The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Child Online Protection Policy and Strategy.
Briefing State House correspondents after the council meeting presided over by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesdy, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed that the policy is essentially designed to protect children from unsolicited content online.
According to him, this has become a global requirement, in line with a policy document released by the international telecommunications union (of which Nigeria is a member) on keeping children safe in the digital era.
He said it is against this backdrop that the council approved the National Child Online Protection Policy and Strategy
