By Tayo Alabi
The Nigerian Government on Friday said it has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
made this known in a statement in Abuja.
According to a statement signed by Ministry spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
Specifically, the statement said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
The suspension comes days after Twitter deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari’s official account.
