The Kaduna State Government has backed stronger regulation of social media to curb misinformation and reduce conflict escalation, as a new peacebuilding report identified youths, digital platforms and competing narratives as major drivers of insecurity in the North.
The State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, stated this during the dissemination of findings from the Delimi Prosper Project held at the Gusau Institute in Kaduna, Arewa PUNCH reports.
The project was implemented under the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRING) initiative, supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
The one-day event brought together government officials, civil society actors and development partners to review findings from the eight-month intervention.
Maiyaki said the report reinforced the importance of evidence-based peacebuilding and warned that digital platforms were increasingly becoming catalysts for misinformation and conflict escalation.
