Connect with us

Nigeria Govt Suspends Twitter Operation

Piroll

Published

on

Follow
NAIJA NEWS: Nigeria Govt Suspends Twitter Operation [New Naija News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl

The Federal Government through the honourable Minister of Information and culture has today announced that twitter has been suspended indefinitely, in the country, that is, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria has been banned.



The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday signed by Segun Adeyemi

Special Assistant To The President (Media)

The statement cites the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence.

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.



Click Here To Comment




Piroll
 

Piroll is a creative writer, social-political commentator, socio-researcher, and sports analyst. He holds certificates in media management and data journalism from the Thomas Foundation Institute of Journalism. He works as a... Read More

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Be first to comment


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Naija News

Local Govt Autonomy: Supreme Court Rules Governors Cannot Dissolve Democratically Elected Local Govt; Barred State From Joint Allocation

Piroll

Published

on

NAIJA NEWS: Local Govt Autonomy: Supreme Court Rules Governors Cannot Dissolve Democratically Elected Local Govt; Barred State From Joint Allocation [New Naija News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has declared it illegal for governors to dissolve democratically elected local governments. The court ordered the Federal Government to withhold allocations to any local governments led by unelected officials appointed by governors.Additionally, the apex court barred the Federal Government from channelling local government allocations through state governments. This practice, the court noted, has been misused by governors wh...
Continue Reading

Naija News

Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria Suspends Over Three-Month Industrial Action in Osun State

Piroll

Published

on

NAIJA NEWS: Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria Suspends Over Three-Month Industrial Action in Osun State [New Naija News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
The national leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has decided to suspend the ongoing industrial action that has paralyzed the Osun State chapter of the union for over three months. The decision comes after a Memorandum of Agreement was successfully negotiated between representatives of the state government, the management of the High Court, and the union.The letter conveying this directive to the Osun State chapter, dated March 4, 2024, was obt...
Continue Reading

Naija News

NCC Effects Twitter Ban In Nigeria

Piroll

Published

on

NAIJA NEWS: NCC Effects Twitter Ban In Nigeria [New Naija News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
As at this morning, many Nigerians cannot access Twitter again unless, through VPN, this is due to the fact that the Telecoms operators group in Nigeria has said they have received instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to effect the suspension of services of microblogging platform Twitter.The carriers, acting under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said they have conducted an assessment of the re...
Continue Reading

Latest


Download Naijacrawl App today

Fastest way to read on the go

Download the Naijacrawl App.