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October 01, (THEWILL) - The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects (SERAP) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s conditional lifting of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The group urged the president to immediately and unconditionally lift the suspension of Twitter, as such a measure...

September 15, (THEWILL) - The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government is very close to resolving the issues that led to the ban of microblogging site, Twitter in the country. Mohammed while...

September 14, (THEWILL) - Micro-blogging platform, Twitter, has disclosed that its talks with the Nigerian government over restoring its services in the country have been “respectful and productive.” Speaking on ongoing discussions with the government, the company noted that it is...

August 20, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Friday disclosed that micro-blogging social media platform, Twitter, has met with seven of the 10 demands put forward to lift the suspension of its operations in Nigeria. Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji...

August 11, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Wednesday hinted that the suspension of Twitter’s activities in Nigeria will soon be lifted following an agreement that has been reached in most areas of contention with the platform. Minister of Information and...

July 07, (THEWILL) - Former US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he is filing a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalating his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him. Trump...

July 01, (THEWILL) - Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday turned down a Motion aimed at getting the government to rescind the banning of Twitter. The rejection came after the House considered the report of its committee on...

The Federal Government, last week, indicated its intention to open discussions with Twitter on the controversial ban following the social media giant’s decision to resolve amicably the lingering face-off with the Nigerian Government . On the Presidential Committee’s team led...

June 22, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the composition of the Nigerian government’s team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the micro-blogging platform in the country. The approval was announced in a...

June 11, (THEWILL)- Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Friday reacted to the recent suspension of Twitter operations in the country. Speaking at a media briefing to mark the second anniversary of the Ninth Assembly, Lawan said Nigeria and Twitter need each...