NCC partners National Assembly to enact social media law

The Nigeria Communications Commission has said that it plans to collaborate with the National Assembly in enacting a law that will regulate the social media platforms .
Mr Tanimu Bawa, the NCC Controller in charge of Kano zone , stated this in Daura during the commission ’ s Consumer Conversation Programme held on Thursday .

He said the misuse of the social media needed to be checked and regulated , adding that the platforms must be censored to ensure peace and stability in the polity .

Bawa said the programme was aimed at listening to the complaints , suggestions and recommendations from the consumers on how to improve services .
The controller stressed that delivery of qualitative services was a major objective of the commission .

“ The commission has within 18 years regulated and registered 162 million mobile phone users nationwide .

“ We have raised our broadband penetration to 22 per cent for data coverage from the previous 13 per cent , ” he said .

He , however , warned dealers against the sale of unregistered telephones lines , while cautioning those operating illegal registration centres to desist from such practices .

( NAN )

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