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Nigeria Senate Asked to Put 'Draconian' Press Bill on Hold

Media stakeholders are urging the National Assembly to scrap the media bill which it described as unconstitutional, anti-people, anti-business and anti-free speech. The Senate has been asked to provide "an enabling environment for the media to thrive in the exercise of its constitutional obligations".

Nigeria: Journalists, Media Organisations Condemn Controversial Nigerian Press Council Bill

Premium Times, 22 July 2018

A bill seeking to regulate journalism practice in Nigeria has drawn strong skepticism and condemnation from foremost media rights groups in the country. Read more »

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Nigeria: Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018: Throw it Out, Publishers, Editors, NUJ, other Media Stakeholders Tell Senate

Vanguard, 24 July 2018

Strong indications emerged that the Bill for an Act to repeal the Nigeria Press Council Act, 1992 may have died a natural death after the public hearing organised by the Senate,… Read more »
Nigeria: Media Stakeholders Tell Senate to Put NPC Bill On Hold

This Day, 24 July 2018

The Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO), Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and other stakeholders in the media industry Monday formally presented a position paper, asking the… Read more »

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