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Mixed reactions trail FG’s lifting of Twitter ban

Admin 1 2 years ago

By Agency Reporter In the wake of the removal of the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria, citizens have come online to celebrate the end of an era of using “Virtual Private Network” (VPN) to access Twitter. They also pointed out […]

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Ban: Twitter meets conditions

Admin 1 2 years ago

•Buhari awaits panel’s report By Yusuf Alli, Abuja Twitter users may soon have access to the social media platform which has met the six conditions imposed on it by the Federal Government. The Technical Committee raised by the government to resolve […]

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FG: Twitter Has Accepted All Our Conditions

Admin 1 2 years ago

By Daily Trust Newspaper The Federal Government says Twitter has agreed to all the conditions it laid out for its operations in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, who is a member of the committee […]

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150 days after ban, Nigerians await truce between FG, Twitter

Admin 1 2 years ago

By Adeyemi Adepetun • ‘Suspension may be lifted this week’• Only one out of 10 demands yet to be met• Twitter admits progress in discussions, awaits FG decision• Twitter global users increase, revenue jumps by 37% to $1.28b• SMEs, govt, economy bleed […]

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Twitter users increase, revenue jumps by 37% to $1.28bn — despite ban in Nigeria

Admin 1 2 years ago

by Victor Ejechi Twitter has recorded $1.28 billion in revenue for the third quarter of 2021, representing a 37 percent increase over $936 million recorded in the corresponding period in 2020. In June, the federal government suspended the operation of Twitter in Nigeria. […]

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Twitter to pay $809 mn to settle suit claiming investors were misled

Admin 1 3 years ago

By AFP Twitter announced Monday it will pay $809 million to settle a 2016 lawsuit alleging members of the social network’s leadership, including founder Jack Dorsey, provided misleading information to investors about slowing user growth. The suit claimed the defendants, such […]

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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days,’ Lai Mohammed says

Admin 1 3 years ago

The minister says the conversation between both parties has been respectful, as reported by Peoples Gazette. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The federal government says the ban on microblogging giant Twitter will soon be lifted in “a few more days.” The […]

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Yemi Adamolekun: Twitter ban shows FG’s lack of readiness to solve problems

Admin 1 3 years ago

by Idris Shehu Yemi Adamolekun, executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, says the banning of Twitter by the federal government “is just laziness and shows they are not ready to solve the problems on the table”. On June […]

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As Twitter ban enters 100 days, Buhari maintains noose on Nigerians’ freedom online

Admin 1 3 years ago

HILLARY ESSIEN It’s been 100 days since the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari banned the operations of social media platform, Twitter, in Nigeria, suffocating citizens rights to freedom of expression. In June, Mr Buhari announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter after […]