Nigeria’s Presidency has called on security agencies to take stringent action against fake news websites and platforms, as well as purveyors who fail to check the authenticity of stories before disseminating them virally.
This follows a report suggesting that the Power and Defence Ministers have been sacked.
According to the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the report is completely false, misleading, and devoid of any factual basis.
“At no point has President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dismissed the Ministers of Defence or Power. This falsehood, presented as breaking news, is nothing but reckless propaganda designed to misinform the public,” he clarified.
To set the record straight, the most recent cabinet changes announced in October 2024 did not include the Ministers of Defence or Power.
Those affected were Ministers of Women’s Affairs, Tourism, Education, State for Housing and Urban Development, and Youth Development. Furthermore, ten ministers were reassigned, and seven new nominees were presented for Senate confirmation, all of which were officially documented and widely reported by credible media platforms.
Nigerians are strongly advised to ignore the concocted report by Phoenix Browser. It is fake news, plain and simple, sensationalist hogwash that should be treated with the contempt it deserves.
The Presidential aide, however, clarified that “press freedom and freedom of speech will not exist when some people can wake up and concoct their news and narratives without regard for truth.”
Tinubu’s spokesman described the report as simply “licentiousness and must be criminalized.”
He therefore urged the public to depend on official government channels and trusted news outlets for accurate and verified information.
Source://https://energynewsafrica.com
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