Twitter ban lift: Experts point to Nigerian government as the biggest loser – Nairametrics

Experts have established that the Nigerian government happens to be the biggest loser considering the general implication of the Twitter ban on Nigeria. The experts said this during last Saturday’s Nairametrics’ ‘On the Money’ show on Clubhouse while discussing the Federal Government’s recent lifting of the Twitter ban, amongst other critical issues affecting the economy. The experts also discussed how the period of the Twitter ban in Nigeria which lasted for about seven months saw a lot of stakeholders impacted positively and negatively. Related posts What they are saying Global markets analyst, Opeoluwa Dapo-Thomas explained that the development around the lifting of the Twitter ban depicts the importance of government or regulatory consideration in any environment. According to him, one could have a fantastic idea but if the government of the day places a barrier, then it’s nothing. Pointing out the winners and the losers affected by the ban, Dapo-Thomas noted that the ban affected the citizens; many of whom were unable to continue using the app for their businesses except with VPN as well as revenue agencies and the government as well. He said, “The losers are the citizens for the times of incurring extra cost to get their…
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