Twitter ban: FG’s Technical Committee ready with final recommendation, as firm meets all conditions
Federal Government’s Technical Committee constituted to wade into the Twitter impasse is reportedly set to make a final recommendation to President Muhammadu Buhari.
It has also been reported that the United States-based micro-blogging organization has ostensibly agreed to the six conditions stipulated by the Federal Government for it to resume operations in the country.
Twitter operations were shut down in Nigeria on June 4, last year on the heels of the former deleting a tweet by President Buhari over threat to ‘speak to secessionist agitators in the South East in the language they understand,’ as the company claimed a breach to its user terms.
However, days later Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, explained that the clampdown was due to inappropriate acts committed by the company.
It was learnt that Buhari has agreed in principle that Twitter’s social networking operation be restored in Nigeria.
There were, however, indications, Monday, that the government plans to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
The conditions agreed to by the firm 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.
