The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it has sent a bill for the regulation of social media to the national assembly seeking to repeal and reenact the NBC act, CAP L11 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004.
The commission’s director-general Balarabe Ilelah made this revelation on Tuesday when he hosted minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris at the commission’s headquarters.
Describing the ills of social media as a “monster” Ilelah said the current law does not give the NBC the right to regulate social media.
“We want to tell you that a bill for an act to repeal and amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) act, CAP L11 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004, to accommodate the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting service, also to promote quality audio and video, efficient management of the spectrum, Nigeria Broadcast Institute, social media regulation and related matters has been read for the first time on the floor of the national assembly,” NBC boss stated.
“All these that are mentioned are not captured in the present act of the commission. We have already submitted a bill to amend the act.
“One of our major problems now is social media. Unless there is a law that allows NBC to act on social media issues, the issue will continue to be a monster in our daily lives in this country”, he said.
|The Cable
