Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, said, there is no going back on the plan by the Nigerian government to regulate social media in Nigeria to deter and punish hate speech.

Mr Mohammed who said this at a session with the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers in Abuja added that the government will not be discouraged from the plan by criticism.

He said that it was the right thing to do.

The Senate on Tuesday introduced a bill that will regulate the use of social media in Nigeria.

The sponsor of the bill said it will curb fake news on the internet.

The bill, 'Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019' was sponsored by a senator, Mohammed Sani Musa.

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