Under pressure, Nigerian lawmakers suspend deliberations on new laws to regulate media
"We have been on this process for a while and right now, we have suspended it for more consultation to...
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"We have been on this process for a while and right now, we have suspended it for more consultation to...
The government's attempt to regulate the media is only the latest in a series of failed attempts to do so.
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Using the existing broadcast code of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the government already censors broadcast stations at will.
The press freedom group noted that all four journalists reported during a historically turbulent time, covered protests and political upheaval...
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“Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President."
A 2014 survey found that 43 per cent of Nigerians had personally witnessed a mob attack or jungle justice.
The group noted that Nigeria's diversity in religion and culture should be leveraged as a positive force for development.
Commentators under the posts questioned the minister how he accessed his Twitter page despite the ban.
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“We are not saying that Twitter is threatening the country or any such thing; why we have taken this measure...
The government said it would have none of Twitter's actions to undermine the “corporate existence” of Nigeria and its meddling...
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