Federal Govt Of Nigeria Budgets N336m To Fight Hate Speech And Fake News

 The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has budgeted N336 million to campaign against hate speech and fake news. This is contained in the 2021 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday.

It reads in part, “ERGP9124023 Special enlightenment campaign

on government policies and programmes; testimonial series to gauge the impact of government policies on the citizenry, advocacy against fake news, hate speech, farmers-herder clashes, banditry, rape etc. ongoing- N336,015,959.”

The Federal Government has in recent times put in place several strict measures to tackle hate speech and fake news amid criticisms from rights groups that it is a ruse to stifle free speech.

The National Broadcasting Commission had recently amended the Broadcast Code, hiking the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million, a move which has been challenged in court.

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Tosin Olorunmaiye

How pls?

Obinna Christopher Nwabuikwu

No job no food all they care about is to protect their f*ucking image

Ampitan Adedayo David

Zooooooooo is a joke

Jegede Olanrewaju

A good govt channel the countries resources on things that can better the lot of the citizens not construction of railways to favour another country or disbursement of some certain amount to fight her citizens

Phemmy Kunle Odunlami Olooto

They want to bury Nigeria before 2023

Micheal Callix Oyibo

Is that even possible?

Bruno Obinna

Is the hate speech the problems of this country? Fools in d government

Alfred Matthew

I weep for Nigeria 😥😥😥

Michael Ngobidi

We will protest to sack lie lie mohammed and APC administration for borrowing billions of dollars from China to fight HATE SPEECH

Ayomide Bello

See their life outside so na that kind of money they want to use to stop or silent us abi no way, eni to ma Ku lo ma Ku eni to ma Kuù lo mà kuù if you know you know