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Nigerians raise alarm over controversial Social Media Bill Lagos, Nigeria -  Tens of thousands of Nigerians have banded together online to call for the scrapping of a bill which, they say, threatens to roll back internet freedoms in the country. The proposed legislation -  officially named the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019 - would allow Nigeria's government to cut off internet access or block specific social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter at its own discretion. "The law enforcement department may direct the NCC [Nigerian Communications Commission] to order the Internet access service provider to disable access by users in Nigeria to the online location and the NCC must give the Internet access service provider access blocking order," it says. Otherwise known as the Social Media Bill, the proposed act also contains provisions prohibiting statements online deemed "likely to be p...

Nigeria eases visa rules for African passport holders  Nigeria has said that starting next month African passport holders can apply for a visa upon arrival in the country, in a move aimed at encouraging free circulation of people on the continent.>>>>> The announcement was made by President Muhammadu Buhari during  the Aswan Forum on peace and sustainable development that opened on Wednesday in Egypt. " We should furthermore promote free trade within and amongst Africa and Africans especially now that we have launched the African Free Trade Area Agreement,  We in Nigeria have already taken the strategic decision to bring down barriers that have hindered the free movement of our people within the continent by introducing the issuance of visa at the point of entry into Nigeria to all persons holding passports of African countries with effect from January 2020,"  said Buhari. Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy and market ...

‘Edo APC crisis may consume Oshiomhole, Obaseki’ Your state chapter of the APC has been boiling as a result of the disagreement between the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki and the national Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. As an elder statesman and one of the founding fathers of the party, what is your take on the situation?  Former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh, in this interview with ONYEDIKA AGBEDO, speaks on the battle of supremacy between the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki that has plunged the state chapter of the party into crisis. He warns the warring parties against sticking to their guns, positing that the crisis could spell their doom politically. One thing with human beings is that if there is any problem with communication, there is problem with living together. With political parties especially, people have their own interests, which they protect...