From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
Isah Nasidi, a Mass Communication PhD student in University of Nigeria Nsukka has received commendation from Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for developing a model called SAMCAV against fake news.
Isah hails from Kano state.
Governor Ganduje in a Statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Comrade Abba Anwar, congratulated Isah for making Kano proud.
The Statement made available to The AUTHORITY quoted Ganduje saying, “as a young man who achieved this level in communication study, and an indigene of Kano state, I am pleased to, on behalf of the government and people of the state congratulate Isah Nasidi.”
The young researcher according to the governor, developed what is needed the most, “at this era of information distortions for personal benefits or other reasons. I can understand that, his Model links six elements of information disorder.
“These are, the Source, Agent, Message, Channel, Audience and Victim (SAMCAV). Which further discovers the concept of dil-information, as the fourth type of information disorder. This is a great work indeed. Kudos to Isah Nasidi!”
While commending Nasidi for the bright scholarly contribution in the media study, he also praised the Nigerian media for popularizing the author of the new communication model.
“By this singular act of popularizing the work of this young researcher, it clearly indicates that, Nigerian media practitioners are very much concerned about the raging fake news in the public domain,” Ganduje added.
The Statement further stated that, “after being a PhD student of Mass Communication, Nasidi is also the Secretary of Communication History Division of International Communication Association, based in United States of America (USA).”
