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Odebunmi: Lawmaker suspends controversial press regulation bills

The member of the House of Representatives announced on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 that the amendment proposals of the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act and the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act have been suspended. The Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) this week said both bills were attempts to gag information in the country. It s not just against the media, it s about society s right to know, your right to be heard, a full-page ad on numerous newspapers read on Monday, July 12. Odebunmi on Tuesday pushed back against the allegations, saying instead that he s only reviewing the laws to keep up with the demands of the world.

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NLC strike: El-Rufai swears in members of Commission of Inquiry

NLC strike: El-Rufai swears in members of Commission of Inquiry
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Hard knocks for NASS, FG over proposed NPC, NBC bills

Hard knocks for NASS, FG over proposed NPC, NBC bills
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Press Council Bill: House Speaker Gbajabiamila supports regulation

Gbajabiamila made the assertion at an award ceremony tagged Recognising Good Governance and Legislative Excellence in the Face of Adversity in Abuja. The Speaker was reacting to calls by some stakeholders to expunge the Press Council Bill which sought to regulate activities of media practitioners. I will not be part of any bill that will seek to gag the press, no bill will come to the floor of the House that seeks to gag the press because the press is supposed to be the voice of the people. However, there is press freedom and there is freedom of expression; it is important for Nigerians to listen to one another and understand each other so that we can make progress as a nation.

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No to anti-media bills!

The bill also empowers the minister to sanction and withdraw the license of any print media that violates the ‘National Press Code’. Section 33 (3) of bill also says that “any person who carries news established to be fake news thereafter, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine of N5 million or two years in prison or both.” And the print media that carried the ‘fake news’ shall be liable to a fine of N10 million and/or closure for one year! This clause deliberately ignores existing media laws which provides for retraction and apology where a media organisation errs in publishing a story.

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