Ibrahim Jimoh | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:12:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Ibrahim Jimoh | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Online media platforms will be regulated – Lai Mohammed https://www.insideojodu.com/online-media-platforms-will-be-regulated-lai-mohammed/ https://www.insideojodu.com/online-media-platforms-will-be-regulated-lai-mohammed/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:12:36 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=8029 Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture have inaugurated a seven-man committee that…

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Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture have inaugurated a seven-man committee that will implement the reforms that will see the regulations of  online news platforms.

Members of the committee whose job description centers on implementing reforms in the NBC include; Armstrong Idachaba, NBC director of monitoring (chairman); Godfrey Ohuabunwa, acting chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON); J.K. Ehicheoya, director, legal services, ministry of information and culture; Binta Adamu Bello, secretary, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON); Ibrahim Jimoh, director of administration, FRCN; Agbo Kingsley Ndubuisi, NBC board member and Joe Mutah, chief press secretary, ministry of information and culture (secretary).

He said “The terms of reference of the committee are as follows; To establish and publish a new regulation for the licensing of web and internet broadcasters/international broadcasters in Nigeria. To immediately commence work on all statutory, legal and regulatory framework for further legislative action on the review of the NBC act by the national assembly. To work out the modalities for a competitive and reasonable salaries, wages and other welfare needs of the staff of the commission. To establish necessary protocols for the establishment or appointment of professionals or technocrats (non-partisan personality) to run the agency, and appointment into the board of the NBC. I have no doubt that this committee, which comprises highly-experienced professionals and administrators, will carry out a thorough job that will reposition the NBC as an effective and efficient regulator”.

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