Nigeria prepares for the polls

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Elections can be tense and unpredictable, so don’t go to polling units to campaign for your candidates. That’s also a crime. - Do vote properly; make sure your thumbprint stays within the box of your preferred party. For first-time voters, here’s [everything you need to know](=.qyw5wKPoAsbFCA1P96mA-m-yq6W22V86A-UTWf4OvYA). Everyone else, you can [get live updates on the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election](=.4YbiK5b_6fou9OmNLGkve-PDnUY8thqAYGp8-kKzr90) right on Zikoko Citizen. Stay safe, everyone! 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We’re one day away from Nigeria’s presidential elections, and already misinformation is making its rounds in Nigeria. As the country struggles with a cash crisis brought on by its currency redesign, rumours that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would [shut down all financial services](=.Jdy81IhVguRQT_m0irKEnqb0pmb7_hcUfQKfuSnEk6c) in preparation for the elections are circulating on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. =.DyqwlJaia5U9cBenkgYBOykobeQefKY9WxrNcBoXz5M On Wednesday, the apex bank [shut down the rumours](=.nfIx833xs8mvw--sZQNgKxJXOhd8funLUVQ501TWa5k) in a Twitter post. But this is only one of a few rumours that have circulated in the past week. Just last Thursday, the apex bank [debunked yet another rumour](=.OtQ3Twau1LpjGHcn6rI_iz_Gd-OvQyjR0OreVgU91-I) that misinformed people. Less isn't more [Fewer content moderators](=.vyhPEw3RmYenzOXjXT1SThrT3BJiHnsKbhhm2rISmPs) and fact-checkers could also mean checking misinformation will be difficult during Nigeria’s election season. Twitter is the [second-most-used social media platform in](=.76dODqCGJB1ekYA1laZ7KjNAv0gRhiQzFLqWT_nI0oQ) Africa and has around [5 million Nigerian users](=.Ss_gei_DX0IP6EtCHs_csX-BUCrBJ-7rnN8_sxIf_10). Unfortunately, Elon Musk’s new Twitter reign saw to the [layoffs at Twitter Africa](=.dc7nKEoIBQ2QzjCLw-H2hAmTa9U8vhR-TIgceR9kSCQ), a team of 20 which was equipped with content curation and fact-checking tools they were sharing with Nigerian journalists. In Kenya, Meta is also [cutting ties with subcontractors](=.DQToqSYfUFzo1ma-89-jtBqmsfAhq36bpAdMyfD6evM) Sama and Majorel that provide content moderators for its African coverage. The good news here is that Meta is keeping the moderators on till the end of March, so electoral misinformation on Facebook, at least, will be kept at bay. Zoom out: There are several fact-checking media houses like [Zikoko Citizen](=.R7VRwWiPDXzEvzs-msmk0lRoMl-_MS9J_ZYL1igl0iE) and Stears who are gearing up to stem misinformation, but there’s still a bit to be worried about. In more recent years, elections in Kenya, the Central African Republic (CAR), and Côte d’Ivoire were [marred by misinformation](=.NnxlQ3D227nkty_pDmOCnetSnbDJ-53FE4nBhpr6zsg) which led to widespread electoral violence. [WhatsApp](=.EogFIrmBo_CRYAEiWNBHPflmiQd5b9swCBes58IjZVE) [Twitter](=.PZGJu7xVgWHdU3yHjhHaC7pAnzozya566wjuTqCTJ8w) [LinkedIn](=.2dIc4pcJv0mkCHFDAHhujQfw_SaIzuTC6dCblbDQGR8) [Facebook](=.4Cx8HBGxeLZ8RKojhZDhiAq9FG-MlD5684V7Q0U29Z4) [Email](mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body= SEND BY FLUTTERWAVE =._xs5T0sX7v2UjrlbiUicDsnr4mVYZXlP18yApKhz7vI Receive money from family and friends living abroad in minutes this holiday season with $end. Visit [send.flutterwave.com](=.2WTJsHye8QHJ8WjBItGSCyj4ycfFQfcjWNKV0f83s5E) and do it now! This is partner content. 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[According to the service’s availability map](=.GGmxVUSdc5AP_dFheqwKOSmxrFpLzxdymK1Tue2Y4iM), 19 more countries will launch in 2023 with Zambia, Angola and Kenya scheduled for Q2 2023 launch. Sixteen countries—Uganda, Tunisia, Ghana and Egypt inclusive—are scheduled for a 2024 release, while 18 more countries have unconfirmed launch windows. [WhatsApp](=.1vaHbUneaDeKeGFoz72jl-bXZWV6Swn1QDtRIzEwhqU) [Twitter](=.8QrqoiZazXTBSmSZFr6LXxHbZhkZL-OOweDjaO_lZBE) [LinkedIn](=.gNVzz_OdmtOdTbCRngtf8aPIDzh8-zjvQgOjITZgGTY) [Facebook](=.YZO94C0TtOPg-h-7mEsIAbjcuHB_ju52UOYnU3FQua4) [Email](mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body= ANGOLA TO INVEST $89 MILLION IN THE CLOUD =.60jchmX5mv-ggvPKEbar4OSeMOA_4Uf-lzKKtQiQTrM Image source: BBC The Angolan government has pledgedto [invest $89 million](=.fjFPO337k7_7XN4inlFhNQs54UcqgZi4RQ67zGUDW2E) for the implementation of the infrastructure of the National Cloud of Angola, according to the country’s ministry of telecommunications, information technologies and social communication. More deets on the project The project comprises two data centres in the capital Luanda and the modernisation of the data centre backup. The two data centres will be interconnected with a 50-gigabit-per-second fibre-optic ring, according to the director of the national institute for the promotion of the information society (INFOSI), André Pedro. The main data centre will house 204 server cabinets, and execution and equipping are estimated to take 15 months. Project timeline and benefits The project is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2024. All data centre silos of the ministerial departments will be transferred to the platform, and the state will save as much as 60% in data costs and also reduce costs associated with overlapping investments in building data centres. Zoom out: It looks like the Angolan government is trying to hop on the burgeoning African [data centre industry](=.Cj_sA40syfMhs-ZoSAqNYl3Wwls7k3vI0-u2nnLxSCs) which is expected to have garnered a [13% growth](=.R5ZlEkxjnyrHsdActfS__vB42R0QFoDvU_EkM14YUhk) by 2027. 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