Twitter has said that it looks forward to Nigeria lifting the suspension on its services after an advanced negotiation.

The PUNCH had reported that Federal Government banned Twitter on June 5 after the microblogging site deleted a remark from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s account.

Over two months after, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the social networking site would soon be allowed to operate in Nigeria soon.

“The ban on Twitter will soon be lifted as we are getting close to reaching full agreement. We have agreed on some areas, hopefully in the next few days or weeks we will conclude,” the minister said.

Reacting, US-based Twitter confirmed it recently met with the Nigerian government to discuss the ban and how to resolve the matter.

“Our aim is to chart a path forward to the restoration of Twitter for everyone in Nigeria,” it said in a statement obtained via AFP.

“We look forward to ongoing discussions with the Nigerian government and seeing the service restored very soon.”


Twitter played a key role for activists in Nigeria, with the hashtags #BringBackOurGirls after Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in 2014, and #EndSARS during anti-police brutality protests last year.

Nigeria had said the ban would end when Twitter submitted to local licensing, registration and conditions for working in the country.

ThatFairGuy1:

seunmsg:
The Federal government has nothing to lose. Twitter is losing revenue and that’s why they are willing to meet the conditions given to them by the Federal government.

Monogamy:
Let both twitter and FG settle their scores.After all the person that is putting the two against each other is currently dragging watery beans with other inmates

Racoon:
The government brain have been resetted by the severe financial crunch ravaging it @ present.Twitter has nothing to loose.

Reacting, US-based Twitter confirmed it recently met with the Nigerian government to discuss the ban and how to resolve the matter.

Monogamy:




You missed that actually

Racoon:
The government brain have been resetted by the severe financial crunch ravaging it @ present.Twitter has nothing to loose.

iwaeda:


Reason they want to start tolling the roads again

Racoon:
[s][/s]"....The team may have deliberately adopted delay tactics in order to prolong the suspension and possibly push Twitter users in Nigeria to forget it entirely.

This attitude has persisted in spite of the revelations that Nigeria lost $243million in the first 51 days of the ban on Twitter in the country..."
https://www.newtelegraphng.com/twitter-ban-why-nigerias-foot-dragging-on-dialogue-with-micro-blogging-firm/

nairavsdollars:
Twitter fall my hands sha if truly they begged

Fahdiga:
Twitter has really shown this Junta that they are inconsequential in the scheme of things by ignoring them for long. Buhari is a misfit of a president

Okoroawusa:

Are you sure that you didn't read the back of this post?

As in, are you sure that you are commenting on the right thread?