The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered all broadcasting stations in the country, to suspend the use of Twitter.
This was contained in a statement issued by NBC’s Director General, Armstrong Idachaba, on Monday morning.
Idachaba warned TV and radio stations to uninstall their Twitter apps and stop using it as a source of information gathering for news and programmes presentation especially phone-in.
It warned that it will be unpatriotic for any broadcaster in Nigeria to continue to patronise the suspended Twitter.
The statement further noted section 5.6.3 of the broadcast which requires Broadcasters to be mindful of materials that may cause disaffection, incite to panic or rift in the society in the use of user-generated content (UGC).