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2. Our content

The site publishes news, features, commentary and other information for general readers. Our content is provided for information only and is not legal, financial, medical or professional advice.

3. Copyright and reuse

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You may:

• Read and share links to our articles.
• Quote short extracts for news, review or criticism, with clear credit to Watch Nigeria and a link to the original article.

You may not, without our written permission:

• Copy, republish or sell our articles, photos or videos in full or in large part.
• Remove credits, watermarks or copyright notices.
• Use our content to train or feed automated systems, or scrape the site at scale.

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• Break any law or encourage others to do so.
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• Try to gain unauthorised access to the site or its systems.

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By submitting content to us, you give Watch Nigeria a free, non-exclusive right to publish, edit and share it on the site and our social media pages. You keep ownership of your content.

We may moderate, edit or delete comments and refuse any submission, at our discretion and without notice. Comments express the views of their authors, not ours.

6. Accuracy and opinions

We work to report accurately, but news develops quickly and mistakes can happen. Stories may be updated or corrected after publication. Opinion pieces and guest posts reflect their writers’ views and not necessarily those of Watch Nigeria.

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8. Disclaimer

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9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, Watch Nigeria and its owners, writers and contributors are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the site or your reliance on its content. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited by law.

10. Complaints and takedowns

If you believe something on the site is inaccurate, infringes your copyright or harms your rights, email us with the link to the page, a description of the problem and your contact details. We will review it promptly and correct, update or remove the content where appropriate.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Any dispute arising from them will be handled by the Nigerian courts.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when they last changed. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the new terms.