Nigerian rights group SERAP urges President Tinubu to withdraw the 0.5% cybersecurity levy and halt Cybercrimes Act 2024 implementation, citing constitutional and human rights violations.
Nigerian rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), is urging President Bola Tinubu to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the recently imposed 0.5% cybersecurity levy on Nigerians, stating it violates the country's constitution and international human rights obligations. SERAP also called on Tinubu to stop the National Security Adviser from implementing the Cybercrimes Act 2024, as it infringes on the Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
May 07, 2024
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