File Image of President Muhammadu Buhari
The Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of the micro-blogging platform, Twitter operations in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the announcement in a press release published on the verified Twitter page of the Ministry of Information and Culture.
The suspension came after the Minister expressed suspicion of the role of Twitter in Nigeria.
On Tuesday, Twitter deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari and suspended his account for 12 hours.
Read Full Release Below:
Special Assistant To The President (Media)
Office of the Minister of Information and Culture Abuja
4 June 2021
PRESS RELEASE
— Fed Min of Info & Cu (@FMICNigeria) June 4, 2021
FG Suspends @Twitter Operations in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/7z5BQ0Mi3U
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