Thursday June 23, 2022

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has begun to sensitise Nigerians ahead of the 2023 general elections.

In a press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital, DSS highlighted fake news, and hate speech as a potential obstacle to the success of the 2023 polls.

The DSS however, urged Nigerians and the media to shun the spread of fake news and adopt the practice of verifying information before dissemination.

The Department of State Services (DSS), revealed that the spread of fake news and hate speeches might pose a major hindrance to the success of the 2023 general election.

It however warned Nigerians to neglect any form or fragment of spreading fake news or engaging in hate comments.