Review & Update Policy — Daily Reality NG
Review & Update Policy
Daily Reality NG is committed to publishing accurate, verified, and current information about Nigerian financial, legal, technology, health, and social systems. This page sets out the full framework by which every article published on this platform is reviewed, updated, corrected, and — where necessary — retracted. This is not a compliance document. It is a public commitment by an independent Nigerian digital publication to the readers who trust it.
You are reading Daily Reality NG — an independent Nigerian digital publication founded October 26, 2025, by Samson Ese in Warri, Delta State. Every article published on this platform carries a single identifiable author's name and accountability. There is no anonymous content. There are no ghost writers. There is no editorial team of unnamed contributors hiding behind a brand.
This means that when something published here requires correction — because a regulation changed, because a statistic was updated by its source institution, because a reader identified a factual error, or because new primary-source information superseded what was originally written — there is one accountable person responsible for making that correction: Samson Ese. This Review & Update Policy governs how that responsibility is exercised — publicly, consistently, and with full transparency to every reader who encounters this publication's content.
📋 Contents of This Policy
- Why a Review & Update Policy Matters for Nigerian Digital Publishing
- Types of Content Updates — Definitions and Scope
- What Triggers a Review — The Six Trigger Categories
- The Review Schedule — When Every Cluster Gets Reviewed
- The Update Process — How a Correction Is Made Step by Step
- How Updates Are Labelled on Articles
- How Readers Can Request a Correction or Update
- What This Policy Does Not Cover
- Transparency Log — How We Record Changes
- Our Editorial Commitments
- The Person Behind This Policy
📌 Why a Review & Update Policy Matters for Nigerian Digital Publishing
Nigerian digital publishing operates in a rapidly changing regulatory, economic, and institutional environment. CBN policy changes can make a fintech licensing guide obsolete within months. NBS publishes quarterly unemployment and inflation data that supersedes previously cited figures. NAFDAC issues new product approvals or bans. Courts deliver judgments that change the interpretation of laws Daily Reality NG has explained. INEC amends procedures. Health agencies update treatment guidance.
A publication that does not have a systematic review and update process will, over time, become a source of outdated, misleading, or factually incorrect information — even if every article was accurate when it was first published. In the Nigerian context, where readers make financial decisions, legal decisions, health decisions, and career decisions based on the information they consume online, the consequences of outdated content are material.
Daily Reality NG's Review & Update Policy exists to prevent that outcome. It establishes a systematic, transparent, and publicly documented framework for maintaining the accuracy and currency of every article published on this platform over time.
The standard this policy is built to: Every article on Daily Reality NG should be accurate at the time of publication, and should be updated to remain accurate whenever material changes occur in the underlying facts, regulations, institutions, or market conditions it covers. Where an article cannot be updated to meet this standard — because the underlying information is too fundamentally changed to correct in place — the article will be annotated to alert readers that its contents may no longer reflect current conditions, or retracted with a clear public explanation.
📋 Types of Content Updates — Definitions and Scope
Not all content changes are equivalent. Daily Reality NG categorises updates by type to ensure readers understand what changed and why. The six types of content updates used on this platform are:
Minor Factual Correction
A small, non-material error is corrected — a figure updated, a date corrected, a statistic refreshed from a newer source, a broken external link replaced with a live equivalent. The substantive content and conclusions of the article are unchanged. A brief editorial note is added at the bottom of the article recording what was corrected and when. No reader action required.
Material Fact Update
A core fact in the article has been superseded by new information from a primary institutional source — a new NBS figure, a new CBN circular, a revised NAFDAC standard. The article is updated to reflect the current correct information. The dateModified schema is updated. An editorial note at the top or within the article records what changed, the reason, and the source of the new information.
Major Substantive Update
A significant portion of an article requires rewriting because of regulatory change, new data, or a fundamental shift in the topic's landscape. The original article structure is retained but substantive new content replaces or supplements outdated sections. The article's headline may be updated to reflect the current scope. A prominent editorial update notice is placed at the top of the article explaining what changed and why.
