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The Bill will also increase punishments and fines for untrained journalists.
For persons with a first degree in other courses, the new Bill will demand that they obtain a postgraduate certificate in Journalism, Media Art, Communication or related field from any other higher institution in Nigeria or elsewhere.
Why this matters: The Nigerian Journalism space has been experiencing major shakeups in recent years. The media faces issues with fake news, dwindling revenues, and perceived creative government clampdowns.
The likely impact: Although there’s not much data to support this, this rule will likely affect more journalists playing in the online media space than in the print media. Some of the country’s biggest online media publications do not even have founders with journalism degrees, neither do they emphasise this when recruiting.
Nigeria: Constitutional Force Majeure Is The Path To Stop Social Media Bill, Hate Speech Bill And Anti-People Bills By Ndidi Uwechue
The solution for all who want an end to anti-people policies and Bills such as RUGA, Waterways Bill, Social Media Bill, Hate Speech Bill, etc. is to compel political parties to “close shop” and not go to general elections in 2023 under this repudiated 1999 Constitution – the source of all miseries and injustices.
by Ndidi Uwechue
Jan 18, 2021
Let us start at the beginning, with the foundations of the Union of ethnic nationalities known as Nigeria. Although Nigeria claims to be upheld by a social contract, given the name “1999 Constitution”, it is now well known that this imposed document is an illegitimate forgery, and the country is therefore not established on the “consent of the governed”. Recently, in a discussion on Heritage Multimedia TV, UK-based lawyer Dele Ogun aptly said that Nigeria has no Constitution, but what it has is an
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The Kenyan government has signed a new bill that will let it demand access to data from its citizens’ cell phones, laptops, and other ICT gadgets which it believes has implications for national security.
On December 12, 2020, Kenya’s President, Kenyatta Uhuru, assented to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2020 that amends the country’s Official Secrets Act, 1968, among other laws.
The Bill states that Kenyans with mobile phones or other communication devices will be required to provide emails, WhatsApp messages, SMS or any other data which the government deems a threat to national security.
Those who refuse to provide the data upon demand run the risk of serving a one-year jail term and/or paying a fine of Ksh1 million (~$9,000).