FG has Spoken On Shutting Down Internet In Nigeria. TruetellsNigeria reports that Alhaji Lai Mohammed who is President Buhari’s Minister of Information and Culture has said contrary to insinuations by some persons, the Federal Government has no plan to shut down the Internet or stifle press freedom and free speech. Lai noted that the government…
Lai Mohammed , information minister has stated that the federal government will only regulate social media and not shut it down. Speaking during a solidarity visit to Vintage Press Limited, the publishers of The Nation newspapers and Sporting Life, following the October 21, 2020 attack on the organisation’s corporate headquarters by hoodlums who hijacked the #ENDSARS…
Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari, has thrown her weight behind the proposed social media bill being deliberated upon in the Nigerian senate. While many Nigerians have kicked against it saying it is a ploy to gag Nigerians, the first lady in her submission, said the regularization of social media is needed to checkmate fake news….
Civil society groups on Wednesday protested against the proposed Hate Speech Bill, Social Media Bill and also demanded the immediate release of Mr. Omoyele Sowore who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services despite being granted bail by the court. The protest tagged #SayNoToHateSpeechBill took place at the National Assembly gate….
