Tag: Twitter
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FG cannot allow Twitter, other social media platforms to cause chaos in Nigeria – NCC
FG and Twitter in Nigeria – NCC
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Ban: Withdraw ‘impermissible conditions on Twitter’, SERAP tells Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently withdraw the impermissible conditions imposed on Twitter pending the final determination of the suit at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja challenging the legality” of suspending the microblogging platform. According to a statement on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole…
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We’re waiting on Buhari’s promise to lift ban – Twitter
The social media platform, Twitter, which is currently banned in Nigeria, says it looks forward to being reinstated there following “productive” discussions with its government. Their statement follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement that the month-long ban on Twitter will be lifted, but only after certain conditions are met. An unnamed Twitter spokesperson said on Friday…
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[BREAKING] Independence Day Gift: Buhari orders conditional lifting of Twitter ban
In what appears like a surprise gift to Nigerians on the 61st anniversary of the nation’s independence, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had
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100 days after ban, FG gives updates on meetings with Twitter
The Federal Government has again pledged to restore Twitter services in the country, hundred days after the tech giant was banned in Nigeria. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House reporters after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He said that the government is working…
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Twitter tests new feature similar to Facebook Groups
Twitter tests new feature similar to Facebook Groups
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FG ‘eases off’ Twitter ban, grants access to users on desktops
The ongoing talks between the federal government and Twitter seems to be truly leading to a possible resolution as the government has partially eased off restrictions on the microblogging site. While there is no official statement from the government in this regard, TheNeWsGuru (TNG) findings revealed that Nigerians can now access Twitter via desktops. For…
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We have agreed on seven out of 10 requests made to Twitter – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, told Reuters on Thursday, adding that the government was awaiting a response on three final requests made of the social media platform. Mohammed said the government had reached agreements on seven of 10 requests made to Twitter…
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Twitter reacts to FG’s decision to lift ban
Social media giant Twitter has reacted to the decision by the Federal Government to lift the ban on the use of its platform in Nigeria. “We recently met with the Nigerian government to discuss why Twitter has been blocked and ways to resolve the matter,” a spokesperson for the microblogging site was quoted as saying…
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FG insists Twitter must have office in Nigeria to have ban lifted
The federal government of Nigeria has said discussions with Twitter to have it’s ban lifted have reached an advanced stage but that the microblogging platform must have its office in the country for the ban to be lifted. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the federal government’s position known while briefing…