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November 12, 2019

Just in: Hate speech bill passes first reading

Just in: Hate speech bill passes first reading

President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan

President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan

A bill,  National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches has passed first reading on Tuesday in the Senate.

The bill was sponsored by the senator representing Niger North,  Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who is the Senate Deputy Chief Whip.

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Amongst other bills that passed first reading were National Religious Equity Commission, Constituency Development Fund,  National Agency for Technology Incubation.

Details coming…

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