Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has asked lawmakers to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to empower the NBC to regulate social and online media. This is coming six days after the NBC announced that all social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers operating in Nigeria should apply for a broadcast licence.
He made the application at the public hearing organised by the House Committee on Information,National Orientation, Ethics and Values on a bill to amend the NBC Act. He added specifically that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in NBC's powers "because we have a responsibility to monitor contents, including Twitter.”
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