₦airaland Forum

mcquin:
National Health Act? Kindly cite relevant sections for proper context. Patient’s confidentiality to what extent? His records in the hospital, which? Again, please cite relevant section for proper context.

Very humbly, I am a lawyer and can engage you at this level if relevant authorities are called in aid.

So you are a lawyer. That is interesting.

The Nigerian Constitution (Section 37) protecting privacy, the National Health Act (Section 26), and the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA). These laws emphasize the fundamental right to privacy and the protection of personal data, which includes a person's image. Therefore, taking photos of patients in a hospital without consent is an infringement on their privacy and data rights, with potential legal consequences.

Softmirror:
So you are a lawyer. That is interesting.

The Nigerian Constitution (Section 37) protecting privacy, the National Health Act (Section 26), and the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA). These laws emphasize the fundamental right to privacy and the protection of personal data, which includes a person's image. Therefore, taking photos of patients in a hospital without consent is an infringement on their privacy and data rights, with potential legal consequences.

My brother, you are obviously not a lawyer and this is without prejudice to your occupation. We can’t be professionals in all fields and that is fine.

Now, in understanding, interpreting a legislation, the reader, interpreter must first seek to understand the intention of drafters of such framework. Knowing the spirit behind it better helps against misconstruing provisions.

Yet again, a document or legislative framework is read in a whole. You do not isolate a provision, read it and think you can interprete the whole.

You called in aid Section 26 of the National Data Protection Act, 2023 which speaks to consent of a subject with relation to his data but failed to cognizance of limitations to the Act itself provided for in Section 3 of the Act, and for this case particular emphasis is at Section 3(2)(d) of the Act, since it touches on journalism. For proper context, Sec 3(2)(d) of the Act is here under reproduced;

3(2) “Subject to the rights and freedoms under the Constitution and the limitations, the obligations under part V, other than sections 24, 25, 32 and 40 of this Act, shall NOT apply to a data controller or data processor if the processing of the personal data is-
(d) in respect of publication in the PUBLIC INTEREST, FOR JOURNALISM, educational and literary purposes…”

Please do not just go check privacy laws on AI and start arguing. Get your facts right. If we go by your analogy, that means every body that walks past while a reporter is in a location reporting, will have a case against such station especially in market places where reporters walk into, capture reports and faces of people without their knowledge or consent.

mcquin:
My brother, you are obviously not a lawyer and this is without prejudice to your occupation. We can’t be professionals in all fields and that is fine.

Now, in understanding, interpreting a legislation, the reader, interpreter must first seek to understand the intention of drafters of such framework. Knowing the spirit behind it better helps against misconstruing provisions.

Yet again, a document or legislative framework is read in a whole. You do not isolate a provision, read it and think you can interprete the whole.

You called in aid Section 26 of the National Data Protection Act, 2023 which speaks to consent of a subject with relation to his data but failed to cognizance of limitations to the Act itself provided for in Section 3 of the Act, and for this case particular emphasis is at Section 3(2)(d) of the Act, since it touches on journalism. For proper context, Sec 3(2)(d) of the Act is here under reproduced;

3(2) “Subject to the rights and freedoms under the Constitution and the limitations, the obligations under part V, other than sections 24, 25, 32 and 40 of this Act, shall NOT apply to a data controller or data processor if the processing of the personal data is-
(d) in respect of publication in the PUBLIC INTEREST, FOR JOURNALISM, educational and literary purposes…”

Please do not just go check privacy laws on AI and start arguing. Get your facts right. If we go by your analogy, that means every body that walks past while a reporter is in a location reporting, will have a case against such station especially in market places where reporters walk into, capture reports and faces of people without their knowledge or consent.

Thank you for your enlightenment.

The Governor of Kebbi State has suspended his health commissioner for negligence of his duty, a further reaction by his administration to the viral video by the arrested Journalist.

The very premise of my opinions is that the same message can still be passed in a more professional way as a journalist that won't warrant being arrested for doing ones job as journalist.

Once again thank you for your enlightenment.

Softmirror:
Thank you for your enlightenment.

The Governor of Kebbi State has suspended his health commissioner for negligence of his duty, a further reaction by his administration to the viral video by the arrested Journalist.

The very premise of my opinions is that the same message can still be passed in a more professional way as a journalist that won't warrant being arrested for doing ones job as journalist.

Once again thank you for your enlightenment.

God bless you my brother, safe!

mcquin:
God bless you my brother, safe!

Amen and you too.

Softmirror:
It is still poor journalism if you can make a report of which you get arrested at the end of the day. It simply means you did not make a constructive criticism with intent for development.

I can't believe my eyes that this non.sense got over 100 likes! Do you need anyone to tell you that Nigeria leaders/politicians don't like the rot under them being exposed?
Wetin concern journalism with "criticism with intent for development"? Is it journalism or criticism are we debating here?

nedu666:
See dem. Awon hold your leaders accountable. He has suddenly changed mouth. What laptop boys can't do doesn't exist

We should be more concerned about over 100 Nairalanders who agreed with him. Very shocking!

Softmirror:
That's not how to do it. You do it with sense. Not in a provocative manner that will put your life in jeopardy.

How would you do it differently if you were that journalist? You would probably record the video and start looking for a way to meet the governor or one his cabinet members? Or, you would probably go and take permission from the gov before you record? Please tell us, I want to learn

Astromath:
My Nigerian brothers

No matter who sits on that governing throne, no matter how good the individual is, they cannot fix what has been eating us up. The best thing is for each one of us to hope in God, and try to show love to one another. Because things are definitely going to get worse

They can't or they won't? Big difference there. And what is eating us up is corruption

Nwaikpe:
Laptop boyz

Over to you.

Give us a reason why he was wrong and many reasons why the government's arrest was right.

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Softmirror:
It is still poor journalism if you can make a report of which you get arrested at the end of the day. It simply means you did not make a constructive criticism with intent for development.

Softmirror:
That's not how to do it. You do it with sense. Not in a provocative manner that will put your life in jeopardy.

Softmirror:
It all has to do with choice of words and intent.

Softmirror:
Oga, there are far more intelligent ways of telling someone that their mouth is smelling inorder to correct them.

What's your daily source of bread? Is it any chance tied to this particular governor? Because this might not be a coincidence

Softmirror:
There are ways in which you make report. You aim is for correction, hence you start with the noble achievements by the state government projecting it's image in a positive way and then along the line you make them to realize their short comings, which is your real aim. In such light, the reaction will be different and will be appreciated. That is good journalism.

Laughing. By the time you are halfway through your eulogy and asslicking praises, the intentional message you're trying to pass is already lost to your audience and they already move on to the next serious reporter. Are you a comedian by any chance? . Or, may be it is your age affecting your contribution

Softmirror:
What is the big deal about investigative journalism? Are you trying to say that investigative journalism is aimed at negativity?

The state of the hospital is negative on its own already. And here you are, saying that it should have been repacked positively. And what would that achieve?

Softmirror:
You still couldn't comprehend what I wrote. The message in the comment is about approach to problem solving.

He wasn't solving the problem, that wasn't his job. Journalists job is to report, he reported and that should be the end on his part. Problem solving starts where his roles ended.