Usoro warns against fake news, deepfakes ahead of 2027 elections

FG honours Miden Systems chairman for business integrity
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief
The Federal Government has honoured the Executive Chairman of Miden Systems Limited, Dr Brendan Innocent Usoro, for corporate governance and business integrity, as he warned that fake news and artificial intelligence-generated misinformation posed growing threats to businesses, national security and Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
Usoro received the award at the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) National Summit on Curbing Fake News and Misinformation in the Nigerian Media Space, held in Abuja on Tuesday.
The summit, organised under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, br...