Full Retraction
An article contained errors serious enough that it cannot be corrected in place — the fundamental premise was wrong, the primary source has been proven unreliable, or the conclusions are no longer defensible based on current evidence. The article is retracted: the content is replaced with a clear retraction notice explaining what the article stated, why it is being retracted, and what the current accurate position is. The original URL is retained so that retracted content is not orphaned.
Regulation or Law Has Changed
A law, CBN circular, NAFDAC guideline, NCC regulation, or court judgment has changed the legal or regulatory position covered in an article. The article is updated to reflect the new position, with the old position documented in an editorial note for historical context. This type of update is specific to Daily Reality NG's significant legal, fintech, and regulatory coverage.
Evergreen Structural Update
An article's core content remains accurate but its structure, depth, internal links, schema markup, or contextual information is substantially improved as part of a cluster-wide editorial quality review. Content improvements — additional sections, new tables, expanded FAQ coverage — are added. These refreshes are triggered by the scheduled cluster review cycle below.
🔔 What Triggers a Review — The Six Trigger Categories
A Daily Reality NG article enters the review queue through one of six trigger categories. Each trigger is processed according to the timeline below.
🔴 Trigger 1 — Reader-Reported Error
A reader contacts Daily Reality NG via email, WhatsApp, or the contact form to report a factual error, outdated information, a broken link, or a misleading statement in a published article. All reader-reported corrections are acknowledged within 48 hours. Investigation is completed within 5 business days. If the correction is valid, the appropriate update type (1–6 above) is applied and the reader is notified. Reader name is never published without explicit consent. This trigger has no minimum threshold — even a single credible reader report initiates a review.
🔵 Trigger 2 — Regulatory or Statutory Change
A Nigerian regulatory body — CBN, NAFDAC, NCC, INEC, NITDA, CAC, FIRS, PENCOM, NAICOM, or any other institution whose actions Daily Reality NG covers — issues a new circular, directive, guideline, amendment, or court judgment that materially changes the accuracy of a published article. Daily Reality NG monitors CBN circulars, Federal Gazette publications, and major Nigerian court decisions as part of its ongoing editorial monitoring process. When a regulatory change is identified that affects published content, the relevant articles are queued for Type 2, 3, or 5 updates within 14 days of the change.
🟢 Trigger 3 — Scheduled Cluster Review
All published articles undergo periodic review as part of the cluster review schedule described in Section 4 below. During a scheduled review, the article is assessed against current primary sources, its external links are tested for live status, its salary or pricing figures are verified against current market data, and its internal link structure is checked for consistency with the current URL database. Scheduled reviews apply to every article regardless of whether it has received any reader reports or external trigger events.
🟡 Trigger 4 — Source Institution Update
An institution whose data Daily Reality NG cited — NBS, NITDA, the World Bank Nigeria office, a Nigerian university, a fintech research firm — publishes new data that supersedes figures previously cited in an article. This includes NBS quarterly reports, NCC subscriber data updates, CBN inflation reports, EFInA financial inclusion surveys, and peer-reviewed research. When such an update is identified, the relevant articles are queued for Type 1 or Type 2 updates.
🔴 Trigger 5 — Internal Editorial Audit
Daily Reality NG conducts internal editorial audits of specific articles flagged for age, search performance changes, or identified during the cluster review process as requiring structural improvement. Internal audits are conducted by Samson Ese as sole editor and may result in any of the six update types depending on what the audit identifies. Internal audit triggers do not require an external event — they are part of the publication's ongoing quality maintenance practice.
🟣 Trigger 6 — Correction Identified by Author During Research
During research for a new article, Samson Ese identifies that a previously published article contains an error, uses a broken external link, cites a superseded source, or makes a claim that cannot be supported by current primary source evidence. This trigger is self-initiated and reflects the publication's commitment to maintaining accuracy across the full catalogue rather than only when external reports require action. No minimum threshold — any identified inaccuracy triggers a review of the relevant article.
