ABSTRACT
Advancements in technology have brought tremendous changes in the way media products are produced and consumed. In Nigeria, the digital revolution that started from the colonial administration blossomed with the liberalisation of the telecommunication sector and the licensing of private-sector players into the industry in 2001. Those activities increased the nation’s teledensity and Internet penetration which made it possible for people to generate a large quantity of information and share it with people in their contact networks. This chapter discusses the digital media revolution and the consequential information overload in Nigerian cyberspace. Adopting the historical research design, the author relies on secondary data through textual analysis of books, journals, newspapers and Internet sources for information. The chapter identifies the phases of telecommunication developments in Nigeria, the birth of citizen journalism and the accompanying information overload that throws up the issues of believability and credibility of information in Nigerian cyberspace. It concludes that the digital revolution increased the number of Internet users and social media subscribers which encouraged user-generated content through blogs, chats, videos, among others. However, this seemingly unhindered access to digital platforms led to the spewing of too much information into cyberspace, leading to issues of credibility and believability. It suggests media literacy for producers and consumers of digital media products to enthrone a society where individuals can discern credible and authentic information.
