Skies

      Comptroller General Nigerian Customs Bashir Adewale

      Nigeria Customs, ICPC and the Audit of Conscience

      Customs Diplomacy: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Ink Mutual Assistance Deal

      Comptroller General Nigerian Customs Bashir Adewale

      Nigeria, Belarus Forge Alliance to Combat Smuggling, Facilitate Trade

  • National
    • UAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa Restrictions

      Military Troops in Action

      Nigerian Troops Destroy Terrorists’ Enclaves across Theatres of Operation

      Military Troops in Action

      Army Intercepts Truckload of Vandalised Railway Tracks, Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers…

      U.S. VISA

      REVEALED: Why US Reduced Visa Validity for Nigerians to 3 Months…

      NSA Hails New Joint Doctrine and Welfare Centre to Revolutionize Military…

    • Government
      • Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in…

        UAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa Restrictions

        L-R: Representative of the Managing Director of Bank of Industry, Ugochukwu Akagaogu; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Nura Rimi during the tour of the Hydropolis Free Trade Zone in Amfani, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday

        FG Eyes 5,000-Tonne Boost in Fish Production Through PPP Model

        Igbo Criminals Behind Most Killings, Abductions in Southeast, Not Fulani —…

        Honourable Mukhtar Tolani Shagaya

        Shagaya at NASS: Fostering Youthful Vision through Humble Leadership By Umar…

  • Security
    • Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in…

      Illegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 5 Chinese, 4 Nigerians in Niger

      Military Troops in Action

      Nigerian Troops Destroy Terrorists’ Enclaves across Theatres of Operation

      Military Troops in Action

      Army Intercepts Truckload of Vandalised Railway Tracks, Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers…

      CP Jimoh Moshood

      Lagos Police Roll Out Proactive Measures Ahead of Saturday’s Local Council…

  • Features
    • Honourable Mukhtar Tolani Shagaya

      Shagaya at NASS: Fostering Youthful Vision through Humble Leadership By Umar…

      Yushau Shuaib of PRNigeria, Barrister Nima Salman Mann and Rear Admiral A. A. Mustapha of NIPSS

      Yushau Shuaib vs. NIPSS: A Case of Alleged Digital Rights Violation…

      Nigerian Navy's newest landing ship tank launched in Sharjah, UAE.

      From Lake Chad to the Atlantic: The Nigerian Navy’s Rise as…

      What Life Really Looks Like for Nigerians Battling Sickle Cell, By…

      Shittu Yunus Shittu

      Can Nigeria Lead Africa’s AI Revolution? By Shittu Yunus Shittu

  • State
    • Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in…

      Illegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 5 Chinese, 4 Nigerians in Niger

      UAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa Restrictions

      Military Troops in Action

      Army Intercepts Truckload of Vandalised Railway Tracks, Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers…

      CP Jimoh Moshood

      Lagos Police Roll Out Proactive Measures Ahead of Saturday’s Local Council…

  • Event
    • Asiwaju Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo

      47 Years of Excellence: Honoring Asiwaju Awomolo, SAN

      NCoS inmates

      58 Inmates in Kano Sit for 2025 NECO Exams, Thanks to…

      Troops of the Nigerian Army giving a salute

      162nd Anniversary: Tinubu Salutes Nigerian Army, Hails Troops as Guardians of…

      President & Chairman of Governing Council, Dr. Ike Neliaku

      NIPR Lauds Nigerian PR Firms for Outstanding Performances at 2025 SABRE…

      SCN NGO signs partnership with PRNIGERIA

      SCN NGO Seals Partnership with PRNigeria to Amplify its Humanitarian Projects

    • PR Nigeria Award
  • E-Paper
Home Government NITDA, NUJ Partner on Digital Journalism to Fight Fake News
  • Government
  • National

NITDA, NUJ Partner on Digital Journalism to Fight Fake News

By
Prnigeria
-
February 26, 2022

NITDA, NUJ Partner on Digital Journalism to Fight Fake News

In order to check quackery and the rising cases of fake news in the practice of journalism as well as provide eligible journalists with the latest technological tools with which they will carry out their jobs professionally and be at par with international best practices, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has given a nod to the proposed partnership sought by the national body of the fourth estate of the realm -the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

This was during a courtesy visit by members of the Union, led by its National President, Mr Chris Isiguzo.

