The President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government, has on Friday, announced the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria, with immediate effect,
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued by his office, in Abuja.
The statement, signed by Ministry’s Spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
According to the statement, the Minister said that 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.
The suspension comes days after Twitter deleted a “Civil War” tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari’s official account.
The suspension statement titled: ‘FG Suspends Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria’, reads: “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 to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.”
