The Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust acknowledged errors in its reporting on the Samoa Agreement signed by the Nigerian government.
On July 4, 2024, Daily Trust published an article titled “LGBT: Knocks as Nigeria Signs $150 Billion Samoa Deal,” which sparked criticism and accusations of misinformation from the government.
The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation threatened legal action against Daily Trust for the alleged inaccuracies.
In a follow-up article on July 8, Daily Trust admitted to “sloppy reporting,” a “misleading headline,” and “non-factual claims.” They emphasized that the errors were unintentional and not malicious.
The article reads partly: “On the specific issue of the Samoa Agreement, however, it is the media that got it wrong. After some research, my reading of the whole situation is that: a) the Daily Trust story of July 4, 2024 titled “LGBT: Knocks As Nigeria Signs $150 Billion Samoa Deal” is a piece of sloppy reporting; b) there is no provision mandating member states to adopt LGBT rights in the Samoa Agreement; and c) yes, the European Union (EU) actually tried, but ultimately failed, to have those provisions included in the agreement.
“The most important problem with the story in question is that it did not cite the contentious clauses in the agreement on which the entire reporting—and the ensuing controversy—is based. News is a factual claim,… Unfortunately, the story failed this fundamental test of r eporting.”
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