Tag: Hate Speech
Hate Speech: Osinbajo engages APC social media influencers
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday engaged the All Progressives Congress (APC) social media operators and influencers on hate speech…
Lai Mohammed justifies N5 million hate speech fine
The Federal Government has explained that any speech, broadcast, or publication that denigrates a person, a group of people on…
Shehu Sani reacts to N5m hate speech fine
Civil rights activist and former Senator of Kaduna central zone in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani has made a…
FG raises hate speech fine to N5m
Nigerian government has raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million, according to the amended Nigeria Broadcasting…
Hate Speech: 400 brands including Coca Cola set to boycott Facebook
Advertisements for more than 400 brands, including Coca-Cola and Starbucks, are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the…
Hate speech: NBC urges FG to promote professional journalism
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts at promoting news literacy and…
Hate Speech: Centre records 387 instances in November
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has said it tracked and documented a total of 387 Hate and…
Defamation, libel laws inadequate to tackle Hate Speech – Abdullahi
Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, on Thursday said existing laws on defamation and libel are…
‘Hate speech, the root of Nigeria’s problem’ – Deputy Chief Whip
Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate has highlighted why the hate speech bill should be…
Hate speech bill: Akeredolu criticises proposed capital punishment
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday in Ilorin criticised the proposed capital punishment clause in the hate speech…
Facebook intensifies efforts against hate speech
Facebook says it has intensified efforts to combat the use of hate speech on its platform.
Kogi, Bayelsa polls: INEC warns media against promoting hate speech, fake news
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised media organisations not to allow their platforms be used to promote hate…
Emir cautions preachers against provocative sermons
The Emir of Kwandere in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Ahmadu Al-Makura, has cautioned preachers against provocative sermons capable of inciting public…
Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress
Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google unit on Tuesday defended their efforts to remove hate speech from social media sites…
UN worried over rise in hate speech alarming
The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is alarming, the UN Special Adviser on Preventing Genocide,…