PMB: Set to regulate onlin media

MEDIA: President Muhammed Buhari There are strong indications that very soon bloggers and other activists on social media will be regulated. In his inaugral speech as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Buhari praised the press, calling it the most vibrant in Africa. But he had some words of appeal to members of the fourth estate of the realm. "The Nigerian press is the most vibrant in Africa. My appeal to the media today – and this includes the social media – is to exercise its considerable powers with responsibility and patriotism" There are feelers that the president will press for a proper regulation of social media usage. "I dont believe those words should not be taken lightly. Truth is that in the long, President Buhari will press relevant ageencies to do their work. Though the social media in Nigeria is very vibrant, caution must be applied in dealing with them" Stephen Ohuche, a media consultant said. info@sucoconsult...