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JUST IN: Nigeria Government Left Twitter Ban After 7 Months

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, seven months after it suspended the social media platform in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) […]

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Twitter Ban: ECOWAS Court Stops Nigeria’s Govt From Sanctioning, Arresting Anyone Using Twitter

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In a momentous judgment today, the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja barred the Buhari administration and its agents from harassing, penalizing, arresting, or prosecuting anyone in Nigeria who uses Twitter, pending the outcome of the action. According to SERAP, “the ECOWAS ruling signifies that No one would be sanctioned, harassed, intimidated, arrested, or prosecuted […]

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Nigeria Twitter Ban: UK, EU, Canada, USA, Republic Of Ireland Reacts, Issues Joint Statement

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We strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and access to information as a pillar of democracy in Nigeria as around the world and these rights apply online as well as offline. Joint Statement re Govt of Nigeria’s Twitter suspension. #TwitterBan JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS OF CANADA, THE EUROPEAN UNION (DELEGATION […]

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U.S. Government Codemes Twitter Ban In Nigeria

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The United States of America Government through the U.S. mission in Nigeria has condemned the ban of twitter by Nigeria Government on Friday, saying it’s a violation of Nigeria citizens rights to free speech. The full statements which reads below… Nigeria‘s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to […]

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