One of the trending topics on the street on social media in Nigeria today is the raise for the hate speech fine by the Federal Government from N500,000 to 5 million naira.
This was contained in a statement by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, titled, ‘Remarks By The Hon. Minister Of Information And Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, At The Unveiling Of The Reviewed Broadcasting Code In Lagos On Tuesday, Aug. 4th 2020’.
The story has been trending on Twitter and below are some of the reactions: