Browsing by Author "Victor Olusegun Babatunde"

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    Audience Perception of Roll Back Malaria Campaign in Kaduna Metropolis
    (2015) Victor Olusegun Babatunde; Suleiman Salau
    Nigeria accounts for one quarter of all the malaria cases in Africa. Though preventable, malaria remains one of the major public health problems in Nigeria. This study was undertaken to find out audience perception of the Roll Back Malaria campaign in Kaduna Metropolis and its implications for malaria elimination among pregnant women and children. This is by determining the variations in levels of source confidence among the vulnerable group and finding out how the campaign has been useful in their attitude towards malaria prevention. One hundred and eighty copies of the questionnaire were administered to the vulnerable group (pregnant women and nursing mothers), purposively drawn from eight primary health centres within Kaduna metropolis selected based on their high client flow for maternity cases. The study discovers that the campaign has changed the views and perceptions of a clear majority of the people (97%) about the use of mosquito nets and other beliefs regarding malaria. In this regard, the study recommends that the government should, as a matter of routine, monitor the use of mosquito nets through community health educators, ward focal persons, and take adequate steps to improve on the campaign in areas where low success is recorded
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    Trends and Effects of Hate Speech and Fake News on National Integration in Nigeria
    (2023-06) Victor Olusegun Babatunde
    This study was predicated on the need to analyse the influence of radio coverage This paper examines the menace of hate speech and fake news and their effects on national integration in Nigeria. The paper solely relies on secondary data through the review of relevant literature to examine the common trends of hate speech and fake news with their corresponding effects in the society. Among other effects, the paper indicates that hate speech and fake news constitute serious effects on national integration in Nigeria because they heighten ethnic and religious tensions, undermine trust and unity, polarize society, and pose risks to peace and security. Therefore, the paper recommends that government should introduce a legal framework to guide the use of the media and spell out appropriate sanctions for offenders to stem the rising tide of the hate speech and fake news phenomena. Also, there is need for a robust literacy on the use of media for both information producers and consumers in Nigeria thereby ensuring proper use geared towards national integration
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    Trends and Effects of Hate Speech and Fake News on National Integration in Nigeria
    (2023-06) Victor Olusegun Babatunde
    This study was predicated on the need to analyse the influence of radio coverage This paper examines the menace of hate speech and fake news and their effects on national integration in Nigeria. The paper solely relies on secondary data through the review of relevant literature to examine the common trends of hate speech and fake news with their corresponding effects in the society. Among other effects, the paper indicates that hate speech and fake news constitute serious effects on national integration in Nigeria because they heighten ethnic and religious tensions, undermine trust and unity, polarize society, and pose risks to peace and security. Therefore, the paper recommends that government should introduce a legal framework to guide the use of the media and spell out appropriate sanctions for offenders to stem the rising tide of the hate speech and fake news phenomena. Also, there is need for a robust literacy on the use of media for both information producers and consumers in Nigeria thereby ensuring proper use geared towards national integration.