The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Barrister Festus Keyamo, SAN, has highlighted the need to implement strategies to address the proliferation of fake news.
Speaking through his special adviser, Niyi Fatogun, at a media workshop organised by the Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, Keyamo emphasised the importance of regulating and sanitising the social media landscape to combat this growing concern.
During the workshop themed 'Balancing Ethics and Patriotism: the Obligations of journalists to their Country,' the minister acknowledged the undeniable presence of social media in the country while stressing the necessity of enacting laws to govern its usage and prevent the dissemination of falsehoods.