The Nigerian government has announced the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, announced the suspension in a statement issued on Friday through the ministers twitter handle.
Full statement:
PRESS RELEASE
FG Suspends Twitter 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.
See Tweets:
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
— Fed Min of Info & Cu (@FMICNigeria) June 4, 2021
The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the
— Fed Min of Info & Cu (@FMICNigeria) June 4, 2021
National Broadcasting l Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
Segun Adeyemi @SegunAde88
— Fed Min of Info & Cu (@FMICNigeria) June 4, 2021
Special Assistant To The President (Media)
Office of the Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja
4 June 2021
