Stakeholders back bill requiring social media firms to open offices in Nigeria
Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security, Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu (APC, Ogun Central), said the social media bill was aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s digital ecosystem, while the AI Academy bill would create a centre of excellence for AI education and research.
Support proposed AI Academy in Ekiti By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Stakeholders have expressed support for a bill seeking to compel social media platforms operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices in the country.
Nwoko recalled that the bill, which passed second reading in March, was introduced in response to the absence of physical offices of major social media companies, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat, despite their extensive operations and user base in Nigeria.
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