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Kolawole Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has expressed concern over growing restrictions and clampdown on free speech in Nigeria. The group noted that the restrictions are vestiges of military rule that ought to have been buried on May 29, 1999. Speaking at a conference themed, ‘Policy Dialogue on Promoting Media Freedom in Nigeria’, Deputy Director, SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare, said: “While corruption, the bane of Nigeria’s development, is flourishing with impunity and appears to be winning, the government is pre-occupied with chasing the shadows of ‘dissenti...

‘Gbenga Sesan It is important to situate the debate around the Nigerian government’s suspension of Twitter within the context of ongoing conversations between many countries and social media platforms. The hot topic of social media regulation is understandable because of the twin issues of disinformation (“fake news”) and dangerous speech (“hate speech”) but to avoid creating more problems in the name of solving same, every sensible country where these regulation conversations are happening has benefited from parliamentary oversight, judicial interpretation and citizen participati...

Views: Visits 12 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to publicly condemn attacks on journalists and media organizations in the country. SERAP made the call on Thursday in Lagos while unveiling a report entitled “Something to Hide?: Media Freedom Under Siege in Nigeria”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 76-page report was authored by a veteran journalist, Mr Richard Akinnola. According to the report, 36 journalists were attacked between January 2019 and July 2019, with 30 of the attacks recorded d...

Vanguard News SERAP wants Buhari publicly condemn attacks on journalists, media organisations On Kindly Share This Story: The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to publicly condemn attacks on journalists and media organizations in the country. SERAP made the call on Thursday in Lagos while unveiling a report entitled “Something to Hide?: Media Freedom Under Siege in Nigeria”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 76-page report was authored by a veteran journalist, Mr Richard Akinnola. According to the report, 36 jour...