Tag: Twitter Ban

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 ...

Nigeria Incurs N247.61bn Loss in 100 Days of Twitter Ban

13Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Nigeria Incurs N247.61bn Loss in 100 Days of Twitter Ban

The ban of Twitter by the federal government in Nigeria has resulted in the loss of N247.61bn after 100 days of the ban. Recall that the Federal Government had on June 4 suspended Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. Consequently, telcos on June 5 blocked access to Twitter after receiving a directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission. On this, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria had said, “We, The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria wish to confirm that our members have received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission, the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. “ALTON has conducted a robust assessment of the directive in accorda...

Twitter Suspension: Lai Mohammed Says 7 Of FG’s 10 Requests Have Been Met

20Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Twitter Suspension: Lai Mohammed Says 7 Of FG’s 10 Requests Have Been Met

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 but was waiting for the company’s response on final issues, including setting up a local office, paying tax locally and cooperating with the government to regulate content and harmful tweets. “We certainly want to put this behind us before the end of the year,” Mohammed said. The government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists. See Also: Lai Mohammed Trav...

Twitter Still Being Used to Criticise Us – FG

23Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Twitter Still Being Used to Criticise Us – FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that Nigerians are still making use of Twitter to criticise government policies despite its ban. This was disclosed in a counter-affidavit deposed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Federal Government in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, according to PUNCH. Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration had in June 2021 suspended Twitter, saying it threatened its corporate existence. The platform was suspended after Twitter deleted a statement tweeted by President Muhammadu Buhari, which many Nigerians found distasteful. But since the ban, many Nigerians have bypassed the Twitter suspension by using Virtual Private N...

Twitter Ban: SERAP Sues FG, Lai Mohammed Over Directive to Broadcasters

20Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Twitter Ban: SERAP Sues FG, Lai Mohammed Over Directive to Broadcasters

Following a directive to all TV and radio stations not to use Twitter, and to delete their accounts, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit soliciting for an order from the Federal High Court Abuja to stop the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Muhammed from using “patently unlawful directive” as a pretext to harass, intimidate, suspend or impose criminal punishment on journalists and broadcast stations simply for using social media platforms. The development comes after a directive by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, asking TV and radio stations to “suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately” after the microblogging platform was indefinitely suspended in the country for deleting tweets of Presiden...

Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court Issues FG 30 Days Ultimatum

16Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court Issues FG 30 Days Ultimatum

Following the ban of Twitter by the Federal government of Nigeria, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has issued the government 30 days to file defence in a lawsuit instigated by a human rights lawyer, Ihensekhien Samuel, challenging the ban. Samuel had in a suit filed on behalf of the President of One Love Foundation, Patrick Eholor challenged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for suspending the microblogging platform, Twitter, indefinity. The counsel had on June 8, 2021, sued FG before the ECOWAS court in Abuja demanding a declaration for the reversal of the suspension and the actions of the Nigerian government in arbitrarily enforcing the banning of Twitter usage. Read Also: Court Jails Lagos Senior Pastor Over N128million Fraud Consequently, the court in a no...

Donald Trump Commends Nigeria’s Twitter Ban, Encourages Other Countries to Emulate Same

9Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Donald Trump Commends Nigeria’s Twitter Ban, Encourages Other Countries to Emulate Same

Erstwhile President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has lauded Nigeria for banning Twitter, urging more countries to do the same. The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday last week announced the Twitter ban after the app took down a controversial tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari, in which he referenced the Nigerian Civil War. Many Nigerians queried the rationale behind the post. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Trump lauded Nigeria for the ban. His statement read, “Congratulations to Nigeria for banning Twitter.” Trump said, “More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech.” Trump added, “In the meantime, competitors will emerge and take hold. Who are they to dictate good and evil if they themselves are evil?” “Perhap...

We’re in Depressing Times, We Need Each Other to Get Through – Kate Henshaw

8Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

We’re in Depressing Times, We Need Each Other to Get Through – Kate Henshaw

Iconic Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has asked Nigerians to be one another’s keeper in this time, which she describes as ‘depressing times’. Henshaw made the call in a tweet on Monday, noting that talking to someone might prevent individuals from breakdown. She wrote, “Talk to someone if you have to. Take a break. We are in depressing times. Make person head no go blow like gasket for engine. (sic) “We need each other at optimum to get through this. #KeepItOn.” The Nollywood veteran had earlier berated the government over the ban of Twitter in the country. In an earlier tweet, she wrote, “Majority are barely surviving, being killed with reckless abandon. Our children are kidnapped at will, but it’s Twitter that has helped expose these ills that is the problem?” Twitter...

6Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Why FG Suspended Twitter – Presidency

The Presidency has explained that the decision to ban Twitter access in Nigeria temporarily was not just informed by the recent deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet by the microblogging platform. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced the suspension of Twitter on Friday in a statement issued by his media aide, Segun Adeyemi. Telecommunication companies in Nigeria on Saturday confirm receipt of an order restricting subscriber’s access to Twitter. Justifying the decision, a presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday said the decision was not based on just the removal of Buhari’s tweet. Shehu said the decision was a culmination of a myriad of problems with Twitter where he alleged misinformation and fake news spread through it ha...

MTN, Airtel, Glo, Others Implement FG’s Twitter Ban Order

5Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

MTN, Airtel, Glo, Others Implement FG’s Twitter Ban Order

Telecommunication companies in Nigeria among whom are MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile have commenced blocking user’s access to Twitter, African News Today has gathered. The telcos acknowledged receipt of a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to block access to Twitter in Nigeria following the suspension imposed on the microblogging platform by the Federal Government on Friday. Twitter users in Nigeria on Saturday reported difficulty in accessing their Twitter accounts while some successfully accessed theirs using Virtual Private Networks, VPN. In a statement released on Saturday, titled, ‘Order to Suspend access to Twitter’ mobile network operators in the country under the auspices of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, however...