Court Directs NGOs to put National Assembly ‘On Notice’ Over Motion to Restrain it From Passing Anti-Social Media Bill
LAGOS, Thursday, March 24, 2016: A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed that the National Assembly be “put on notice” before the court would consider an application seeking to restrain both the Senate and House of Representatives from passing the Frivolous Petitions (Prohibition, Etc) Bill, otherwise known as the Anti-Social Media Bill. Justice Mojisola […]
The Frivolous Petitions Prohibition Bill (aka ‘Social Media Bill’) – ‘Yemi Adamolekun
The bill was proposed late last year and seeks to do the following: (1) make it difficult for citizens to freely express themselves; (2) make it impossible to provide anonymous information because petitions must be accompanied by affidavits; and (3) finally, monitor conversations on Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook etc. The bill has gone through two readings […]