The Nation newspaper is reports that Social media company Twitter, has met the six conditions handed to it by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Acording to The Nation: Technical Committee put together by the government to resolve the impasse between the two parties is fine-tuning the offers by Twitter before making a final recommendation to President Buhari.
The president is also awaiting the report of the committee to lift the ban.
The president has also agreed in principle that Twitter be restored in Nigeria, according to the story.
There are also indications that the government plans to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
The conditions Twitter have met are:
- Open an office in Nigeria
- Have a country representative
- Register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)/get National Broadcasting Commission’s licence
- Payment of fair taxes
- Sensitive to national security and cohesion. It must not undermine the nation’s security
- Train Nigerian IT personnel and strategic intelligence officers on how to report twitter abuse /infractions noticed by the government.
The Nation newspaper: “From the records, Twitter has finally met six conditions set by the Federal Government for the lifting of the ban on its service in Nigeria as at the close of business in 2021.
“The operation of Twitter will now be fully regulated, including opening of office and deployment of a Country Representative. We can now hold an officer responsible for any infraction.
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