Editors Demand Review of Cybercrime Act … Condemns Harassment of Journalists ……Urge FG to Tackle Bandits, Kidnappers, Killers - Thepodiummedia

Nigerian Guild of Editors Condemns Cybercrime Act Abuse, Urges FG to Tackle Insecurity

Jos, Nigeria – September 28, 2025The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria’s foremost professional body of editors and newsroom leaders, has issued a strong warning against the misuse of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act by law enforcement agencies, describing it as a dangerous threat to press freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. The …

NGE calls out security agencies for hiding under cybercrime law to harass journalists - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Chuks Oyema-Aziken The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting high standards of editorial leadership and protecting press freedom, calling out security agencies for always hiding under cybercrime law to harass and intimidate journalists. The NGE in a press statement to commemorate the World News Day on September 28, lampooned the abuse of the law by security agencies, stressing that it stuffed free speech a…

Editors Demand Review of Cybercrime Act … Condemns Harassment of Journalists ……Urge FG to Tackle Bandits, Kidnappers, Killers - Thepodiummedia

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has warned security agencies against using the Cybercrime Act to intimidate journalists.  Demand Review of Cybercrime ActRising from its Standing Committee meeting in Jos, the Guild urged the federal government to urgently review the law, stressing it should target fraud and cyberattacks, not press freedom.  Guild Vows Legal ActionIn a communiqué signed by President Eze Anaba and Secretary Onuoha Ukeh, the NGE…