by Azeez Adeniyi
The Federal Government on Monday denied reports that it was monitoring or recording calls made by Nigerians.
This was in a statement by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Monday.
He described the rumour as a disinformation being spread to give the impression that the Federal Government was working to stifle freedom of speech.
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Mohammed said, ”There is no regulation, old or new, from the Ministry of Interior orany 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.”
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