FACT CHECK: Viral post on passage of ‘Cybercrimes Act 2025’ is fake
FACT CHECK: Viral post on passage of ‘Cybercrimes Act 2025’ is fake Recently, a viral post across social media platforms claimed that the national assembly had passed into law the “Cybercrimes Act 2025”, and was shared particularly on X (also known as Twitter), WhatsApp, and Facebook. The post also claimed that the provision of the purported legislation is “now fully binding and enforceable across Nigeria”. “The new Cybercrimes Act 2025 has officially been passed into law by the National Assembly under Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This means every provision in the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act is now fully binding…