Federal Government says it has resolved some of the issues it raised with Twitter, hence will soon lift the suspension of the microblogging activities in the country.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting.
The federal governor had on June 4 suspended the activities of the social media platform after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet which had threatened to treat members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the language they understand.
The government had asked Twitter to open an office and pay taxes to the Nigerian government, as part of condition to lift the ban.
Speaking to journalists, Mohammed said most of the conditions given to the platform have been accepted. He said Twitter has also agreed to set up an office in Nigeria but the company maintained that the earliest it can happen is 2022.
While acknowledging the anxiety that has been shown by Nigerians, the minister said everything will be ironed out with Twitter within weeks.
He said the federal government’s committee negotiating with Twitter will soon meet to make recommendations.
