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News Nigeria » Social: Nigeria #EndSARS : Why social media bill threatens death penalty ‘for hate speech’

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/51915/nigeria-social-media-bill-threatens-death-penalty-for-hate-speech/
Published on: Tuesday 24 November 2020

But this round of #EndSARS protests reached the globe in a way that had not been seen before, and social media was directly responsible for that. The hashtag went viral, attracting celebrities from ...

News Nigeria » Social: Why Nigeria needs mandatory social media literacy now

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/why-nigeria-needs-mandatory-social-media-literacy-now/
Published on: Thursday 26 February 2026

Nigeria’s digital landscape has become a lawless frontier where anything goes for views, likes, and viral fame. The time has come to make digital education mandatory across all levels of our ...

News Nigeria » Social: Nigerian ‘social media’ fans won’t fill up stadium for you – Burna Boy advises colleagues

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerian-social-media-fans-wont-fill-up-stadium-for-you-burna-boy-advises-colleagues/
Published on: Tuesday 08 April 2025

Multi award-winning singer Burna Boy has advised fellow artists not to be swayed by Nigerian social media fans, stating they wouldn’t fill a stadium for them. Burna Boy stated this on his Instagram ...

News Nigeria » Social: Nigeria's social media fact-checkers fight fake news as vote nears

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/nigerias-social-media-fact-checkers-fight-fake-news-vote-nears--trfn-2023-01-18/
Published on: Wednesday 18 January 2023

Disinformation casts shadow over election campaigning Social media platforms beef up content moderation Twitter taps independent fact-checkers after layoffs LAGOS, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ...