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The federal government has called on the house of representatives to enact a law to regulate social and online media in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

This call was made by the information minister, Lai Mohammed at a\u00a0public hearing organised by the house on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, asked the lawmakers to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) act to empower the agency to regulate social and online media.<\/p>\n

The public hearing was organised by the house committee on information, national orientation, ethics and values on a bill to amend the NBC act.<\/p>\n

Section two (b) of the NBC act states: \u201c(1) The Commission shall have [the] responsibility of: Receiving, processing and considering applications for the establishment, ownership or operation of radio and television stations including (i) cable television services, direct satellite broadcast and any other medium of broadcasting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohammed, however, wants the commission to also be able to regulate the online media in addition to other channels of broadcasting.<\/p>\n

The minister said: \u201cI want to add here specifically that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in this because we have a responsibility to monitor contents, including Twitter<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is coming six days after the\u00a0NBC asked all social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers operating in Nigeria to apply for a broadcast licence.<\/p>\n

The government\u2019s action re-echoes concerns that the Buhari administration is clamping down on free speech and internet freedom \u2014 the government denies this.<\/p>\n

At the public hearing, media stakeholders kicked against the move and asked the house panel to make the NBC more independent of the minister of information.<\/p>\n

Akin Akingbulu, executive director of the Institute for Media and Society, said the commission should not receive directives from the minister.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power to give directives to the commission, vested in the minister of information in section six should be removed and replaced with powers which include policy formulation for the broadcasting sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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He added that the minister should be involved in the \u201cnegotiation of international agreements, notifying the commission of the policy direction of government and ensuring that the independence of the commission is protected at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

In their joint submission, the International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media Law and Advocacy said the appointment of the NBC board should be subject to the confirmation of the national assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conduct of the NBC has over time presented it as an extension of the minister of information and culture which rarely acts independently,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Although no connection has been drawn, the government began moves to license social media companies after Twitter took down a tweet by\u00a0President Muhammadu Buhari, after stating that the message violates its policy.<\/p>\n

Two days after the incident, the federal government suspended Twitter in Nigeria and directed NBC to “immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria”.<\/p>\n

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