The federal government of Nigeria has told the United Kingdom (UK) that it suspended Twitter usage to protect the nation’s interest. This was disclosed by the...
By: Odewale Abayomi In retaliation for Twitter deleting President Buhari’s tweet for violating its “abusive behaviour” policy, the federal government suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria indefinitely...
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that Nigeria is set to utilise the country’s legal provisions that empower the Federal Government to collect taxes on profits...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says some Nigerians have been taking advantage of the #TwitterBan in the country to blackmail the...
The Federal Government has listed the failure of Twitter to take down offensive tweets of separatists leader Nnamdi Kanu, amongst other “sins”, as the motivation behind...
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, will decide whether or not to...
We Will Keep Tweeting “The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.” Wole Soyinka We are leaders of civil society organisations...
Government is a relationship – between the leadership and the governed. A democratic government, in particular, should not operate in vacancy of citizens’ imprimatur. A government...
The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect. The NBC said the decision...
Microblogging site, Twitter has wielded its big stick on the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as the microblogging platform deleted a...
The management of Twitter has reacted to the ban on its operations by the Nigerian government, assuring Nigerian users that it will work to restore access....
Nigerians have opted for the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to circumvent the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government. On Friday, Lai Mohammed, Minister...
