Lai Mohammed: We’ll Set Up Council To Regulate Social Media Use

The National Council on Information (NCI), in an “Extraordinary Meeting” presided over by Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has moved to regulate the use of Social Media in Nigeria.

The NCI, which held the meeting to discourage Hate Speeches, Fake News and foster National Unity, recommended the “setting up of a Council to regulate the use of social media in Nigeria”.

Advertisement

The Council made the recommendation in a communiqué issued over the weekend.

The NCI, in a separate communiqué issued on Sunday, further recommended the use of severe punishment for anyone caught in the act of peddling fake news or hate speeches.

The Council recommended that the, “Collaboration must start with National Orientation Agency and the state governments,” adding that “the welfare of the people is paramount, and that people well fed will listen to their government”.

Leave a comment

Advertisement