A bill for an Act to reduce incident of unsolicited telephone calls and text messages received by consumers, on Thursday in Abuja, passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Aliyu Madaki (Kano-APC), was intended to provide a legal framework to stop the sending of unsolicited ringtones and text messages to mobile phone subscribers.

The lawmaker explained that the bill was also intended to prohibit online telemarketing without prior consent of a subscriber. Madaki disclosed that the bill, when passed into law, would empower aggrieved subscriber to seek redress before a High Court. He explained that currently, there was no legislation to address the prevalence of these unsolicited messages in the country, thereby leaving the consumers at the mercies of telephone service providers.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, therefore, referred to the bill.

http://www.exlinklodge.com/2016/03/in-abuja-reps-bill-to-prohibit.html

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About time

Connoisseur:
About time

You can say that again.

Perfect. The legislooters better make the prohibition a law immediately.

Pls I Want It Resolved Nd Stamped Immediately. .

The Onli Message I Nid Frm Mtn Nd Etisalat Is " Dear Customer , Due To Ur Loyalty Towards Our Network Nd Incessant Recharge Yu Just Won Urself The Sum Of 10millionaire Or We Want Yu To Become Our Ambassador "" . . Na Dat Time IGo Knw Say God Don Finally Pick Mai Call After Ova 35trillion Missed Calls Frm Mhe [color=#990000][/color]

This is good!!!.

Empty Hen would cease sending their useless messages!!!

Yes Lord!!!

Criminalise it and place a compensation tag on it. It's getting too much.

Nice one

Make una pass it into law quick, one will be expecting credit alert but will get numerous messages from 33542 nd d likes. Very annoying

Nice

a good one. I'm so tired of all the text I get everytime from empty hen. I have been automatically registered for callers tune, Mtn play, etc. and I can't opt out.

Very good!!!

Our men on the green chamber has finally woken up from their slumber.

Hope the bill sees the light of the day to clip the wings of those network providers and their agents.

Lol. I am very sure this affects them as lawmakers also.

Etisalat doesn't care if you are a lawmaker or street hawker, they will bombard you.

Like this one from Etisalat

Ope oo

It's good they stop it. But that of telemarketing has to be regulated because it may serve as a means to spread vital information fast

ill think abt it

ddd

bumi10:
A bill for an Act to reduce incident of unsolicited telephone calls and text messages received by consumers, on Thursday in Abuja, passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Aliyu Madaki (Kano-APC), was intended to provide a legal framework to stop the sending of unsolicited ringtones and text messages to mobile phone subscribers.

The lawmaker explained that the bill was also intended to prohibit online telemarketing without prior consent of a subscriber. Madaki disclosed that the bill, when passed into law, would empower aggrieved subscriber to seek redress before a High Court. He explained that currently, there was no legislation to address the prevalence of these unsolicited messages in the country, thereby leaving the consumers at the mercies of telephone service providers.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, therefore, referred to the bill.

http://www.exlinklodge.com/2016/03/in-abuja-reps-bill-to-prohibit.html

foolish senators cos ehen dey affect una na make una dey pass am

Good! Very good!!

100 naira 1gb,we want that too.

FINALLY.........
Only in PMB such can Happen.
Thank God

At least we're getting somewhere... Network providers can now

FINALLY.........
Only in PMB Government such can Happen.
Thank God

Good

finally doing their job

Most annoying is when you are expecting bank alerts, jump to read a message only to frown face and dump the phone somewhere.

The only thing wen I fit talk na THANK U.my Belle sweet me well well.

In the light of this bill below and the revenue it promises,I doubt if this one will make any progress on its journey to being passed into law:

Plans to introduce a new tax on communication services underway

https://www.nairaland.com/2972472/national-assembly-currently-working-tax

Mtn don enter am big tym!