The Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, has increased the hate speech fine in the country from N500,000 to a whooping sum of N5m.

This was announced through a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Information and Communication, on Tuesday.

According to the statement released, and quoting the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, during the unveiling of the Reviewed Broadcasting Code, the new development followed a Presidential directive on the regulatory role of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and the conduct of various broadcast stations before, during and after elections.

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