Nigeria: FCTA Seeks Laws On Use of Social Media

10 February 2013

To stem the growing abuse of the social media, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called for legislation to control the use of social media by children and youths in the country.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja at a seminar on how to help Nigerian children use the social media and the internet, the director, FCT Department of Policy and Implementation (DPI), Dr. Emmanuel Aina, noted that the use of social media, especially smart phones had done a lot of damage to Nigerian children.

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