social media laws Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Thu, 28 May 2026 16:34:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png social media laws Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 NYSC Warns Corps Members to Obey Cyber and Social Media Laws https://freedomonline.com.ng/nysc-warns-corps-members-to-obey-cyber-and-social-media-laws/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nysc-warns-corps-members-to-obey-cyber-and-social-media-laws https://freedomonline.com.ng/nysc-warns-corps-members-to-obey-cyber-and-social-media-laws/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 16:34:48 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278043 The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has warned that corps members are subject to Nigeria’s cyber laws and social media regulations throughout their mandatory service year. Speaking in an interview with our correspondence on Thursday, Nafiu emphasized that NYSC participants remain citizens of Nigeria, fully bound by constitutional provisions […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nysc-warns-corps-members-to-obey-cyber-and-social-media-laws/feed/ 0 Skit Makers in Nigeria Could Face Jail Under Existing Laws — Lawyers https://freedomonline.com.ng/skit-makers-in-nigeria-could-face-jail-under-existing-laws-lawyers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skit-makers-in-nigeria-could-face-jail-under-existing-laws-lawyers https://freedomonline.com.ng/skit-makers-in-nigeria-could-face-jail-under-existing-laws-lawyers/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:36:23 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=276237 Legal practitioners in Nigeria have cautioned that although the country has no dedicated legislation targeting prank videos or comedy skits, content creators remain accountable under existing laws. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, the lawyers highlighted growing concerns about regulatory gaps in Nigeria’s fast-evolving digital content space. They noted that […]

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