By Progress Godfrey
The Federal Government has suspended the enforcement of new regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the completion of a national policy review.
The directive was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Dr Bosun Tijani, on Tuesday, after a strategic meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
Tijjani said the decision aimed to maintain the current regulatory position while work continues on a harmonised national policy and governance framework for the digital economy.
He explained that the rapid growth of the digital economy has created overlaps in the responsibilities of sector regulators, making closer coordination necessary to provide legal certainty and support investment, innovation and consumer confidence.
