The Operations of Twitter have on Friday been banned by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The FG said it has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
The decision of FG to suspend Twitter was made known to the public today by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who
announced the suspension in a statement signed and released to newsmen by his spokesperson in Abuja.
The statement, signed by Ministry spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
According to the statement, 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.
It is not yet clear how the suspension will work but the Twitter website was still accessible from Lagos as of Friday afternoon.