FG budgets N336m to fight hate speech, others

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.

A bill that imposes the death penalty on “any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person” is currently before the Senate.

Tagged “National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches”, the bill is sponsored by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Abdullahi Aliu Sabi (APC, Niger State).

It states in part, “Any person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable to life imprisonment and where the act causes any loss of life, the person shall be punished with death by hanging.”

On offences like harassment on the basis of ethnicity, racial contempt, the bill proposes not less than a five-year jail term or a fine of not less than N10 million or both.

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Too bad

no more free speech under buhari.



you will always remember me for the freedom you enjoyed under me. -----Goodluck Jonathan.

Look at him! He is even looking like hate speech and fake news itself !

More that 50% will be swallowed by thieving politicians. Fantastically corrupt people.

336million for hate speech?? This same amount could be spent on employment creation to engage those who are even inciting the so called hate speech but No they chose the other way.


Those supporting this government should be ashamed of themselves!! There is nothing good in Supporting no freedom of speech, backwardness and hardship.

Mscheeeeeeeeew. Just take a look at the priorities of this government. Shame!!

What rubbish, money way them for use set up schools, settle ASUU, end sars. Who fake news help. This government just weak me but Davido just empower me. #Endsars

All this monies just to buy superglue to hold Nigeria together...
#stopwastingourmoney

Radarada

#ENDBADGOVT#

make sure they budget money to buy sense too..


Useless people

lol

Iranu

Marine54:
Look at him! He is even looking like hate speech and fake news itself !

You just poured out my mind...

#ReformNigeriaPoliceBrutality.

Na wa

Nawa for dis govt

Nigeria don scatter!

I regret voting Buhari in 2015.... Such a disaster

I wish my eyes were open then

Mother fucker at it again. A ti ko ifa n le. They have started another bad and harmful agenda to humanity existence. APC government and Buhari are bunch of fools. Can something good come out of APC nazareth.

ASUU still dey strike, dem no send!
God forbid! Which kind wickedness be this? Why should I not hate Nigeria with all of these? A confused country that is carrying out the devil's wishes on it's citizens.
What is classified as hate speech will shock any believer in democracy! It is a calculated move to silence whoever criticises their policies. Is it a crime to hate evil?
People are owed monies, the economy is sinking, yet somehow there is money for this nonsense?
I HATE NIGERIA! Make una come carry me!

Too small.. Hate speech is way more dangerous than it seems.. It has led to genocide, war, crisis, distrust, and even anarchy..

Nigeria really needs to fight this menace especially on social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Nairaland, etc.. before it consumes us... That amount is too small to achieve this.. We should be talking billions, not millions..

Nigeria go better...

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Too bad

no more free speech under buhari.



you will always remember me for the freedom you enjoyed under me. -----Goodluck Jonathan.

My brother, there is free speech. But no more hate speech. Hate speech is very dangerous, don't downplay it. The result could be catastrophic..

Smh just take a look at the priority of the Government, Spending that much money on this when we're having more pressing issues in the country!

Poverty, Epileptic power, bad roads infact the list is endless

And this is what they choosed to spend money on, What's wrong with Black man??

Something is surely wrong with Black people!!

how will they use money to tackle hate speech?

As far as its not a one sided fight then we are okay.

which kind wahala be this

SARS, robbers for day time. Armed robbers, robbers for night. But the oga kpatakpata of dem all na Federal government, robbers both day and night. Federal government carry CBN inside agbada....

NAwa oh..

I feel so Happy by tonight victory of APC...


like if u Happy for the victory....

share otherwise..



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