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FG Lacks Adequate Funding to Tackle Fake News, Says Mohammed Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said his ministry is incapacitated in the war against f

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said his ministry is incapacitated in the war against fake news , disinformation and hate speech currently ravaging Nigeria.

The minister also appealed to the committee that his ministry requires adequate funding to fight fake news, disinformation and hate speech.He said: “If there is any ministry that should be adequately funded and not suffer from yearly budget cuts, it is the Information Ministry. “Distinguished senators, I’m extremely sad as far as yearly budgetary cuts are concerned because it is getting worse and worse by the day.

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