Federal Government has decribed as false the information being
circulated on Social Media that a Ministry of Interior Regulation has
been created to monitor and record all phone calls and Social Media
posts made by Nigerians.
The statement released in Abuja today, Minister of Information
and Culture, Lai Mohammed, described the story as another
example of disinformation that has permeated the media space,
especially the Social Media.
The Minister said the intention of those behind the false news is to
give the impression that the Federal Government is working to stifle
freedom of speech, which is not the case.
”There is no regulation, old or new, from the Ministry of Interior or
any federal government agency requiring the recording of all calls or
the monitoring of Social Media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter or
Facebook. We are therefore using this medium to inform all Nigerians
that what is being circulated in this regard is totally false and
should be disregarded. ‘We thank all Nigerians who have reached out to
us in an effort to confirm the authenticity or otherwise of this
information, which is now being widely circulated on the Social Media.
This is the best way to ensure that the purveyors of false news do not
dominate our media space” he said.