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Presidential Transition Council raises alarm over fake Twitter account

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2023 0

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha on Sunday in Abuja alerted Nigerians to the existence of a fake Twitter handle purportedly belonging to the Presidential Transition Council (PTC). “The attention of the PTC has been drawn to a fake Twitter handle, @TransitionNgr

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Twitter under fire for censoring Palestinian public figures

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE WITH AGENCY REPORTS Ramallah, occupied West Bank – On December 15, Twitter owner Elon Musk suspended the accounts of some journalists, including reporters from newspapers like the New York Times and the Washington Post. Defending his decision, Musk claimed the journalists had breached the company’s new rule about revealing people’s locations. The […]

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey appoints three Nigerians to head Bitcoin Trust fund

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2021 0

Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has appointed three Nigerians and one South African to act as the board of his Bitcoin Trust (BTrust) fund which will be disbursed for development in Africa and India. In February, Dorsey, who resigned as Twitter CEO late November, had announced a BTrust [with the ‘B’ carrying bitcoin symbol] in collaboration […]

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Twitter agrees to FG’s conditions, to resume operations in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2021 0

Social media platform, Twitter, has agreed to all the conditions presented to it by the Nigerian Government in order to lift the suspension of its operations in the country. Naija News reports that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), made the disclosure during an appearance on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics. […]

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Twitter accedes to 7 of our 10 demands – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2021 0

The Federal Government says from the 10 demands put forward to lift Twitter suspension, the microblogging and social networking platform has acceded to seven. Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with various global media outlets, global think tanks and influencers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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JUST IN: Twitter takes down Simon Ekpa’s Tweet threatening Joe Igbokwe with Death

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2021 0

Twitter has removed a message from Simon Ekpa, a self-described follower of Nnamdi Kanu and a high-ranking member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Ekpa made waves on Wednesday when he tweeted that Lagos APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe should prepare to die. “Joe Igbokwe get ready to die because Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will finally […]

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We’ll lift Twitter ban soon-FG

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2021 0

*Reintroduces toll plazas on highways *Vehicles to pay between N200, N500 toll per trip The Federal Government has said that it will soon lift the suspension ban imposed on Twitter, the micro-blogging platform. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the hint while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual […]

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BREAKING: Twitter bows to Nigerian govt, agrees to open office in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2021 0

The Federal Government on Wednesday said that Twitter has agreed to open its office in Nigeria in 2022. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made this known after briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC. He explained that the federal government’s engagement with Twitter has been […]

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End to twitter ban in sight – Lia Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2021 0

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to lift the ban on Twitter activities in the country. The Nigerian government will withdraw the ban on Twitter operations in the country “in a matter of days,” according to Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture. Mohammed made the announcement following a virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting

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Buhari Orders Fashola, Malami, Others To Dialogue With Twitter

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2021 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to meet with Twitter to discuss the microblogging site’s prohibition. Despite international criticism and civil rights organizations, the Buhari administration has maintained its stance. However, Lai Mohammed,

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Twitter suspension has help reduce spread of fake news by PDP governors – Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2021 0

The presidency claims that governors on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform are disappointed by Twitter’s suspension in Nigeria because it has hampered the opposition party’s capacity to distribute “false news.” The federal government suspended the microblogging network on June 4 in response to allegations that it was being used to endanger

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Twitter rejected Nigeria’s demand to block Nnamdi Kanu’s account– Lai Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2021 0

Microblogging platform Twitter rejected the Nigerian government’s demand that the account of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, be blocked, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed disclosed on Tuesday. Mohammed stated this when he featured on ‘Politics Nationwide,’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme in Abuja, according to the News

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Twitter writes FG over suspension, seeks dialogue

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

On Tuesday, the Federal Government revealed that Twitter had written to seek conversation on the concerns that led to its indefinite suspension of operations in the country. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, verified this on Radio Nigeria’s “Politics Nationwide,” a call-in program monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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Twitter’s founder, Dorsey, liable for EndSARS losses -FG

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

The Federal Government says Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are vicariously liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Tuesday when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

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Twitter, Others Robbing Nigeria Of Taxes – Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2021 0

The federal government claims that Twitter and other social media service providers, also known as over-the-top, OTT, media service providers, have been defrauding Nigeria of necessary taxes. After the week’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Lai Mohammed, the minister of communications and culture, spoke State House

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FG directs broadcasting stations to stop use of Twitter

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2021 0

STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, IBADAN The Federal Government has issued a directive to broadcast stations in the country to forthwith stop the usage of the social media platform, Twitter. The government, a couple of days ago, suspended the use of the popular handle among all Nigerians, a development that has been drawing the ire of a wide […]

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If you used VPN to access Twitter, you have sinned against God- Nigerian man reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2021 0

A Nigerian man identified as Glory Papaglo Igho has taken to social media to warn Christians, particularly those who, despite the Twitter ban, uses VPN to access the microblogging platform revealing that they have sinned against God. Naija New earlier reported that the Buhari-led government directed telecom operators in Nigeria to deactivate Twitter by midnight […]

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BREAKING: FG offers condition to lift ban on Twitter

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2021 0

The federal government has imposed a condition on the lifting of Twitter’s indefinite suspension in Nigeria. At a meeting with several envoys, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama stated that Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be utilized “responsibly.” When asked when the ban will be lifted, Onyeama

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More reactions trail bans on Twitter, VPN in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2021 0

*IPI, others seek reversal of action *Decision not a response to removal of Buhari’s tweet, says Presidency *Nigeria’s economy declines by over N2bn in one day-Report Motolani Oseni And Sharon Isaalah, Lagos Reactions have continued to trail the indefinite ban of Twitter in Nigeria, in response to the micro-blogging facility’s deleting of a tweet by […]

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Twitter Row: UK, EU, others call for dialogue

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2021 0

Governments of the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Republic of Ireland, Norway and those of the European Union (EU) have called for dialogue in resolving the Nigeria-Twitter faceoff. The countries made the call in a joint statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “We strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and […]