Twitter suspension

Presidency says governors on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are sad over the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, because it has affected the opposition party’s ability to spread “fake news”. On June 4, Federal…

Nigeria has reportedly lost N24.72bn ($60.14m) in the last 10 days due to suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria which took effect on June 5. Recall that Federal government on June 5 placed an indefinite suspension of the operations…

US Department of State has asked Federal Government of Nigeria to reverse its decision to indefinitely suspend Twitter in Nigeria, saying restricting the use of social media has no place in a democratic government. Antony Blinken, US…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday turned down a question regarding when the suspension of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria would be lifted. It would be recalled that last Friday, Minister…

Human Rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, says the Federal Government erred in suspending Twitter operations in the country. He made this known during an appearance on Wednesday’s edition of Channels Television’s…

Former United States President, Donald Trump has on Tuesday, June 8 congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for suspending the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, he expressed that the action was a victory for the…

House of Representatives has on Tuesday, June 8 summoned Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed over the suspension of Twitter. Last Friday, Federal Government suspended Twitter’s operations indefinitely, after accusing the…

Envoys of United States, United Kingdom and European Union in Nigeria among others, have insisted that Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter, is a violation of the fundamental human right of freedom of expression. The envoys who…

Federal Government has on Monday said it was in discussions with social media giant, Twitter following the suspension of the micro-blogging platform in the country. Twitter suspension has provoked an outcry from the international…

Radio Now 95.3FM, a Lagos-based radio station which was launched in 2020 has challenged the recent directive from National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) that television and radio stations should deactivate their Twitter accounts. MDB…

General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says tweeting is in accordance with Article 19 of United Nations universal declaration of human rights, irrespective of the controversial ban on Twitter by the…

Federal Government has on Monday, July 7 given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, made this known to newsmen at a meeting with some envoys on…

Presidency has on Saturday said its decision to ban Twitter was not just a response to the removal of the President’s tweet, but to limit violent consequences of fake news. According to a statement signed by spokesman Garba Shehu,…