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January 14, 2020
TheCentre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD has appealed to theFederal Government to review the National Broadcasting Commission. NBCregulation on web-based broadcast medium.
TheCentre’s Senior Programme Officer, Isa Garba who made the appeal at a newsconference in Kano said there is need for the government to address hate speechin a multi-stakeholder approach.
Henoted that so far, on-line radio and television stations across the country’scyberspace are innovative in their operations and provided means of living tonumerous Nigerians, apart from providing interesting content.
CITADsaid Nigeria’s on-line population is growing by the day and it has beeninnovative in online broadcasting. It also appealed for a public hearing togather public opinion on how to tackle hate speech.