#TwitterBan: Nigerian Government, Twitter In Talks
The Nigerian government has commenced talks with social media giant, Twitter, as #TwitterBan continues.
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7 Jun 2021
The Nigerian government has commenced talks with social media giant, Twitter, over the ban placed on the platform.
According to a Punch report, Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister confirmed the development.
“There are discussions ongoing with Twitter, we will see how that progresses, so I cannot say for now the duration of the suspension,” Onyeama said.
The minister disclosed this to journalists during a meeting with US, UK, and EU envoys after the latter commented on the ban placed on Twitter.
Earlier in the same meeting, the minister had said that the ban on the social network can only be lifted if it is used “responsibly”.
On Friday, June 4 2021, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture announced a ban on Twitter after it deleted a controversial post made by the Nigerian President.
The social media platform had been banned by the minister for allegedly “undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.
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