BREAKING NEWS: FG Lifts Twitter Suspension After Seven Months

The Federal Government has lifted the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, seven months after it suspended the social media platform in Nigeria.

The decision was announced by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE.

In a statement in Abuja, Kashifu said the approval was given following a memo written to the President by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim.

He said: “The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12am tonight, 13th January 2022.

“The approval was given following a memo written to the President by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim.

“In the Memo, the Minister updated and requested the President’s approval for the lifting based on the Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement’s recommendation.”

This is a great news for Nigerians. But come to think of it, Twitter never stopped working in Nigeria, yeah, it never did.

After the ban placed on Twitter by the government, many switched to other alternative route to access the microblogging app.

This new development may be a political move since election campaigns is round the corner. I believe Nigerians know better now.