Tag: Twitter
Twitter agrees to set up office in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government has revealed that microblogging platform, Twitter, has agreed to set up an office in Nigeria.
Minister of Information and Cu [...]
India social media app, Koo officially launches in Nigeria
Koo, an Indian microblogging and social networking app, has launched its operation in Nigeria.
Aprameya Radhakrishna, co-founder and chief executiv [...]
Lawmakers reject motion to lift twitter ban
The House of Representatives on Thursday, July 1, rejected the motion seeking to lift the federal government’s ban on microblogging and social med [...]
FG threatens to ban Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
The federal government has threatened to ban not only Twitter but other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others that [...]
Malami denies issuing prosecution threat against Twitter users
Days after being criticised for bypassing the federal government’s ban on Twitter, Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has deni [...]
Twitter escalated Boko Haram Insurgency – APC reps member, Yunusa Ahmad
A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Yunusa Ahmad Abubakar says that one of the reasons why Twitter’s operations were suspended in N [...]
Twitter ban: Confusion as govt agencies revert to old ways of information dissemination
The Nigerian government’s suspension of the operation of micro-blogging company, Twitter, in Nigeria, might have left both in a catch-22 situation as [...]
Malami illegally uses twitter after threatening to prosecute users
After days of threatening to arrest and prosecute any Nigerian who violates the ban on twitter, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malam [...]
Twitter ban undermines fundamental human rights – US tells FG
The United States Mission in Nigeria has commented on the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.
It cautioned the Federal Gove [...]
Malami orders prosecution of Twitter ban violators
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has ordered the prosecution of those violating the ban on Twitter
The directive is in a st [...]