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Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria

Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria

Asimi Akibu Alarape, Florence Adeola Omoba, Sarafadeen Olatunde Akinlooye, Adebayo J. Obadiora
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799895428|ISBN10: 1799895424|EISBN13: 9781799895435
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9542-8.ch015
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Alarape, Asimi Akibu, et al. "Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria." Handbook of Research on Promoting Global Citizenship Education, edited by Jared Keengwe, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 248-266. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9542-8.ch015

APA

Alarape, A. A., Omoba, F. A., Akinlooye, S. O., & Obadiora, A. J. (2022). Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria. In J. Keengwe (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Promoting Global Citizenship Education (pp. 248-266). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9542-8.ch015

Chicago

Alarape, Asimi Akibu, et al. "Citizenship Education: A Panacea for Daunting Social Media Gripe on Key Social Issues in Nigeria." In Handbook of Research on Promoting Global Citizenship Education, edited by Jared Keengwe, 248-266. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9542-8.ch015

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Abstract

Nigeria as one of the emerging user-countries of social media worldwide has witnessed people relying on information posted on social media on key national issues without checking the reliability of their sources. Sharing such information on social media has led to religious crises, political imbroglio, hate speech, racial discrimination and clashes, and a degenerated socio-psychological wellbeing of the citizens. This chapter suggest that regulating social media to curtail these anomalies may not bring the desired results. On the contrary, citizenship education will equip the citizens with the knowledge to discern reliable and dependable sources of information. Citizenship education might also lead to efficacy of loyalty to their country.

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