📅 The Review Schedule — When Every Cluster Gets Reviewed
Daily Reality NG operates an eight-cluster content architecture. Each cluster has a defined review frequency based on the rate of change of its underlying subject matter. High-volatility clusters — those covering fast-changing regulatory, market, or economic conditions — are reviewed more frequently than evergreen clusters covering stable conceptual or educational content.
| Content Cluster | Review Frequency | Primary Triggers | Next Scheduled Review | Priority Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💳 Nigerian Fintech & Banking Regulation | Every 90 days minimum; immediately on CBN circular issuance | CBN circulars, interest rate changes, new license approvals, platform fee changes | August 2026 | 🔴 Critical — fast-changing |
| ⚖️ Nigerian Corporate & Consumer Law | Every 90 days; immediately on significant court judgment or statutory amendment | Electoral Act amendments, Supreme Court decisions, CAMA updates, NAFDAC new approvals | August 2026 | 🔴 Critical — regulatory driven |
| 💰 Personal Finance & Investment | Every 90 days; immediately when major interest rate or platform change occurs | CBN MPR changes, money market rate shifts, savings app fee changes, naira rate movements | August 2026 | 🔴 High — market-driven |
| 🏥 Health Insurance & NHIA | Every 120 days; immediately on NHIA policy announcement | NHIA enrollment changes, HMO plan price revisions, NAFDAC drug status updates | September 2026 | 🟡 High — policy driven |
| 💻 Technology, AI & Digital Inclusion | Every 120 days; immediately when major platform changes pricing or availability | New AI tool releases, NITDA policy updates, NCC connectivity data updates, platform pricing changes | September 2026 | 🟡 Medium-High — tech evolves fast |
| 🎓 Career, Graduate Life & Education | Every 180 days | NBS labour force data releases, new graduate trainee programme openings, salary market changes | November 2026 | 🟡 Medium — data-driven |
| 🏛️ Nigerian Politics & Current Affairs | On-demand — news-driven; time-sensitive content updated as events develop | Electoral events, government policy announcements, new court decisions, economic data releases | Continuous monitoring | 🔴 High — event-driven |
| 📊 Business, SME & Entrepreneurship | Every 180 days | New SME grant programmes, CAC fee changes, SMEDAN policy updates, market condition changes | November 2026 | 🟢 Medium — relatively stable |
| ⚠️ All scheduled reviews are minimum frequencies — articles may be updated more frequently when triggered by reader reports, regulatory changes, or source institution updates. The dateModified field in every article's Article schema is updated on every review, whether or not content changes were made. | ||||
⚙️ The Update Process — How a Correction Is Made Step by Step
When any trigger category (above) initiates an article review, the following process governs how the review is conducted and how any resulting update is implemented and communicated.
Trigger Identification and Logging
The trigger is identified — whether through a reader report, a monitoring alert for CBN/NAFDAC/NCC, a scheduled cluster review date, or self-identification during research. The article URL, the nature of the potential issue, and the trigger source are logged. For reader-reported triggers, the reader is acknowledged within 48 hours of their report being received, even if the investigation has not yet concluded.
Primary Source Verification
The claim, statistic, figure, or regulation in question is verified against its primary source — the original CBN circular, the NBS report, the court judgment text, the official platform website, or the institutional announcement. If the primary source confirms an error or an outdated position, the investigation proceeds to Step 3. If the primary source confirms the original article was correct, no update is made and the reader (if applicable) is informed of the outcome with the primary source citation.
Update Type Classification
The editor classifies the required update as one of the six types defined in Section 2. The classification determines the scope of changes required: a Type 1 minor correction requires only a targeted factual edit and a bottom note; a Type 3 significant update requires substantive rewriting of affected sections; a Type 4 retraction requires replacement of the article content with a retraction notice.
Content Update Implementation
The article is updated. For Types 1 and 2, the specific section containing the error or outdated information is corrected in place. For Types 3 and 5, sections are rewritten and new content added. For Type 6 (structural refresh), existing content is reorganised and expanded. For Type 4 (retraction), the article body is replaced with the retraction statement. The original publish date is never changed. The dateModified date in both the visible article metadata and the Article schema is updated to today's date.
Editorial Note Placement
An editorial note is placed within the article — at the top for Types 3, 4, and 5; at the bottom for Types 1 and 2 — documenting: what was changed, why it was changed, what the previous position was (for material changes), and the source that informed the correction. For retracted articles (Type 4), the full retraction statement appears at the top of the page in a clearly styled, visually distinct box that cannot be missed by any reader.
