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Lagos
Twitter is to become accessible again in Nigeria after the government said on Wednesday it would lift a ban on the microblogging website in place for seven months.
After talks with the US company, it was agreed that Twitter would open an office in Nigeria, a government official said, without disclosing further details. President Muhammadu Buhari had given instructions on June 5 to shut down the service in the country of around 200 million people.
Previously, Twitter had deleted a controversial message from the president about the Nigerian civil war and suspended the head of state’s account for 12 hours.
The government did not give a specific reason for the suspension at the time. However, it did state that the platform was repeatedly used for activities that could undermine Nigeria’s existence.
Lagos
Twitter is to become accessible again in Nigeria after the government said on Wednesday it would lift a ban on the microblogging website in place for seven months.
After talks with the US company, it was agreed that Twitter would open an office in Nigeria, a government official said, without disclosing further details. President Muhammadu Buhari had given instructions on June 5 to shut down the service in the country of around 200 million people.
Previously, Twitter had deleted a controversial message from the president about the Nigerian civil war and suspended the head of state’s account for 12 hours.
The government did not give a specific reason for the suspension at the time. However, it did state that the platform was repeatedly used for activities that could undermine Nigeria’s existence.
