Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter after seven months – UPI.com

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 13 (UPI) — Nigeria lifted its ban on Twitter on Thursday, restoring access to the social media platform for millions of users across West Africa’s biggest democracy. The Nigerian government cracked down on Twitter in June after the platform deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened political dissenters. A spokesman for Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency said it reinstated Twitter at 12 a.m. Thursday, once Twitter agreed to certain conditions, including establishing an office or legal entity in the country and meeting applicable tax obligations. “These conditions addressed legal registration of operations, taxation and managing prohibited publication in line with Nigerian laws. Twitter has agreed to meet all the conditions,” NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi said in a statement. We are pleased that Twitter has been restored for everyone in Nigeria. Our mission in Nigeria & 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.— Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) January 13, 2022 The…
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