The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation will use N138,066,187 to combat fake news and print calendars.
This is contained in the details of the 2024 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly.
Part of the sum will also be used to facilitate media appearances for ministers and organise engagement with social media influencers among others.
In the 2024 budget, N24.5m has been allocated for a “special enlightenment campaign on government’s programmes and policies, testimonial series to gauge the impact of government policies on the citizenry.
“Advocacy against fake news, hate speech, farmers-herders clashes, banditry, rape, etc.”
The details also showed that the government would spend N40m to produce calendars; N30m was voted for external publicity and engagement with foreign media; N20.7m was voted for media interactions by ministers, influencers, and analysts on print and social media.
The government also said it would spend N21.7m on the development of social media platforms and networking with other platforms.
President Bola Tinubu submitted the 2024 appropriation budget to the National Assembly last week.
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