Schema and Metadata Update
The Article schema's dateModified field is updated in the HTML. The article's search description may be updated to reflect the current content. Internal links to related articles are verified and updated if needed. The page is re-indexed by submitting the URL to Google Search Console following significant updates (Types 3, 4, and 5).
Reader Communication (Where Applicable)
If the update was triggered by a specific reader report, the reader is notified that the correction has been made. The notification includes a thank-you acknowledgment, confirmation of what was corrected, and a link to the updated article. Reader names are not published on the article or anywhere on the platform without explicit written consent. For significant corrections and retractions (Types 3 and 4), Daily Reality NG may note the correction in the WhatsApp channel or newsletter for transparency with the broader readership.
🏷️ How Updates Are Labelled on Articles — Reader-Facing Transparency
Every update type uses a specific visual label within the article so readers can identify what has changed and when. The following labels are used across the Daily Reality NG platform:
✅ "Minor Correction — [Date]"
Appears as a small note at the bottom of the article. Used for Type 1 updates. Describes what was corrected without quoting the previous incorrect version in full.
🔄 "Updated — [Date] | [Reason]"
Appears in the article's visible meta-bar and at the top of the article for Types 2 and 5. The reason field specifies the trigger — "CBN circular update," "NBS data revised," etc.
📝 "Significant Update — [Date]"
Appears as a prominent editorial notice box at the top of the article for Type 3 updates. Summarises what sections were substantially changed and why.
🔴 "RETRACTED — [Date] | [Reason]"
Replaces the article body for Type 4 retractions. Explains what the article originally claimed, why it is being retracted, and what the current accurate position is.
⚖️ "Regulatory Update — [Date]"
Specific to Type 5 regulatory updates. Appears at the top of the relevant section and as an article-level notice when the regulatory change substantially affects the article's conclusions.
🔃 "Refreshed — [Date]"
Used for Type 6 structural refreshes where no factual errors were identified but the article's depth, structure, or internal link architecture was substantially improved during a scheduled review.
What Daily Reality NG never does when correcting content: silently alter an article's factual claims without any editorial note; delete an article to avoid acknowledging an error; replace an article URL with a redirect that hides the original content; or remove reader comments that correctly identify errors before those errors are corrected. Transparency is not optional in this publication's editorial practice.
📩 How Readers Can Request a Correction or Update
Daily Reality NG actively welcomes correction requests from readers. Every reader who helps this publication maintain its accuracy is contributing to the quality of the information available to all Nigerians who encounter this content. No correction request is too small to take seriously.
📨 Submit a Correction or Update Request
📋 What to Include in Your Correction Request
- Article URL — the full link to the specific article you are reporting
- Specific claim or section — quote the exact sentence or paragraph you believe is incorrect or outdated
- What you believe the correct information is — your proposed correction
- Primary source — if you have a source supporting your correction, please include it (links preferred)
- Your name (optional) — you do not need to identify yourself to submit a correction; anonymous reports are reviewed with the same seriousness as named reports
⏱️ Response Timelines for Reader Correction Requests
- Acknowledgement: Within 48 hours of receiving your report
- Investigation completion: Within 5 business days
- Correction implementation (if valid): Within 7 business days of confirmation
- Reader notification: Within 24 hours of the correction being published
- Escalated corrections (retractions, Type 4): Within 14 days of trigger identification — retractions are not rushed, but they are not delayed indefinitely
🚫 What This Policy Does Not Cover
This Review & Update Policy governs the factual accuracy, regulatory currency, and informational completeness of Daily Reality NG's editorial content. It does not cover the following situations:
- Opinion and editorial commentary: Where Daily Reality NG expresses an editorial position or analytical judgment — as opposed to stating a verifiable fact — that position is not subject to factual correction. Disagreement with an editorial judgment is not a correction request; it is a difference of opinion. Readers are encouraged to engage with editorial positions through the article comments section or by contacting the editor directly.
- Removal of factually accurate content on reputational grounds: Daily Reality NG does not remove accurate, verifiable reporting from its platform because a subject of that reporting objects to it. Factually accurate content about Nigerian institutions, companies, platforms, or market conditions is not removed simply because it portrays those subjects unfavourably.
