Another Twitter Ban? Lai Mohammed Drops Bombshell About Social Media
- The federal government has once again reiterated that the unregulated use of social media is harmful
- Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture stated this during a UNESCO program
- He said there was a need for evaluation of social media in terms of its usage and gratification
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Nigeria's minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has once again vented his dislike for social media stating that the unregulated use of it has become a global challenge.
As reported by PMNews, the minister made this known in Abuja during the Global Media and Information Literacy Week organised by UNESCO.
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Lai said there was a need for the evaluation of social media and it should be used wisely and carefully.
While also referring to the theme of the event, he said it was a perfect match for the current situation in the world find itself.
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Mohammed said he hoped that the panel session of the event will yield good results and proffer lasting solutions to the challenges facing the uses and gratification of social media.
He said:
“Contributions and questions will all be geared toward finding the linkages to building trust among our societies and individuals through the use of media and Information literacy"
Mohammed added that the various interactions at the event would form the basis for a lasting friendship, long after this event would have ended.
The welcome session was attended by Dr.Tawfik Jelassi, the Assistant Director-General of UNESCO on Communication and Information, and Mr. Dihitri Sanga, Regional Director for West Africa, UNESCO.
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mrs. Lydia Jafiya, and some Heads of parastatal agencies in the information unit of the ministry were also in attendance.
Insecurity: Nigeria is safe for investment, Lai Mohammed
In another development, Nigeria has been described as a safe environment for all forms of investment despite the growing killings, kidnappings and activities of Boko Haram terrorists.
The description of the security situation in the country was given by the minister of information, culture and tourism, Lai Mohammed.
According to Lai Mohammed, oppositions across Nigeria are only giving wrong narratives to demarket the nation.
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