Tag: TWITTER SUSPENSION
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Twitter Suspension: Seek legitimate means to resolve issue, Editors tell FG
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged the federal government to tread with caution and immediately reconsider the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria and seek other legitimate means of resolving its dispute with the company. In a statement by Mustapha Isah (President) and Iyobosa Uwugiaren (General Secretary) respectively, the NGE said…
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Makinde urges FG to reverse Twitter suspension
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government to reverse its suspension of microblogging site, Twitter, stating that the platform has become a profitable one for Nigerian youths who make a living via the platform. Makinde made this known in a statement on Saturday titled, ‘Statement by Governor Seyi Makinde Regarding the Suspension…
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M.I, Tacha, others condemn FG suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria
Nigerians have continued to react to the announcement made by the Federal Government suspending, indefinitely, the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The announcement was made on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi. The minister…