Tag: Social Media

IGP bans police officers from social media

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IGP bans police officers

…Threatens dismissal, salary forfeiture The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has banned serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force from engaging in unauthorised social media activities, warning that violators risk dismissal and other disciplinary actions. The directive affects officers using platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and similar apps for content-creation while identifying as members of the police. The order was contained in an internal circular dated June 22, 2026, marked: ‘Restricted – For Official Use Only’, and addressed to senior police commanders across the country. According to…

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NDC disowns candidates’ list circulating on social media

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NDC disowns candidates’ list

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has distanced itself from a list of purported candidates for elections in Imo, Abia and Anambra states currently circulating on social media, describing it as fake and unauthorised. In a statement issued yesterday by its National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, the party urged members and the general public to disregard the lists, insisting that they did not originate from the party’s national headquarters. The NDC stated that it had already submitted the authentic list of candidates who would fly the party’s flag in the affected states…

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Northerner’s support for Obi sets social media ablaze

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Northerner’s support for Obi

A video showing a young northern man expressing support for the 2027 NDC ticket of Peter Obi as presidential candidate and Rabiu Kwankwaso as his running mate has got many Nigerians talking online. In the viral clip, the man, who wore a Kwankwasiyya cap, dismissed arguments based on religion, ethnicity and region while defending his support for Peter Obi. Speaking in Hausa language, he said: “They said he is a Christian, we said we will vote for him. Again they said he is from Biafra, we insisted. Again they said…

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Sultan of Sokoto calls for social media regulation

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Sultan on social media

…Says it’s threat to national unity The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Nigerian government to regulate social media, citing its growing misuse and the dangers it poses to peace, unity and mutual respect in the country. Speaking through the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, at the Northern Ulamah Summit on insecurity and socio-economic challenges held in Kaduna, the Sultan lamented how social media has become a tool for disrespect and division. “Anyone can wake up, pick up their phone, and insult anyone…

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“Use your influence to foster unity, not division” – Tinubu to new media influencers

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Tinubu to new media

…Urges them to verify before amplifying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on young Nigerians active in the digital media space to harness their platforms as instruments of national progress. He urged them to build businesses that create employment, produce content that reflects unifying values, and serve as positive catalysts for societal development. He emphasised the critical importance of verifying information before amplifying it. At the opening of the Progressives Digital Media Summit yesterday, themed: “Unveiling the Critical Role of New Media in National Development“, President Tinubu said: “Your generation…

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“Use social media for public vigilance, intelligence-sharing” – CDS to Nigerians

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CDS to Nigerians

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to use social media responsibly to promote public vigilance and intelligence-sharing as part of efforts to combat extremism, terrorism, and insecurity across the country. CDS Musa made this call while speaking in Maiduguri yesterday during a one-day Multi-Sector Conference on Countering Extremist Ideology, Insurgency, and Terrorism. He urged participants, especially students, to harness social media for public vigilance, knowledge, promoting peace, supporting security forces, and countering misinformation that fuels extremist narratives. The CDS explained the role of citizens…

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Social media not Nigerias problem; reject Bill to regulate it SERAP urges NASS

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation Bill, which if passed would unduly restrict the rights to freedom of expression and privacy. In the letter dated 14 October 2023, signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said the Bill would criminalise the legitimate and lawful exercise of human rights. It urged them to request the administration of President Bola Tinubu to drop any ongoing efforts to put pressure on Google,…

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Social Media Regulation Bill: We are engaging Google, TikTok NBC

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it is in discussions with prominent social media platforms such as Google and TikTok to address the misconduct of their users. Director of Broadcast Monitoring at NBC, Francisca Aiyetan, discussed the Commissions intention to regulate social media in a published interview on Friday. She warned that without regulation, social media might mislead young people, saying: Every country is making efforts to regulate social media, and Nigeria also is making efforts because we know that there are a lot of things to harness…

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NBC Act: “We have sent social media regulation Bill to NASS” – DG

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it has sent a Bill for the regulation of social media to the National Assembly.  The regulator is seeking to repeal and reenact the NBC act, CAP L11 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2004. Speaking when he hosted, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohamme Idris, at the Commissions headquarters on Tuesday, the NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah, described the ills of social media as a ‘monster’. Ilelah said the current law does not give the NBC the right to regulate social media.…

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Banks must obtain customers social media handles for identification CBN

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Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), has directed financial institutions to request their customers social media handles, as well as other personal information in a bid to combat money laundering and other various offences. The CBN, in a recent memo to the banks, said the directive on strengthening customer due diligence is in line with their regulations on money laundering, terrorism and financing of terrorism. CBN said in the statement that the information banks are mandated to obtain from their customers in line with the customer due diligence are; legal name…

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