By Gambo Jagindi
June 04, 2021
Breaking: FG Suspends Twitter’s Operations, Licence OTT and Social Media Operation In Nigeria
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
Segun Adeyemi Special Assistant (media) office of the Hon Minister of Information and Culture disclosed in a press statement issued on behalf of the Hon Minister of information & culture on Friday in Abuja
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.