Nigeria

Fact-checkers from Nigeria, Indonesia and Brazil win GlobalFact 10 awards

Diligent investigations, creative approaches and collaborative efforts: inside the stories behind the awards

August 24, 2023

How Nigeria’s fact-checkers are using AI to counter election misinformation

Given Nigeria’s immense population (and commensurate level of false narratives), fact-checkers struggle with the sheer volume of misinformation.

February 24, 2023

How fact-checkers are banding together to serve Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country

Fact-checkers say the coalition will ameliorate Nigeria’s falling social cohesion and lead to better fact checks and more media literacy campaigns.

October 7, 2022

Opinion | Fact-checking is at the heart of good governance and democracy-building

In West Africa, fact-checking continues to be of utmost importance to promoting accountability and ensuring access to quality information.

April 4, 2022

Caroline Anipah

Nigeria banned Twitter one month ago. Here’s how it’s impacting fact-checkers

Dubawa says engagement on Twitter has slowed, but other platforms have picked up the slack

July 7, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Nigeria is the next battleground for election misinformation

With elections over in the United States and Brazil, eyes are turning toward misinformation in…

November 30, 2018

Nigerian health reporter receives Knight International Journalism Award

Stories by Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, the first female top editor in the 40-year history of a…

November 10, 2014

Benjamin Mullin