Twitter users in Nigeria have continued to lament the effect of its suspension on the nation’s democracy, describing the move as authoritarian and an infringement of citizens’ right of expression. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter operations in the country following the deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet warning separatists in the Southeast. Freedom of expression […]
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Lia Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture during a public hearing organised by the country’s House of Representatives Joint Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values, has reiterated the government’s stand on Twitter’s ban unless certain conditions are met. During his presentation, the Minister said the country would not be ruled by the […]
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Small and medium scale enterprises which depend on social media platform, Twitter, for sale, have been reeling from the effect of Twitter ban in Nigeria. Some traders advertise products like fashion accessories, some bake cakes, make artworks, among others, which they display on the platform. Over time, Twitter has become their showroom. But within weeks […]
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Nigerian Government cannot arrest or prosecute citizens using Twitter following the suspension of the microblogging site in the country, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday, June 22. The ruling followed the June 8-suit filed against the government by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 […]
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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has named a team comprising six ministers and representatives of other relevant agencies as part of a team to engage with Twitter’s management in the wake of the site’s suspension in the country. The approval was revealed in Abuja on Tuesday, June 22, in a statement by Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister […]
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The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has asked the House of Representatives to set aside a bill seeking to discourage freedom of speech and press in the country. The bill is tagged the ‘Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigerian Press Council Act, CAP N128, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to Remove Bottlenecks […]
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The Nigerian government has requested the House of Representatives to amend an Act that will bring the regulation of online news portals and content providers under the authority of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in its latest move to regulate digital media. According to a PREMIUM TIMES report, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and […]
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Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture has accused Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder, of sponsoring #ENDSARS protests and ultimately causing the destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria. Nigerians, mostly young citizens, mobilised via the social media platform, Twitter, to coordinate protests across the country last year against police brutality. The protesters also demanded […]
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Amidst Twitter ban controversy and strict social media control measures, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has appointed a new Director-General For the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the country’s regulatory agency for broadcasting. The President on Friday, June 11, 2021 sacked Armstrong Idachaba , the acting DG of the NBC and appointed Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as the […]
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The United States has again said the Twitter ban in Nigeria has no democratic representation, noting that the government’s action stifles rights to free expression. “Freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline are foundational to prosperous and secure democratic societies,” Ned Price, the spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, said […]
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A group of civil society organisations has described the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria as a blow to the freedom of expression. The group comprises Connected Development Initiative (CODE), Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International, and Oxfam In a statement on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the group expressed deep concern over what […]
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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has declined to state when the suspension of Twitter operations in the country will be lifted. “I will keep that to myself,” President Buhari said in a response to a question on when he would lift the suspension on Twitter, during an interview with Arise Television on Thursday, June 10, 2021. […]
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