Some civil society organisations in Nigeria have promised to resist any attempt by the Nigerian Senate to pass the controversial Social Media Bill, DAILY TIMES gathered. The groups comprising of the Center for Liberty, TAP Initiative, Global Rights, Fredrick Nwabufo, and the LEX Initiative for Rights Advocacy and Development in a statement on Thursday said […]
Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode and other Nigerians have reacted to an interview in which Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed said he’s not aware of the ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill’ which is now known as the “Social Media Bill“. In the interview in London, DW’s Tim Sebastian pointed out that the bill has some draconian provisions in which journalists […]
Minister of State, Labour & Employment, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Mr Festus Keyamo has said those who are opposed to Social Media Bill should first stop blocking those who irritate them with insults and apologise to them. Keyamo on Monday on his Twitter hadle said that those who opposed to Social Media Bill can’t […]
The Editor-in-Chief, Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, says only a strong, free and independent media can check inefficiency, corruption and lack of accountability of state actors. Adefaye spoke at the 15 th All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) which opened in Sokoto on Thursday. ALSO READ Social media bill advances, passes second reading in Senate He was keynote […]
Lagos – A former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Senior Producer, Kadaria Ahmed, on Monday said that the Social Media Bill in the National Assembly was a threat to democracy and journalism. Ahmed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the 2019 Future Awards in Lagos that the bill would undermine the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in its entirety, the proposed Anti – Social Media Bill before the National Assembly. Warning the federal government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against such a bill, the party condemned the repressive, cruel and murderous intents of the hate speech prohibition bill, which contains stringent punishment, […]