“Twitter ban will be lifted soon”-FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday revealed that effots to lift the ban are taking place.

Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that the Twitter ban in Nigeria will soon be lifted.

Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of a meeting which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Microblogging platform Twitter has been banned in Nigeria for over two months now, with many users opting for the use of Vitual Private Network VPN to access the app.

While many see this as a violation of human rights, FG has assured Nigerians that the banned would be lifted soon.

“The end for amicable resolution is very much in sight,” Alhaji Lai Mohammed told correspondents.

‘We appreciate the patience of Nigerians. I want to assure you that we have made very tremendous progress. We have met with Twitter both physically and in writing. We are actually almost there.

”The engagement of has been extremely positive without any acrimony. We have made it clear what we want from Twitter.”

Lai Mohammed also stated that some conditions, however have been made by FG for Twitter operations to resume in Nigeria. Some of which include Twitter should establish legal presence in Nigeria, register as a Nigerian company with an address.

Twitter must commit itself to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, as well as having a representative in the country. They must also register with relevant regulatory agencies like the NCC.

“They (Twitter) have shown a lot of flexibility, the conversation has not been acrimonious,” he said.

He added that Twitter has agreed to open office in the country in 2022, but there are still some areas where they the two are yet to come to an agreement.