The Federal Government on Wednesday said the microblogging platform, Twitter, must register as a business concern in Nigeria as part of conditions to be met before the suspension placed on its operation can be lifted. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after the Federal Executive Council […]Read More
The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, maintained silence over the federal government’s decision to ban popular microblogging site, Twitter, from operating in the country. This is in contrast to the decision of their counterparts at the House of Representatives to summon the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed over the #TwitterBan. Members of the main opposition party, PDP, in […]Read More
Following reactions to the Federal Government’s suspension of twitter operations, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama will meet with foreign diplomats by noon today. US, UK, EU, Sweden have all reacted against the ban, which they condemned as infirngment on rights of the people. The meeting, it was gathered, is meant to explain government’s […]Read More
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has taken a swipe at the US media giant, Twitter, saying its mission in Nigeria is suspicious. Mohammed’s comments came after Twitter deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet where he issued a threat to trouble makers in the country while making reference to Nigeria’s civil war. While defending […]Read More
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday after threatening to shutter social media platforms following Twitter’s move to label two of his tweets misleading. After long resisting calls to censure Trump over his truth-defying posts, Twitter on Tuesday accused the president for the first time of making false claims. Trump […]Read More
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