The Federal Government has lifted the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, seven months after it suspended the social media platform in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi. “The Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
According to statista, Twitter, the microblogging platform lost 2bn since the ban on twitter from June 4, by the nigeria federal Government. According to Statista twitter loses 32,460,000 in a day, which accumulated to 2bn since the ban on June 4. The NCC had sent a memo to Mobile Network OperatorsContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s team in order to resolve the suspension of Twitter services in the country. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, who announced this information on Tuesday, June 22, will lead the FG team to engage with Twitter. Other members of theContinue Reading
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has made a volte-face over his threat to prosecute Nigerians who make use of Twitter despite the Federal government suspension of the microblogging site. Malami made this clarification via an interview with Vanguard on Thursday, June 10. The AGF said his office willContinue Reading
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that it does not have the wherewithal to effect arrest and prosecution of violators of the Twitter suspension order. It was reported that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had directed the Director of Public Prosecution to liaise with the Ministry of CommunicationContinue Reading