Abstract
Information disorder is increasingly distorting economic and political space across the world. Nigeria’s economic policies are among the most highly criticized in Africa and this is partly because it is the largest economy. This situation has implications for the country’s political space as social and political protests against regimes are often based on their respective economic performance. The aim of the study, therefore, is to examine the determinants of information disorder within the context of two economic policies in Nigeria. A qualitative content analysis approach is utilized based on the position of the country’s constitution on how the economy should be run. A descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out on the data obtained through content analysis. The conclusion of the study is that already held views with regards to how an economy is run and opposition against the ideological position of the country’s economy mainly account for how much information disorder the country experiences about its economy. The study, therefore, recommends that existing regulatory authorities should make clear the ideological position of the country to the public well enough to clear the air about the direction of its economic policies at any time.
