Federal Government to Lift Twitter Ban in The Next Few Days or Weeks

The Federal Government has announced through the Minister of Information, Lai Muhammed that it plans to lift its ban on the social media platform Twitter soon.

The ban has been in place since June 4 after Twitter removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that the social media giant said violated platform rules. But Twitter’s decision did not go down well with the Nigerian government, who imposed a ban on using the platform.

“The ban on social media platform will soon be lifted as we are getting close to reaching full agreement,” said Mohammed after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Abuja. “We have agreed on some areas. Hopefully in the next few days or weeks we will conclude” negotiations.

The platform’s spokesperson Sarah Hart said the company had met with government representatives to discuss the ban, stating in an email: “Our aim is to chart a path forward to the restoration of Twitter for everyone in Nigeria. We look forward to ongoing discussions with the Nigerian government and seeing the service restored very soon.”