Estimated Reading Time: 5Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit to challenge the imposition of N5 Million fine on Nigeria Info 99.3FM Lagos and the threat by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to punish other broadcast stations in the country over alleged[Read More…]
Tag: Hate Speech
We raised hate speech fine to N5 million because when it was N500,000 people were reckless – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 2 The Federal Government says “any speech, broadcast or publication that denigrates a person, a group of people on the basis of their sex, religion, political belief or origin is hate speech”. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the explanation on Thursday when[Read More…]
Lai Mohammed says the hate speech N5 million fine is to deter those willing to destabilise Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the Federal Government increased the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million in the amended National Broadcasting Code to deter people who are willingly violating the provision to destabilise the country. Lai Mohammed gave[Read More…]
Nigerian Govt increase the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to 5 million naira
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Federal Government on Tuesday raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to 5 million naira. The government also mandated broadcast stations to devote airtime for public education on emergencies such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made this known in Lagos[Read More…]
