ONSA, DHQ Deepen Partnership with DECAN to Tackle Fake News, Misinformation
Linus Aleke in Abuja
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to promote accurate defence reporting, combat fake news, misinformation and disinformation, and enhance public confidence in Nigeria’s security institutions.
The renewed partnership was sealed during separate courtesy visits by the DECAN leadership, led by its President, Chief Odita Sunday, to the Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Civil Society Liaison to the National Security Adviser, Dr. Chido Onumah, and the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, in Abuja.
Speaking during the engagements, Odita described the relationship between security institutions and defence correspondents as a strategic partnership in advancing national security through responsible journalism.
