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Twitter: Negotiate balanced use of digital platforms, says LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged countries to ensure balanced negotiation in the use of digital platforms for mutual benefits between governments and operators. Dr. Chinyere Almona, Director-General, LCCI, gave the advice in a statement on Friday in Lagos in reaction to the the Federal Government’s announcement of the Twitter ban lift. The News Agency of…
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Expert, others commend FG for lifting ban on Twitter
Dr. Osita Ibe, The Programme Analyst/Acting Head, Information Communication and Technology (ICT), Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan commended the Federal Government’s decision to lift the ban on Twitter. Ibe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that lifting the ban would be of social and economic gain to Nigeria. NAN reports that the FG on Wednesday…
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Twitter: Nigerians react as FG lifts ban
Reactions have continued to trail the lifting of suspension on twitter from Nigerians after its ban on June 5, 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal Government had on Wednesday lifted the suspension of Twitter effective midnight. Twitter wrote on its public policy account that it was delighted with the restoration of its services in Nigeria.…
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Mixed reactions trail FG’s lifting of Twitter ban
In the wake of removal of the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria, citizens have come online to celebrate the end of an era of using “Virtual Private Network” (VPN) to access Twitter. They also pointed out that the lifting of suspension was necessary since the platform would be important in promoting the country’s activities in the build up to the…
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Nigerian Government lifts suspension on Twitter operations
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. The decision was announced by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE. Kashifu, in a statement in Abuja, said the approval was given following a memo written to the President by Minister…
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Twitter ban: Court dismisses suit against FG, awards N100, 000 fine against SERAP
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and awarded the sum of N100, 000 against the plaintiff. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Incorporated Trustees…
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Twitter is not food, focus on real problems, Lawmaker admonishes Nigeria youths
A member of the House of Representatives from the Daura Federal Constituency of Katsina State, Fatahu Muhammad, has admonished Nigerian youths to stop dissipating energy on the ban on micro-blogging platform, Twitter, as it is not the food they need, but to focus on real problems facing the country. Muhammad who is President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew and represents the President’s…
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President Buhari Approves FG’s Team To Engage With Twitter Over Suspension
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja today by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team. The Federal Government’s…
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Why I support Buhari’s ban on Twitter – Ned Nwoko
Billionaire Ned Nwoko has announced that he is in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ban on Twitter. “On the current issue with Twitter in Nigeria, I wholeheartedly support the position of the Federal Government,” he said. Nwoko said this while speaking at a June 12 lecture organized by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abuja Council.…
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Senate President Lawan breaks silence on Buhari’s suspension of Twitter
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on the indefinite suspension of Twitter by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria. Buhari placed indefinite suspension on Twitter in Nigeria last week Friday after his offensive tweet was deleted. Speaking in Abuja at a briefing to mark the second anniversary of the 9th Senate. According to him, Nigerians needed…
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U.S. calls on Nigeria to end Twitter suspension
The U.S. has appealed to the Federal Government to reverse its decision on suspension of Twitter operations in the country. The U.S. Department of State in a statement by spokesman, Ned Price said Nigeria should respect the right to free speech. The Federal Government had last Friday suspended the operations of Twitter indefinitely due to its use for activities that…
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National Assembly caucus orders Nigerians to ignore Twitter ban
The joint minority caucus of the National Assembly on Wednesday have instructed users of suspended microblogging platform, Twitter to ignore the decision of the Federal Government and continue using the medium. QuickNews Africa had reported last Friday that FG suspended the operation of Twitter in Nigeria for allegedly allowing contents that are capable of threatening the corporate existence of Nigerians.…
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Falana educates Nigeria Government over Twitter ban alternative
Human Rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, says the Federal Government did not do well by suspending Twitter operations in the country. According to Falana, in a constitutional democracy, the government is not permitted to resort to self-help, which implies that rather than place a ban, the government is supposed to have “sued Twitter if the…
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40 million Nigerians use Twitter, reverse ban now – US to Buhari govt
The United States is increasing the pressure on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration after the suspension of the social media platform, Twitter in Nigeria. On Wednesday, the US Mission in Nigeria conveyed the message of senior American diplomat, Samantha Power, who is the current Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Power said: “There are nearly 40 million…
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Trump congratulates Nigeria for suspending Twitter, says more countries should ban the platform
Former US President, Donald Trump has congratulated the Nigerian government for suspending Twitter activities in the country. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech – all voices should be heard,” Trump said in a statement. The Republican politician…
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Nigeria Government gives condition to lift ban on Twitter
The federal government of Nigeria has given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter in its country. The country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated in a meeting with some envoys that Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be used “responsibly”. According to him, the suspension of the social media platform…
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AGF Malami orders prosecution of persons still using Twitter , VPN
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Saturday, directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to begin immediate prosecution of those who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Nigerian Twitter users woke up on Saturday encountering difficulty in accessing their Twitter handles while some navigated the hurdle using…
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