NIGERIAN government often advocates against the spread of fake news in the country, but its official website that serves as window to the world has not been updated since December 23, 2019.

The ICIR’s check revealed that the last information shared on the website was a statement by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.


Screen capture of the website
The website https://nigeria.gov.ng/news/ is listed on Wikipedia as Nigeria’s official information hub for citizens and foreigners who are interested in updates

about the country.

But the last activity of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) uploaded on the website was on November 17, 2017 when the government approved N27 billion for the construction of Gombe – Biu road.

One good strategy to verify fake news is to use diverse and reliable alternatives for obtaining news, said Roberta Tipton, an information science expert at Rutgers University in New Jersey, United States of America.

It appears this truth is yet to find place within Nigerian government bureaucracy.

The Ministry of Information and Culture is responsible for updating the website.

And in the 2020 Appropriation Budget, the ministry demanded for a total of N9.3 million for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and N2 million for internet charges.

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It's more surprising that they're even updating it at all, judging by their gross incompetence in everything they do.

And these fools budget billions for ghost staff manning and maintaining this fake site..
That clueless vegetable will not die a nice death

In all sincerity, if you have the wherewithal and requirements to leave this country, please, don't hesitate. Not because other nations don't have problems but one should at least enjoy this life. The kids would forever be grateful to their parents.

Only God knows how we survive in this country. It's really pathetic and they not even bothered. Money, money and money and nothing but money #cursedgeneration.