November 29, (THEWILL) – Microblogging platform, Twitter has agreed to all the conditions set by the Federal Government of Nigeria for it to resume operations in the country.
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, who made this known on Sunday during an interview with Channels Television, said the committee set up by the Federal Government to review the operations of Twitter has made significant progress.
Keyamo, who is also a member of the committee, said the Federal Government suspended the platform to recalibrate the relationship between both parties.
“The reason the president took that step is to recalibrate our relationship with Twitter and not to drive them away from our country.
“That recalibration, we have started it and the President graciously added me to the committee.
“We also set up a technical committee to interface with Twitter and come up with a lot of conditions for them to fulfill for us to lift the suspension.
“It was Twitter that reached out to the Federal Government to say they want to know what and what they can do to straighten up the relationship with the Federal Government and so, we have gone far but I may not, at this forum, let out a lot but we gave them a lot of conditions and they have agreed to all the conditions,” he stated.
THEWILL reports that the operations of Twitter were suspended in June 5, 2021, for allegedly allowing “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.
The suspension also came a few days after the social media platform deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial post against the people of the Southeastern region.
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had stated that some of the conditions, required Twitter to ” establish legal presence in the country, register as a Nigerian company with an address.”
The platform is also required to apoont a Country Representative that will serve as a liaison and must register with relevant regulatory agencies including the NCC.
The government also asked Twitter to commit itself to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
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