Following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID 19) in Wuhan China, confirmed cases of the virus have continued to escalate in many parts of the world and Africa, so also has a secondary issue of global concern that the World Health Organization has termed an ‘infodemic’ “an overabundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it.” VANGUARD reports.

Two young Nigerian media professionals, Solomon Adetokunbo a Public Relations entrepreneur, and Samuel Ejiwunmi a lecturer of media & communication studies at the University of Lagos have risen to the ways of curtailing the challenge of COVID-19 infodemic in Nigeria and Africa at large by developing information & data-driven fact-checking portal named Coronavirus Fact Check. Information Guide Nigeria

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