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ABUJA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended indefinitely, the operations of one of the most popular social media platforms in the country, Twitter.
In a statement issued in Abuja by a Special Assistant to the President (Media)
Office of the Minister of Information and Culture , Segun Adeyemi on 4 June 2021.
The face-off between the Federal Government and Twitter started earlier this week when the platform removed President Buhari’s tweets on the account of violation of Twitter’s policy.
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FG Suspends Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
Segun Adeyemi
Special Assistant To The President (Media)
Office of the Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja,
4 June 2021.
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