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The Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has scheduled July 9, 2021, to consolidate suits against the Nigerian Government on the suspension of the microblogging platform, Twitter, in the country. The date was announced on Tuesday during a virtual sitting. In June...

The House of Representatives has rejected the lifting of Twitter suspension in Nigeria. The rejection came on Thursday while the House was considering the report of its Committee on the issue. DAILY POST recalls that the Federal Government recently suspended the operations of Twitter in the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the suspension of its the operations in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team made the announcement on Tuesday. The team also comprises the...

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has kicked against the Buhari-led government's decision to suspend Twitter operations in the country. In a statement released today June 10 by his media aide, Ned Price, Blinken argued that the restriction of social media use has no place...

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has suspended access to Twitter. A statement jointly signed by ALTON chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and executive secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga, and released this morning June 5, stated that the suspension was based on...