6 research outputs found
Representations of Women in Nigerian Video Films : Construction and Reception
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Pandemic of fear or Disease: Processing and adoption of Social Media Information on COVID-19 among Elites in Nigeria
No full textThis study focused on the processing and adoption of health messages among social media users in Nigeria. It explored the influence of perceived benefits and perceived risks in the processing and adoption of information on COVID-19 on social media among health information seekers in Nigeria. It adopted survey method, with 115 respondents that were recruited through snowball sampling. The participants were particularly drawn from Ilorin, in the North- central part of Nigeria, and Lagos, South-west part of Nigeria. It established that although there were reservations about the information quality on social media among the respondents, there was significant relationship between perceived usefulness (supportiveness) and perceived benefits of information on COVID-19. Essentially, information qualities significantly influence perceived benefits as the regression analysis showed significant relationships between the variables. The study therefore concluded that social media have become an increasingly important information source for risk and crisis communication, particularly during infectious disease outbreaks. Information acquisition and exchange via social media in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic can complicate communication about the disease, as the nature or quality of information available play a significant role in shaping public risk perception or subsequent behaviours.
Keywords: Pandemic, Disease, Social Media, Adoption, COVID-19, Elites, Nigeria
O COMPORTAMENTO DA MÍDIA DE MASSA NAS RESOLUÇÕES DE QUESTÕES SECURITÁRIAS NO PÓS-INDEPENDÊNCIA DA NIGÉRIA
No full textConceptualising national security continues to be a taxing undertaking as a range of factors point up its capacity at all levels of perception, and thus, cannot be restricted to a single definition due to its changing nature from one nation-state to another. Therefore, national security remains dynamic, fluid and multi-directional, but it is critical to the survival of any nation-state. In post-independence Nigeria, security threats to its national interests not only involve conventional threats such as the ones from other nation-states but also non-state actors and activities such as terrorists, arms dealers, pirates, heists, drug traffickers, kidnappers, street gangster insurgencies, border disputes and ethnic militias. Over the past fifty six years or so, traditional threats to national security in Nigeria have metamorphosed into grave security behemoths, which apparently cannot be eliminated by military forces or security institutions alone. The mass media have been suggested to have the capacity to contribute meaningfully towards assisting security institutions in eliminating or checking the security challenges, which the country is confronted with. Perhaps, this is because the media are an integral part of the soft power infrastructure, which could facilitate the dissemination of information in a fast and effective way, thereby helping a nation such as Nigeria to put together the appropriate political action that is aimed at entrenching the desired national security. Deploying the agenda setting and framing theories, this article undertakes an appraisal of whether or not the Nigerian mass media (specifically, Daily Trust and The Punch) have made impactful contributions toward the resolution of security issues in post-independence Nigeria, with a particular reference to the Boko Haram sect(s)’ insurgencies. It employs analytic, in-depth interviews (IDIs) and historical methods to look at some media reports on the insurgencies with the aim to evaluate their impact on the security of the Nigerian state. The study argued that in spite of the robustness of the Nigerian media, they are yet to have a significant bearing on the elimination of security problems in post-independence Nigeria. Hence, the call for, among other things, a greater synergy between security institutions and mass media outfits in the country to achieve the deliverables.A conceituação da segurança nacional continua a ser um empreendimento taxativo, uma vez que diversos fatores ressaltam a sua capacidade em todos os níveis de percepção e, portanto, não pode ser restrita a uma única definição devido à sua natureza mutável de um Estado para outro. Assim sendo, a segurança nacional permanece dinâmica, fluida e multidirecional, mas é fundamental para a sobrevivência de qualquer Estado. Na Nigéria pós-independente, as ameaças securitárias a seus interesses nacionais não só envolvem ameaças convencionais, como as de outros Estados, mas também de atores não estatais e atividades como terroristas, traficantes de armas, piratas, traficantes, seqüestradores, insurgências de gângsteres de rua, disputas fronteiriças e milícias étnicas. Ao longo dos últimos cinquenta e seis anos, as ameaças tradicionais à segurança nacional na Nigéria se transformaram em uma séria e grande organização, que aparentemente não pode ser eliminada apenas por forças militares ou instituições de segurança. Os meios de comunicação de massa foram sugeridos por ter a capacidade de contribuir significativamente para ajudar as instituições de segurança a eliminar ou a verificar os desafios com os quais o país é confrontado. Talvez isso se deva ao fato de que os meios de comunicação são parte integrante da infra-estrutura de soft power, o que poderia facilitar a disseminação de informações de maneira rápida e eficaz, ajudando assim uma nação como a Nigéria a juntar a ação política apropriada que visa a consolidar a desejada segurança nacional. Implantando a definição da agenda e as teorias de enquadramento, este artigo empreende uma avaliação de se ou não os meios de comunicação nigerianos (especificamente, Daily Trust e The Punch) fizeram contribuições impactantes para a resolução de questões de segurança na Nigéria pós-independência, com uma referência particular para as insurgências da seita do Boko Haram. Emprega entrevistas analíticas, em profundidade (IDIs) e métodos históricos para analisar alguns relatórios da mídia sobre as insurgências com o objetivo de avaliar seu impacto sobre a segurança do Estado nigeriano. O estudo argumentou que, apesar da robustez dos meios de comunicação nigerianos, eles ainda devem ter uma influência significativa na eliminação de problemas de segurança na Nigéria pós-independência. Daí, o apelo, entre outras coisas, a uma maior sinergia entre as instituições de segurança e meios de comunicação de massa no país para alcançar os resultados
Intersection of Open Data and Freedom of Information practice in Nigeria
No full textThe Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was enacted in Nigeria in 2011. However, Nigeria has been publishing its national budget online since 2007. This paper presents results from a survey in which several stakeholder groups connected to the online national budget of Nigeria were asked to respond to questions of awareness and use of open data and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The results show that respondents who were aware of Nigeria’s 2011 FOI Act made the link with open data practice but indicated that citizens were not taking enough advantage of the Act. Also, custodians of data or information were likely to seek ways to avoid meeting such requests. Nevertheless, Nigerians need to be more educated on the key elements of the Act for its proper and adequate utilization or invocation that could impact more positively on open data initiatives in Nigeria
