This Friday, the Federal Government via the Ministry of Information and Culture announced it had suspended indefinitely, the operations of social micro-blogging platform, Twitter in Nigeria.
Below is the full text of the statement signed by Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant To The President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture Abuja and posted on its Twitter handle:
FG Suspends @Twitter Operations in Nigeria
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting l Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
Segun Adeyemi
Special Assistant To The President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture Abuja 4 June 2021
Hilarious reactions followed from Nigerians as many derided the government for announcing the social media platform’s suspension on its handle on the same platform. Below are a couple of reactions we particularly found hilarious:
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