The Nigerian Government has hinted that it will soon lift the over two months ban on the social microblogging site, Twitter. This is as it said that it has reached an agreement with Twitter in most areas of misunderstanding. Recall that on June 5, 2021, the FG had officially banned Twitter indefinitely, thereby restricting it…
Former US president Donald Trump, on Wednesday, announced he is filing a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalating his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him. “Today, in conjunction with the America First Policy Institute, I’m filing as the lead class representative, a major class-action lawsuit…
The Federal Government has stated that no fewer than 476 online media outlets are working to pull down the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. He added that placing Twitter on an indefinite suspension was a hard decision to take because of its importance as information dissemination and business channel. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed stated…
We’re ready to meet Nigerian govt over ban: Twitter Micro-blogging and social networking platform Twitter said it had informed the federal government of its willingness to meet about the suspension of its activities in Nigeria. The Federal Government last Friday suspended Twitter’s operation in Nigeria on the basis of accusing the social media giant of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, disclosed that the popular social media giant, Twitter has reached out to the government for engagements. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while speaking with State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC), said Twitter had reached out to the government seeking high-level…
The House of Representatives is prepared to investigate the decision of the Federal Government to ban operations of Twitter in Nigeria, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed Tuesday. The speaker, while addressing his colleagues on resumption of plenary after two weeks of break, said the House will also consider the legal frameworks upon which the Federal Government…
The Nigerian Government has summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union in Nigeria over their recent comments on the suspension of microblogging site, Twiter. “I am directed to inform that following the recent ban on Twitter by the Federal Government and Press Statement issued by some Heads of…
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this in a statement issued by the Office of the Minister of Information and Culture in Abuja on Friday, Lai said the ban came after citing the persistent use…
