5TH PLENARY SESSION: THE CYBERCRIMES ACT AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH – JUSTIFIED DEROGATION OR OVERREACH?

NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK 2026 | DAY 3 | TUESDAY, 30TH JUNE 2026

5TH PLENARY SESSION: THE CYBERCRIMES ACT AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH – JUSTIFIED DEROGATION OR OVERREACH?

As the intersection of digital rights, national security, and free expression continues to generate robust debate, where should the law draw the line?

Join us for this timely and engaging plenary session as leading legal practitioners, policy experts, media professionals, and law enforcement stakeholders examine the implications of the Cybercrimes Act on freedom of speech, digital expression, and the administration of justice in Nigeria.

Session Chair:
• Ikenna Okoli, SAN, FCIArb.

Panelists:
• Olumide Babalola
• Chinenye Oragwu
• AIG Simeon U. Akpanuodon, psc, fdc, mpssp, mnim
• Olurotimi Aju, FCIArb
• Kolade Olawuni
• Jude Igbanoi, Esq., FICMC

🕚 Time: 11:10 AM
📍 Venue: The Jewel Aeida, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State

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