BREAKING: FG to lift Twitter suspension in a matter of days -Lai Mohammed - Punch Newspapers

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The Federal Government has hinted that the over two months ban on the social networking site, Twitter, in Nigeria will be lifted soon.Recall that on June 5, 2021, the FG had officially banned Twitter’s indefinitely, thereby restricting it from operating in Nigeria after the social media platform deleted tweets made by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari warning the Indigenous People of Biafra that they “will be treated in the language they understand”.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lal Mohammed, while fielding questions from the press at the State House after Wednesday’s FEC meeting updated Nigerians on the issue saying that progress has been made in resolving the stalemate following series of meetings. He said the areas still pending such as Twitter setting up an office, and having a Twitter staff of management cadre that will serve as the country representative, are still being discussed.

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