In an apparently fight back, the Nigerian Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.
The statement was signed by Segun Adeyemi, the Special Assistant to the President (Media) Office of the Minister of Information and Culture.
He cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that were capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
The minister said the Federal Government had also directed the
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the
process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
