Hate speech

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described last week’s N5 million fine imposed by the National Broadcasting Organisation (NBC) on Nigeria Info Radio for an alleged hate speech as outrageous and an act of impunity against the…

The National Broadcasting Commission has fined a radio station, Nigeria Info, N5m, for the ‘unverifiable and inciting views’ expressed by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailaifa. In a statement signed…

‎ ‎Broadcast stations in the country will henceforth pay the sum of five million naira as fine for 'hate speech'. This follows the launch of the revised 6th Broadcasting Code of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Tuesday. ‎…