The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),  Kashifu  Inuwa CCIE, while emphasizing the relevance of emerging technologies in journalism, decried the adverse effect of fake news which he described as unimaginable and a huge threat to the profession.

“Today, anybody can be a journalist without knowing the journalistic ethics. So, how can we address that? We can only do that through this kind of engagement; by training and retraining because journalists need to understand that it is now about digital journalism and for you to engage in that, one needs to understand the technology and be able to verify the information and its source before publishing or broadcasting”.

NITDA and NUJ management during the courtesy call
NITDA and NUJ management during the courtesy call

Although saddled with the mandate of regulating the use of Information Technology (IT) in the country, the DG noted that in recent times, the responsibility has gone beyond establishing the DOs and DON’Ts due to the dynamic nature of technology which he said has further necessitated the need to up the ante in making journalists acclimatized with requisite skills and ‘technology know how’.

“We need to always reskill, update our knowledge and understand how the technology works in order to harness the potentials and use it for better things because technology can be used as either a tool or a weapon; so it is left for the user to decide what should drive the purpose…so everyone has a part to play in ensuring that unscrupulous elements don’t misuse the tech to mislead people”.

While describing journalism as the best medium to sensitize the public on what the Federal Government is doing towards achieving a digital Nigeria,  Inuwa said the partnership would greatly be beneficial to both parties.

Read Also:

  • Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in Plateau
  • Illegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 5 Chinese, 4 Nigerians in Niger
  • UAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa Restrictions

“As a government, we have an ambitious target of achieving ninety five per cent digital literacy by twenty thirty. It is not possible for us to train ninety five percent of the population on one on one basis, so we need to be innovative; We need to find a way of leveraging on organizations like yours to achieve that because if we can have people writing about digital literacy, the reach would  be far more wider than what we can do as a government so that’s why we had already even started engaging your members in some states of the federation;  training and letting them know they have a responsibility of helping the government in sanitizing the system so that we can address the challenge of fake news misinformation and disinformation”.

On the forthcoming National Executive Council/ Workshop on Digital Journalism organized by the Union, the NITDA Boss expressed interest in the planned programme and assured the body of the agency’s support.

He also encouraged the team to work out the modalities for the interventions/ trainings as requested in order for NITDA to know the number of members and make adequate provisions toward kick-starting the process.

Speaking earlier, the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),  Chris Isiguzo while applauding NITDA for the different training sessions held for journalists in Jigawa, Kano, Gombe, Kebbi among other States he said the visit was to formally meet for the first time with the DG and also express the Union’s profound gratitude for the ongoing training packages so far and to seek for partnership at the national level.

“A journalist that is not exposed to constant training and retraining programmes is danger to the society and that’s why what you’re doing, we must applaud and we are also asking that we take it beyond and accommodate more of our people so that they will also benefit; that way, such issues about fake news which of course is about misinformation, disinformation and the rest of them would have been effectively tackled”.

Isiguzo also appealed for digital facilities to be provided for the Union’s National Secretariat and  International Institute of Journalism in order to aid optimal operations.

“There’s a need that we get those facilities because most of our colleagues especially those operating online always come back because they don’t have offices and that’s why the umbrella body there is more like a shade and was provided to everybody that comes and when you have these people operate within one enclave control is easier. So we also want to demonstrate some level of control that’s why we are asking for your assistance with some of these facilities and I believe that it will go a long way in also helping the government and its message against fake news”.

The belief is that the partnership forged during the meeting will ultimately be a step closer towards making journalism practice in Nigeria more technologically driven and devoid of unprofessionalism while NITDA achieves some of its seven pillars in the Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP- 2021-2024) including Digital Literacy and Skills.

