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Press Freedom and Nigeria's Cybercrime Act of 2015: An Assessment

Published:2017-08 Issue:2 Volume:52 Page:117-127
ISSN:0002-0397
Container-title:Africa Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Africa Spectrum

Author:

Adibe Raymond¹,Ike Cyril Chinedu²,Udeogu Celestine Uchechukwu³

Affiliation:

1. A lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nigeria, with a specialisation in Political Economy

2. A lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nigeria

3. A lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nigeria and a doctoral student in International Political Economy with research interests in peace and conflict studies; terrorism and strategic studies; global governance; and politics, state, and economy

Abstract

This study assesses the Cybercrime Act 2015 and its implications for online press freedom in the liberal authoritarian state of Nigeria. Specifically, the study examines how the character of political leadership in Nigeria leads to wrongful application of the act to undermine the independence of the press. The study shows that Nigeria's online press freedom index has consistently worsened since the introduction of the Cybercrime Act in 2015, and it recommends the promotion of a holistic democratic project that recognises economic and political freedom as being inextricably linked.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science,Development,Cultural Studies

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000203971705200206

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