Nigeria: Truth, trust and fake news
As elections approach, how can Nigerians separate the truth from the lies? Jonny Dymond chairs a public debate with experts and influencers in Lagos, Nigeria.
Distrust over online content is at an all time high in Nigeria. As elections approach, how can Nigerians separate the truth from the lies? And as economic statistics say one thing but the cost of living seems to tell a different story, Jonny Dymond and a panel and audience at the University of Lagos debate trust in Nigeria.
The panel includes Aisha Yesufu, human rights activist and co-ounder, Bring Back Our Girls movement; Tonye Cole, co-founder of Sahara Group and former candidate for governor of Rivers State; Tolu Ogunlesi, writer, former special assistant to the president on Digital and New Media; Nabilah Usman, presenter of Now Breakfast and general manager, Radio Now 95.3 FM and Cheta Nwanze, political risk analyst and lead partner of SBM Intelligence
Producer: Helen Towner and Charlie Taylor
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