- Commercial pressure: Advertisers, sponsors, affiliate partners, or any other commercial relationship do not influence content review, correction, or retraction decisions. Daily Reality NG does not remove or water down accurate negative coverage of a product, service, or institution because of a commercial relationship.
- Requests to change the tone or framing without factual basis: A request to soften language, change how a subject is framed, or alter the presentation of accurate facts without introducing new factual evidence is not a correction request. This policy addresses factual accuracy, not editorial style.
- Legal threats without substantive factual claims: Daily Reality NG takes reader correction requests seriously precisely because they are submitted with factual substance. A legal threat that does not identify a specific, verifiable factual error is not treated as a correction request under this policy. Such communications are referred to appropriate channels.
📊 Transparency Log — How We Record Changes
Daily Reality NG maintains an internal transparency log of all material content updates — Types 2 through 5. This log records: the article URL, the original publish date, the update date, the update type, the trigger category, and a brief description of what was changed. The purpose of this log is to ensure editorial accountability over time and to enable the editor to identify patterns in content accuracy — for example, if a particular data source is frequently found to be unreliable, or if a particular topic area consistently requires rapid updates due to regulatory volatility.
✅ What the Transparency Log Records for Every Material Update
- Article title and full URL
- Original publication date
- Update date and time
- Update type classification (Type 1–6)
- Trigger category (Reader Report / Regulatory Change / Scheduled Review / Source Update / Internal Audit / Author Research)
- What was changed — specific section, claim, or figure
- What it was changed to — the corrected version
- Primary source that informed the correction
- Whether the reader who reported the correction (if applicable) was notified
- Whether an editorial note was added to the article, and its position (top / bottom / section-level)
A public-facing summary of significant corrections and retractions (Types 3, 4, and 5) will be maintained as part of Daily Reality NG's annual transparency report, accessible at the Annual Transparency Report page. The internal full log is retained by the editor for editorial accountability purposes.
🤝 Our Editorial Commitments — What Readers Can Expect
🔍 Primary Source Standard
Every verifiable factual claim in a Daily Reality NG article is traceable to a primary institutional source. This standard applies at publication and is verified again during every scheduled review cycle.
🔗 Live Link Maintenance
All external links are tested during every scheduled cluster review. Broken links are replaced with live equivalents from the same or equivalent sources. Dead links are never left in published articles.
📅 Honest Dating
The original publish date of every article is never altered to give the impression of freshness it does not have. The dateModified field is updated only when the content itself has been updated. The two dates are always separately displayed and always accurate.
⚡ Timely Corrections
Material corrections are implemented within 7 business days of confirmation. Retractions within 14 days. Regulatory updates within 14 days of the triggering regulatory change. These timelines are commitments, not aspirations.
🚫 No Silent Edits
No factual change is made to a published article without an accompanying editorial note. Correcting an error silently — without any indication that a change was made — is not practised on this platform under any circumstances.
🙏 Reader Acknowledgement
Every reader who submits a valid correction that results in a published update receives personal acknowledgement. Readers who improve this publication's accuracy deserve to know their contribution was acted upon.
✍️ The Person Behind This Policy — Editorial Accountability
📄 Related Editorial Policy Pages
This Review & Update Policy is one part of Daily Reality NG's full editorial transparency framework. The complete framework is documented across the following pages:
🔗 This Review & Update Policy is part of Daily Reality NG's publisher identity — the same commitment to accuracy and accountability that has governed 630+ articles since October 2025. For the full story of how this publication was built and what it stands for: How I Built Daily Reality NG — 426 Posts, 150 Days, the Real Story.
📅 Policy Information: This Review & Update Policy is effective from October 26, 2025 — the founding date of Daily Reality NG. It was last formally reviewed and updated on May 22, 2026. This policy is reviewed annually and updated as needed to reflect changes in Daily Reality NG's editorial processes, content scope, or publishing technology. The current version of this policy always supersedes any previous version. To verify this is the most current version, the page's dateModified value in the schema metadata reflects the date of the last substantive revision. Any questions about this policy should be directed to dailyrealityng@gmail.com.
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