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Nigeria Better With Conditions Met, Keyamo Returns To Twitter

13Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Nigeria Better With Conditions Met, Keyamo Returns To Twitter

Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, says Nigeria is better off with all its conditions agreed by microblogging platform, Twitter. He stated this in his first tweet on Thursday after the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, lifted the suspension on Twitter after over seven months. “For those who prioritised politics over patriotism and exhibited disingenuous righteousness on Twitter suspension, they can now see that with all the FG conditions to which Twitter agreed, Nigeria is eventually better off for it. Congratulations Nigeria,” Keyamo wrote. Twitter had deleted a controversial civil war post by Buhari in June 2021. Read Also: Twitter Reacts To Lifting Of Ban In Nigeria After Over 200 Days’ Suspension Consequently, Minister of Informatio...

Twitter Reacts To Lifting Of Ban In Nigeria After Over 200 Days’ Suspension

13Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Twitter Reacts To Lifting Of Ban In Nigeria After Over 200 Days’ Suspension

Operations of the microblogging platform, Twitter, which was suspended over 200 days ago, by the Nigerian government have resumed. Nigerians can now access their Twitter accounts without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Announcing its official return via its Twitter Public Policy account, the social media giant assured the Nigerian government that it is committed to driving civic participation. It tweeted, “We are pleased that Twitter has been restored for everyone in Nigeria. Our mission in Nigeria and around the world is to serve the public conversation. “We are deeply committed to Nigeria, where Twitter is used by people for commerce, cultural engagement, and civic participation. Read Also: Nigeria Incurs N247.61bn Loss in 100 Days of Twitter Ban “We’re committed...

NIN: Telecom Consumers Reject January Introduction Of Digital Token

27Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria

NIN: Telecom Consumers Reject January Introduction Of Digital Token

Telecom consumers under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have kicked against the plan by the Federal Government to introduce a suite of digital tokens to enhance the verification of the National Identity Number, effective January next year According to the Federal Government, the digital token consisting 16 alphabets and numbers will be accepted for third-party verification, instead of the 11-digit NIN. The development has been greeted with mixed reactions from Nigerians. Read Also: Bleak Christmas As Nigerian Federal Civil Servants Lament Delayed December Salaries However, the President, NATS, Adeolu Ogunbanjo, said the move was currently uncalled for, and shouldn’t be implemented without proper consultation with stakeholders. He said, “Why can’...

Twitter Has Agreed To All Conditions Given By Buhari Government – Keyamo

29Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria

Twitter Has Agreed To All Conditions Given By Buhari Government – Keyamo

The minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo has said the social media giant, Twitter has agreed to all the conditions given to it by the Nigerian government. The Buhari-led administration had in June suspended the operations of Twitter in Nigeria, citing the "persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence." Buhari, however, set up a team to engage with Twitter over a ban that has been in effect since June 4, though many Nigerians have been bypassing the ban by using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed chairs the team set up to engage with the management of the microblogging site. Read Also: Withdraw Conditions Imposed On Twitter Now, Wait ...

NIN’ll Make Identity of Internet Users Known to FG, Says Pantami

11Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria

NIN’ll Make Identity of Internet Users Known to FG, Says Pantami

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said the National Identification Number will enable the Federal Government and security agencies to know the identity of Internet users in the country. This is as he stated that NIN will be the foundation of the economy and the security of the country. Pantami said this during the Nigeria International Partnership Forum in Paris, France. He said, “Some of these initiatives that happen to be the foundation of even our economy is the introduction of the national identification number. Nigeria has joined the global community by making the use of national identification numbers for both citizens and legal residents mandatory.”× “This is going to be the foundation of our economy and also the foundation of our secur...

NCC Disqualifies Nigerians Below 18 From Owning SIM

6Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

NCC Disqualifies Nigerians Below 18 From Owning SIM

The Nigerian Communications Commission has disqualified anyone below the age of 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module in Nigeria. This is according to the draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website. In the modified regulations, NCC limited telecoms subscribers to only include anyone above the age of 18. “‘Subscriber’ means a person not below the age of 18 years who subscribes to communications services by purchasing a subscription medium or entering into a subscription contract with a licensee.” The Licensee refers to ‘a provider of communications services that utilises a subscription medium in the Federal Republic of Nigeria’. Read Also: JUST IN: FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Dea...

Withdraw Conditions Imposed On Twitter Now, Wait For ECOWAS Court Decision—SERAP Tells Buhari

3Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Withdraw Conditions Imposed On Twitter Now, Wait For ECOWAS Court Decision—SERAP Tells Buhari

The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticised a declaration made by President Muhammadu Buhari that the ban on the operations of Twitter in the country would be lifted if certain conditions were met by the American company. SERAP urged Buhari to withdraw the conditions imposed on the microblogging site pending the final ruling of ECOWAS Court on the case. It further stated that such a pronouncement by the Nigerian government might affect the expected judgement. SERAP had sued the Buhari-led government at the ECOWAS Court in Abuja, challenging the legality of the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Buhari had during Nigeria's 61st Independence Day anniversary on October 1, 2021, said the ban on Twitter would only be lifted if certain conditions including ...

Google Celebrates Nigeria’s 61st Independence With Eagle Doodle

1Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria

Google Celebrates Nigeria’s 61st Independence With Eagle Doodle

The Global tech company, Google, has marked Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day celebration by creating a unique doodle. As a way of marking the celebration, the Google Doodle icon for October 1, 2021 depicts the national colour – green and white – complete with the eagle that stands atop the national coat of arms. Explaining the design, Google Doodle wrote, “On this day in 1960, Africa’s most populous country (with over 200 million inhabitants) became a sovereign republic, an anniversary commemorated as Nigeria’s Independence Day. “Today’s Doodle celebrates this monumental occasion with a depiction of Nigeria’s national animal and symbol of strength— the eagle. “In the Nigerian coat of arms, a red eagle spreads its wings above a wreath of green and white — the national colours...

Buhari Orders Conditional Lifting Of Ban On Twitter

1Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Buhari Orders Conditional Lifting Of Ban On Twitter

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, said he had directed a conditional lifting of the ban placed on the operations of the microblogging site, Twitter, in Nigeria in June. Buhari disclosed this in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 61st independence. He described the social media as a very useful platform but regretted that some users have misused the platform to organise, coordinate, and execute criminal activities, propagate fake news, and promote ethnic and religious sentiments. The President said, “Social media is a very useful platform that has enabled millions of Nigerians to connect with loved ones, promote their businesses, socialise, and access news and other information. “However, recent events have shown that the p...

30Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Nigerians Without NIN Won’t Get Passports, Driving Licence – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission says the October 31 deadline for linking their National Identity Numbers with their Subscriber Identity Modules remains sacrosanct. It also said that Nigerians without NIN would soon be denied the opportunity of acquiring driving licences and passports. The commission said at the NCC Digital Signature radio program, which transmitted the second episode of Telecoms Consumer Town Hall on Radio (live on a radio station in Lagos to discuss the benefits of NIN-SIM integration. This was disclosed in a statement titled ‘NIN-SIM Integration: NCC sensitizes telecom consumers on October 31 Deadline’ signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, on Wednesday. The statement read, “NCC has reminded and urged telecoms consumers to lin...