The First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari has called for the regulation of social media, noting that China with about 1.3 billion people had done so, stressing...
When General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s most brutal dictator died, the New York Times ran this headline: “Sani Abacha, 54, a beacon of brutality in an Era...
A bill to regulate social media in NIGERIA has passed first reading at the Parliament, this isn’t the first time such a bill is being introduced...
by Alwan Hassan At a Press Conference on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said that the government planned to push forward its...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says there is no going back on plans to regulate activities on social media in Nigeria. He disclosed...
Lagos, Nigeria A digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative, has vowed to challenge the Nigerian Government’s latest attempt to curtail free speech online. The organisation made this known in...
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...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the phenomenon of fake news, if left unchecked, poses more threat to the nation than insurgency...
The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a campaign of calumny on social media platforms by some individuals or group of persons.The faceless...
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says Nigeria is under the siege of fake news. The minister said the phenomenon, if left unchecked, could damage...
The Nigerian Army has barred its officers and soldiers on duty from uploading pictures and videos of its operations on social media. Adeniyi Oyebade, a lieutenant-general...
by Mercy Abang from Accra Ghana Citizen journalism, especially in Africa where the media is largely controlled by owners or gagged by patronage from state actors,...
