Lai Mohammed –The Federal Government says it increased the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million in the ammended National Broadcasting Code to deter people who are willingly violating the provision to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the explanation on Friday when he featured on […]
Mr Joshua Olufemi, Programme Director, Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) says the destructive tools of technology and elements of misinformation have challenged journalists in effort to ensure balanced reporting. He said this in Abuja at the celebration of the end of the maiden edition of Dubawa, a fact-checking Fellowship programme aimed at rescuing […]
The Senate President Ahmed Lawan said that the Senate will not pass any anti-people laws. Lawal made this known in his reply to a letter written to him by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA on Hate Speech Bill. HURIWA in November had written to the senate through the offices of the Senate […]
Former Minister of Aviation and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member has said that he will support Hate Speech Bill if the bill ‘first victims are Buhari, Bola Tinubu, Lai Mohammed, Nasir El Rufai, Festus Keyamo & Rotimi Amaechi Fani-Kayode twitted: ‘I will support the Hate Speech Bill if its provisions are made retroactive & […]
…Warns Nigerians to beware of misinformation Sponsor of the controversial hate speech bill, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said that opponents of the bill are ignorant of the dangers that loom if the bill is not passed into law. In a signed statement on Sunday, the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, said the opponents […]
The rush by the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated National Assembly, particularly the Senate to pass a Hate speech bill into law as well as the undue attention being given to the same issue by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration presently has created suspicion among many Nigerians that there is more than meets the eye […]
Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said the death penalty proposed for anyone found culpable of hate speech that leads to the death of another, will be amended by the Senate when the bill is subjected to legislative input by the National Assembly. He said the bill will undergo some […]
Abuja – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Assembly to hold public hearing on the hate speech bill before it to ensure that views of Nigerians were captured in the passage of the bill. NGF Vice Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal gave the advice while fielding questions from newsmen at […]
Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned and rejected the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill in the National Assembly, seeking stringent punishment including death by hanging as penalty. The party gave the rejection in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that in as […]
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the National Assembly not to toy with the Anti Hate Speech Bill. Atiku in the alternative asked the federal government to focus on issues that matter to Nigerians. The former vice president said contemplation of such laws is in itself not just […]