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FG Directs NBC to License WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook in Nigeria

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    June 4, 2021
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    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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The Federal Government has directed that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) begin licensing social media apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook.

This directive is contained in the statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, which also includes the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. The statement issued in Abuja on Friday, claims the social media platform is used persistently to undermine the country’s corporate existence.

The statement, signed by Segun Adeyemi, Mr Mohammed’s media aide, said that, “The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the NBC to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.”

This action comes after Twitter deleted both the video and the tweets where President Muhammadu Buhari threatened South-East civilians with violence similar to that of the Civil War as a response to the attack on the electoral body’s facilities in the region.

The tweets received backlash from Nigerians on the app, who reported en masse.

In the past, the Buhari-led administration has decried the use of Twitter, accusing the social media app of enabling its citizens to undermine its regime.

On Thursday, Mr Mohammed expressed doubts about Twitter’s mission in the country and accused the social media firm of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the country.

Activists deem the move by the federal government as ‘just another step to gag press freedom and the constitutionally protected freedom of expression.”

Twitter has evolved into an important social media platform for people globally, allowing the masses to speak out against injustice and other important issues. The social media site has seen many humanitarian causes and given birth to protests that went from the app to reality, such as #OccupyNigeria, #BringBackOurGirls and #EndSARS

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2021-06-04
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory
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    https://gazettengr.com/fg-directs-nbc-to-licence-whatsapp-instagram-facebook-in-nigeria/
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