The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, will be spending N138,066,187 to combat fake news and print calendars.

Part of the sum will also be used to facilitate media appearances for ministers and organise engagement with social media influencers among others.

This is contained in the details of the 2024 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly.

A former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, initiated ank advocacy against fake news under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Muhammed, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in 2021, stated that Nigeria had graduated from ordinary fake news to “deep” fake news, which according to him, was being used to wage war against the government and its officials.

He had also said that at the beginning, purveyors of deep fake news were largely unknown online publications, adding that it was, however, unfortunate that otherwise reputable publications and some mainstream media had joined the bandwagon while adding that citizens found guilty would be sanctioned.

In the 2024 budget, N24.5m has been allocated for a “special enlightenment campaign on government’s programmes and policies, testimonial series to gauge the impact of government policies on the citizenry.

“Advocacy against fake news, hate speech, farmers-herders clashes, banditry, rape, etc.”

The details also showed that the government would spend N40m to produce calendars; N30m was voted for external publicity and engagement with foreign media; N20.7m was voted for media interactions by ministers, influencers, and analysts on print and social media.

The government also said it would spend N21.7m on the development of social media platforms and networking with other platforms.

President Bola Tinubu submitted the 2024 appropriation budget to the National Assembly last week.

Source: https://punchng.com/FG-budgets-N138m-to-tackle-fake-news-print-calendars

Wow
Don't know why am happy today? 😕

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Very soon, they go allocate 200m to tackle faeces of Senators

Rubbish

It remains to fight fake life....

I laugh in parables

FreeStuffsNG hope you are partaking in that budget?

By the time this man is through with the country...

😂😂🤣🤣"some people" are already feeling very intimidated. "They" feel threatened .


Fake news is destroying this country.
It will be good if its tackled. 4 those that are arguing,
even the USA tackles fake news and gives severe punishment found guilty. Every serious country
regulate its media.

Please how much did he budget for online and offline tribal and religious bigots.
I hope they are reaping the fruits of their bigotry now lol

Funny country

The details also showed that the government would spend N40m to produce calendars;

Na calendar be our problem



Iphone has calendar
Android has calendar
Java has calendar
Even wrist watches now have calendar

Dear FG abolish this calendar and use that money for students loan

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Would it not be ironic if this turns out to also be fake news?😂😂

We know them, the Marchant of FakeNews. They live it, like it and lay on it every night they sleep.

Put back the fuel subsidy ooooooo

👀Mtcheeeew
Satanic govt of incessant lies, deceit and propagandas!
Awon eleribu, ole, jegudu jera gbogbo!

Be like Manna done finally quench, with his imaginary Sisi Yewande crew.
Overwork fit done delete my man.

Defending Buhari was like 3 posts per day, even Lie Mohammed been dey to follow dey defend am live from Abj.

Agbado na loose cannon wen dey spray bullets left and right per second per second.
Ajuri no get time and information minister na office man.

Manna no do again...

i"t's at this point he knew he forked up!"
don't know why that voice is playing in my head o!

Students loan for millions of students is N5 Billion

Shettima’s house renovation is N15 Billion

Gbaja house renovation is N10 Billion

Gbaja computer gadget is N10.1 Billion

What these people are literally doing in their budgets is allegedly sharing the wealth of this country among themselves.

…it's a pity that millions of Nigerians on the streets don't have sense and are not ready to say NO yet

Emilokan...
Unalokan... Lol 😂🤝

How much are y'all individually getting from the budget?

Shege CORNtinue

This one no even much. I was expecting billion billion

Ought to be billions.. Millions won't be enough nau..

Very good.
I know one day (just one day) everybody will be tired of this nonsense and an uprising is going to start, the state of chaos will be bloodier than that what you have witnessed before. Foolish people are jubilating for the government who made their lives miserable, when you speak they tag you ipob or insult obi that's not in the chapter. E go tire everybody, but for now let's them keep teaching some people politics.

This one is also a fake news because this money is going into their pocket and not for the supposed project

LoL

Print calendars and tackle fake news. Misplaced priority. This one is also a fake news, because the budgeted money will be diverted into some people's pocket. Corruption fighting corruption

At this point,i don't think whether God is aware that anything like Nigeria dey exist.

Why is this country so cursed with useless and senseless leaders bikonu

At this point in time wey the citizens dey hungry,na this nonsense idea dey their useless head. I weep for Nigeria