The Nigerian government has designated the sum of N81,677,335 in the 2023 appropriation bill to fight fake news, hate speech and banditry. Recall that in 2021,...
Lagos-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...
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...
The 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 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...
The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi has alleged that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed is the mastermind behind the hate...
Rights group, Amnesty International has warned the Nigerian Government on the danger of the hate speech and social media bills before the National Assembly, describing the...
Founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has described the controversial hate speech bill as a ‘crazy idea.’...
The Senate has said it is not possible for it to initiate a bill that prescribes the death penalty for looters. The red chamber, however, pledged...
The Senate on Tuesday recommended that culprits of any form of hate speech should be penalised to die by hanging if convicted. The Senate also...
The Presidency has cautioned against hate speech regarding the killings in Benue State and other parts of Nigeria, saying it can incite the public to actions...
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has directed the nation’s security agencies to tackle those propagating hate speeches, especially through the social media. He said special...
