Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the National Broadcasting Commission, will immediately commence the process of licensing all social media operations in Nigeria. The NBC is the regulator of all radio and television stations in Nigeria.

The minister announced this just as he said the Federal Government has also suspended micro-blogging platform, Twitter, which is popularly used by Nigerian youths, elite and the middle class.

The government’s action followed Twitter’s deletion of a ‘civil war’ post by the Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), which the social media platform said violated its policies.

Other social media platforms used by Nigerians include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, amongst others.

In a statement on Friday by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, the minister said the measure is with immediate effect.

However, checks by our correspondent showed that Twitter is still up in Nigeria as of the time of filing this report as users still have access to the platform. The minister’s statement was also silent on the time that the ban would be enforced.


https://punchng.com/breaking-nbc-to-license-all-social-media-operations-in-nigeria-lai-mohammed/

Useless folks in government

Twitter and Facebook falls under Digital communications, do we place them under general communications and have them placed under NCC, or rather just setup a digital space agency and build a system from scratch


Anyways, una don dey turn China. Small small, you're getting there, United Arab, sorry, African Republic

Mr Lai, you lie...

This government is truly scared of its own shadows.

I hate men

And I just opened Twitter account.

They going to try to licence Nairaland?

Seun, hope you've considered moving us to where they can't get at us please. It would be a disaster for Nigeria if they can and do!

I'm on Twitter right now and still fully operational

Lai Muhammed and his principal are jokers

Ehyyahh...so in the end, BMC miscreants will lose their jobs. No more 30k monthly ...una sorry o, ur forefathers played you.

This one has become a dictatorship and that's why, the country must divide. Cos push has now come to shove.

NaijaRoyalty:
I'm on Twitter right now and still fully operational

Lai Muhammed and his principal are jokers

By tomorrow networks will cut you off to avoid fine

Ummm!

Very good social media must be regulated enough of this fake news.

FarahAideed:


By tomorrow networks will cut you off to avoid fine

Ever heard of the word, VPN?

Apc you ve two years left
You going to prison
All your properties will be burnt down

I've been using this free VPN for over 4 years now for my hacked Spotify.

So Liar's Mohammed threat is empty to me

NaijaRoyalty:

Ever heard of the word, VPN?

I should teach you about VPN , most people can't afford a good VPN service so leave that thing

Tinubuadvocate:
Very good social media must be regulated enough of this fake news.

If you have any drop of sense left in your brain, you should know that as a supporter of a presidential candidate your public messages should reflect love and concern for the masses.

I hope Tinubu won't use people like you to run his campaign, else he'll lose. He should get smart people to boost his chances!

FarahAideed:


I should teach you about VPN , most people can't afford a good VPN service so leave that thing

Good, free VPNs abound!

GreyLaw:


Good, free VPNs abound!

Yes I heard windscribe is nice