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COVID-19: The illiteracy challenge to awareness campaign in Nigeria


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That a person's ability to read, write and comprehend enhances his or her ability to access, understand and apply health related information for better hygiene and sanitation practices, increased awareness of disease and a stronger initiative to seek out quality healthcare for their family, have once again seized centre stage as we battle the global pandemic Coronavirus Disease otherwise referred to as COVID-19 in Nigeria.

In the past weeks, since the record case of Coronavirus infection in Nigeria, our organization, the Foundation for Innovative Literacy (FIL INT'L) has been following trends on social media and engaging the very ordinary masses to access the debt of awareness and zeal to taking actions towards curbing the spread of the highly contagious disease.

The revelation of widespread ignorance and distrust for government rooted in illiteracy could best be described as destructive as some elites continue to sell anti-government propaganda for political and sundry benefits.

Majority of the ordinary Nigeria populace does not believe in the existence of the Coronavirus.

While some believe it may exist somewhere, propagandists are succeeding in increased followership with the conspiracy theory of government's insincerity, 5G network, New World Order and the Anti Christ.

What a pathetic situation fueled by high level of illiteracy even among the supposedly educated.

The bottom line is, the ignorant masses have completely lost faith in the Nigeria government.

They listen to every information from the federal government with suspicion and accept any and every propaganda from anti government forces, and expresses same with confidence, spreading it in bars, restaurants and their small circles.

This situation is worrisome, and except the government rise up to the responsibility of building trust through transparency and accountability with increased investment in quality grassroots education, we can be rest assured that sooner, enemies of state will destroy this nation with social media propaganda and fake news.

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