By PRNigeria

VISIT OUR OTHER WEBSITES
PRNigeria.com EconomicConfidential.com PRNigeria.com/Hausa/
EmergencyDigest.com PoliticsDigest.ng TechDigest.ng
HealthDigest.ng SpokesPersonsdigest.com TeensDigest.ng
ArewaAgenda.com Hausa.ArewaAgenda.com YAShuaib.com
  • TAGS
  • NITDA
  • NUJA
Previous articlePRNigeria Reporter Bags Overall Best Fact-Checking Fellow Award in West Africa
Next articleTroops Rescue Niger Kidnapped Victims in Zamfara Forest
Prnigeria
Prnigeria
https://prnigeria.com/

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in Plateau

UAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa Restrictions

Military Troops in Action

Nigerian Troops Destroy Terrorists’ Enclaves across Theatres of Operation

Military Troops in Action

Army Intercepts Truckload of Vandalised Railway Tracks, Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers Cash in Yobe

L-R: Representative of the Managing Director of Bank of Industry, Ugochukwu Akagaogu; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Nura Rimi during the tour of the Hydropolis Free Trade Zone in Amfani, Magama Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday

FG Eyes 5,000-Tonne Boost in Fish Production Through PPP Model

U.S. VISA

REVEALED: Why US Reduced Visa Validity for Nigerians to 3 Months in Reciprocal Policy Shift

NSA Hails New Joint Doctrine and Welfare Centre to Revolutionize Military Collaboration

Igbo Criminals Behind Most Killings, Abductions in Southeast, Not Fulani — Governor Soludo Declares

Honourable Mukhtar Tolani Shagaya

Shagaya at NASS: Fostering Youthful Vision through Humble Leadership By Umar Farouk Bala

President Bola Tinubu and Information Minister, Mohammed Idris Malagi

2027 Can Wait, Tinubu’s Eyes Still on the Reform Ball – Minister

Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo

FG Inaugurates Passport Front Office for Senior Public Officials

NSA Nuhu Ribadu and NGE President Eze Anaba

Security Chiefs, Editors, ‘Off-the-Record’ and Other Confidential Rules

Recent Posts

  • Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in Plateau
  • Illegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 5 Chinese, 4 Nigerians in Niger
  • UAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa Restrictions
  • Nigerian Troops Destroy Terrorists’ Enclaves across Theatres of Operation
  • Army Intercepts Truckload of Vandalised Railway Tracks, Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers Cash in Yobe
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
© 2020 PRNigeria. All Rights Reserved.
Latest News
Gov. Mutfwang Hails NSCDC Boss Audi as 150 Agro-Rangers Graduate in PlateauIllegal Mining: EFCC Arrests 5 Chinese, 4 Nigerians in NigerUAE Bans Transit Visas for Nigerians, After US Visa RestrictionsNigerian Troops Destroy Terrorists' Enclaves across Theatres of OperationArmy Intercepts Truckload of Vandalised Railway Tracks, Arrests 8 Suspects, Recovers Cash in YobeLagos Police Roll Out Proactive Measures Ahead of Saturday's Local Council PollsFG Eyes 5,000-Tonne Boost in Fish Production Through PPP ModelREVEALED: Why US Reduced Visa Validity for Nigerians to 3 Months in Reciprocal Policy ShiftNSA Hails New Joint Doctrine and Welfare Centre to Revolutionize Military CollaborationMilitary'll Support Regional Growth for Lasting Peace, CDS AssuresIgbo Criminals Behind Most Killings, Abductions in Southeast, Not Fulani — Governor Soludo DeclaresShagaya at NASS: Fostering Youthful Vision through Humble Leadership By Umar Farouk BalaYushau Shuaib vs. NIPSS: A Case of Alleged Digital Rights Violation by Abdul Ikon Allah2027 Can Wait, Tinubu’s Eyes Still on the Reform Ball - MinisterFG Inaugurates Passport Front Office for Senior Public Officials
X whatsapp