Tag: Social Media Bill

We ‘ll Not Pass any Law Detrimental To Nigeria – Senate President

Emporium Reporters

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has reassured Nigerians that the ninth National Assembly will not pass any law to the detriment of the country. Lawan gave the assurance on Tuesday when members of the Board and Management of the African Independent Television (AIT) paid him a courtesy call in his office. The visit was to extend an invitation to the Senate President to a Town Hall meeting planned for next Monday by the organisation on anti-Hate Speech Bill and Social Media Bill pending before the Senate. The Senate President…

Media Professionals,Others Unite Against Proposed Social Media Bill

Emporium Reporters

Nigeria’s frontline press and media organisations will henceforth resist moves by politicians and the federal government to muzzle and suppress free speech. The bone of contention this time is the proposed controversial Social Medial Bill sponsored by Senator Aliyu Abdullahi at the Senate. The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, the Nigerian Union of Journalists and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers and others have announced their intention to jointly stand against the unending plots…