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NEWSBREAKING: Nigerian Government Lifts Twitter Ban


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On Wednesday, Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the head of the Nigerian team negotiating with Twitter has said that the social media giant Twitter has agreed to pay “applicable tax” and establish a legal entity in Nigeria in the first quarter of 2022.

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency,  said this in a statement while announcing the lifting of the more than six-month-long suspension of the social media platform in the country.

“Twitter has agreed to act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws and the national culture and history on which such legislation has been built and work with the FGN and the broader industry to develop a Code of Conduct in line with global best practices, applicable in almost all developed countries,” Abdullahi said.

Twitter was suspended in Nigeria in June 2021, a few days after the platform deleted a remark from Buhari’s account. The led to an outcry over freedom of expression in Africa’s most populous country.

President Buhari’s administration and Twitter have in the last few months engaged in talks regarding series of conditions for the suspension of the ban on Twitter. Talks included discussions on taxes, content, and registering locally in Nigeria.

“The issues are being addressed and I have directed that the suspension be lifted, but only if the conditions are met to allow our citizens to continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements,” Buhari said in a speech marking Nigeria’s independence day.

With the new conditions, Twitter to pay tax, establish ‘legal entity’ in Nigeria after suspension is lifted.

Credit:The Guardian, CNN, Image Credit: Twitter. 

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