Report of Social Media Activities Monitoring By Nigerian Govt is False, Says Minister’s Aide

Report circulating in the social media that the Nigerian Government beginning from tomorrow, February 20 will started monitoring activities of Nigerian on the social media is fake news.

The report, which had the name of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami on it suggested that government is also monitoring the phone calls of Nigerians, however, the Spokesperson for the Minister, Mrs Uwa Suleiman told TechnologyMirror is fake.

The fake news now going viral on WhatsApp reads:

From tomorrow onwards there are new communication regulations.

*1.* All calls are recorded

*2.* All phone call recordings saved

*3.* WhatsApp is monitored

*4.* Twitter is monitored

*5.* Facebook is monitored

*6.* All social media and forums are monitored

*7.* Inform those who do not know.

*8.* Your devices are connected to ministry systems.

*9.* Take care not to send unnecessary messages

*10.* Inform your children, Relatives and friends about this to take care

*11.* ​​Don’t forward any posts or videos etc., you receive regarding politics/present situation about Government/PM etc.​​

*12.* Police have put out a notification termed *Cyber Crime* and action will be taken. So just don’t delete ……

*13.* Writing or forwarding any message on any political and religious debate is an offence now….arrest without warrant…

*14.* This is very serious, please let it be known to all our groups and individual members as group admin can be in deep trouble.

*15.* Take care not to send unnecessary messages. Inform everyone about this to take care.

Inform your friends and others.

Please share it; it’s very much true. Groups please be careful.

By Minister of Communication and Digital Economy
*Dr Isah Ali Pantami*
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