Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed on Thursay October 10, announced that online news platforms will now be regulated as he inaugurated a seven-man committee to implement reforms in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

Speaking at the event, Lai Mohammed said President Buhari has approved the upward review of fines from N500,000 to N5 million for hate speech offences as well as the amendment to the NBC act to enable it to license WebTv and radio stations, including foreign broadcasters beaming signals into the country. There is also an upgrade of political comments relating to hate speech to ”Class A” offence in the broadcasting code.

“The terms of reference of the committee are as follows; To establish and publish a new regulation for the licensing of web and internet broadcasters/international broadcasters in Nigeria,” he said.

“To immediately commence work on all statutory, legal and regulatory framework for further legislative action on the review of the NBC act by the national assembly.

“To work out the modalities for a competitive and reasonable salaries, wages and other welfare needs of the staff of the commission.

“To establish necessary protocols for the establishment or appointment of professionals or technocrats (non-partisan personality) to run the agency, and appointment into the board of the NBC.

“I have no doubt that this committee, which comprises highly-experienced professionals and administrators, will carry out a thorough job that will reposition the NBC as an effective and efficient regulator,” Lai added.

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For clarification purposes.

Any statement that shows you hate the bad condition of things in Nigeria is hate speech.
For example, if you speak out because you hate injustice and marginalization.
It is hate speech to Lai Mohammed's FG.

Please instead of wasting your 5million naira for saying the truth while still in Nigeria.
Use it and relocate abroad; where you can safely and boldly criticize them however you want just like Reno.

They need to publish what constitutes as hate speech now oh, before they say any criticism of Buhari is hate speech

Hate speech is when you criticize the Buhari administration according to Lai Mohammed

N5m fine?

This is a hate speech from Mr Lai

APC and money be like 5/6. Somebody should borrow me that Jacob Zuma’s picture. I hope one day we will not be asked to pay for air. They will soon toll our data and internet with the way they are going now.

Mschew.

This same govt was quick to criticize any and every thing before getting into power, now they want to sing a different tune. No way.

Ayam Cumming

Lie Mohammed the lying serpent.

I'm in my house, oya come and arrest me

Forgetting it was the same way they campaigned in 2015.

This man is typical Northern slave and a hypocrite like his masters. Everyone knows that notherners are the highest makers of hate speech yet non of them is arrested. Even as it stan hate speech had not yet been made to b a crime because northers are the one making it. Arrest Junaid Mohammed first before take you serious

If you lie, hate, peddle falsehood, promote insecurity, defraud or undermine security - You Pay.

Money go full yafuyafu

Lai is one clown too many. Like a faulty rifle, he just fires anyhow. He is yet to jolt to the reality of being accountable to a country and not some political party. If we are to go by the way of fine, since the era of his mind boggling lies, this nation would be 5 million naira richer each time Lai opened his mouth to talk.

hogwash, totally HOGWASH!

The collection should be backdated to accommodate all the hate speeches against GEJ. When that is done, Nigeria won't need vats and crude oil to fund the budget.

Ahhhhhh!! Someone cannot hate in peace again?

Seun and his Mods wont be happy with this

Especially for those that bleached their common sense away

What has Nigeria done wrong and how do we get here?
Nigeria will be deliver. .........

hate speech can be define as any speech that condemn the bad situation of Nigeria. This definition is only applicable in Nigeria.

So in other words ‘before you criticize this current government just be willing to part with N5mil’

Maybe one of his numerous liars hope this is not hate speech I no get 5m

Lai Moh'd dey craze.

NL Una take note ooh!!!

Riversides2003:
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Lazy youths spotted

Supported!

Cc: Seun Osewa.

Soso ways wey dem go use dey collect money from pipo nai dem Dey do, dem no Dey eva bring ways to give pipo money

For those wondering what hate speech he mean let me clarify, by hate speech they mean any online medium that allows Nigerians to criticise the failures of the Buhari govt on its platform will be fined .

Mrsoundoro:
Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed on Thursay October 10, announced that online news platforms will now be regulated as he inaugurated a seven-man committee to implement reforms in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

Speaking at the event, Lai Mohammed said President Buhari has approved the upward review of fines from N500,000 to N5 million for hate speech offences as well as the amendment to the NBC act to enable it to license WebTv and radio stations, including foreign broadcasters beaming signals into the country. There is also an upgrade of political comments relating to hate speech to ”Class A” offence in the broadcasting code.






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he started it in the first place, he's a clueless liar.