Tag: Twitterban
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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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#TwitterBan: We are monitoring closely repression in Nigeria – Commonwealth
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC has stated that the Commonwealth is “closely monitoring developments around the suspension of Twitter, and allegations of repression of the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom, as well as disregard for the rule of law in Nigeria.” Ms. Scotland said: “All…
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70 Nigerian civil groups ask FG to reverse #TwitterBan, withdraw prosecution threats to violators
70 Civil society organisations in Nigerians have called on the Federal Government to reverse the ban placed on Twitter and withdraw the threat to prosecute anyone using the app in the country. The groups in a statement jointly signed on Monday condemned the action of the Federal Government describing it as ‘unlawful.’ “We, the undersigned…
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Reciprocate FG’s #TwitterBan with visa ban on Buhari, Malami, Lai, PDP tells US, UK, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday asked the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and other members of the International Communities to impose a visa ban on President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his cabinet. The opposition party said this should be done immediately, describing suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria as ‘stifling…
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#TwitterBan: PDP Senators, Reps dismiss FG’s arrest threats, tell Nigerians to continue using platform
The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives has met over the ban on Twitter by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government and has restated its condemnation of the embargo as draconian and unacceptable. This position was contained in a communique signed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (the Minority Leader of…
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APC to Nigerians: Using VPN to access #TwitterBan can expose your bank accounts, data to hackers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Nigerians to avoid the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in accessing social media contents. The ruling party said such usage could expose users to cybercrimes and heinous activities of hackers. It also said warned that bank accounts and data of users of the communication platform are vulnerable…
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[JUST IN] Reps summon Lai Mohammed, commence investigation into legality of FG’s #TwitterBan
Members of the House Representatives have resolved to invite the Minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed in a bid to investigate the legality of the Twitter ban by the Federal Government. The decision was reached on Tuesday during plenary. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, in his speech directed the House Committees on…
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US, UK, EU Envoys insist FG’s #TwitterBan is violation of fundamental human rights
The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union in Nigeria among others, have insisted that the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter, is a violation of the fundamental human right of freedom of expression. The envoys who met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja on Monday, urged the…
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U.S., Canada, EU, U.K. and Ireland condemn Nigeria’s Twitter ban
The U.S., Canada, the European Union, the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland issued a joint statement Saturday condemning Nigeria’s government for banning Twitter. The countries made the call in a joint statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “We strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and access to information…
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#TwitterBan undermines Nigerians’ rights, sends poor message to investors, U.S. cautions FG
The United States mission in Nigeria has reacted to the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service, Twitter. Recall that the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had announced the “indefinite” suspension in a statement on Friday by his spokesman Segun Adeyemi. Reacting, the US said the recent suspension…