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Twitter: Laycon, Alex BBNaija, Other Celebrities React As Buhari Lifts Ban

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Reality Tv star and rapper, Laycon has reacted to the lifting of the seven-month-old suspension of Twitter in Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting to the suspension in a tweet on Thursday, Laycon urged his followers to get their PVC. He wrote: ”I beg of you, Get your PVC”. For another reality Tv star, Vee Iye twitter was a war zone during the ban. “This app was a war zone during the ban, God help us all now.Eyan le gba dragging at any gaadamn time”. Ex- BBNaija housemate, Alex noted that the Twitter ban was lifted because of elections. She wrote: ”Good day.If many people haven’t stated it, “The Twitter ban was lifted because of elections”. You can choose to disagree. Be wise”. Media personalities Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Frank Edoho also reacted. “In time for the election season,” Ebuka wrote. “The Federal Government should just say they have decided to come back to Twitter instead of claiming to lift the ban,” Frank tweeted. “We’re committed to integrating diverse perspectives that make our service better for everyone.” Reacting to the suspension in an tweet on Thursday, …

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Finally, FG Lifts Ban On Twitter Operations In Nigeria

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally lifted ban on the twitter Operations in Nigeria. Precise Post recalls that the federal government had on 5th June 2021, suspended the operation of Twitter through an announcement made by the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alh Lai Mohammed. The full statement lifting the ban reads in full: The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12am tonight, 13th January 2022. The approval was given following a memo written to the President by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim. In the Memo, the Minister updates and requests the President’s approval for the lifting based on the Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement’s recommendation. You may recall that on 5th June 2021, the FGN suspended the operation of Twitter through an announcement made by the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alh Lai Mohammed. Thereafter, the President constituted a …

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Twitter Ban: Nigeria Loses N499.29bn As Suspension Hits 200 Days

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Following the suspension placed on the microblogging site, Twitter by the Federal government on June 4, 2021, the Nigerian economy has incurred a N499.29bn loss. According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria’s economy loses N104.02m ($250,600) every hour to the ban on Twitter. It has been 4,800 hours (200 days) since the social networking site was blocked. The Federal Government on June 4 announced the suspension of Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Buhari. The suspension came with a directive to telecommunication companies to block access to Twitter for their subscribers. While giving his Independence Day speech, Buhari hinted that the ban would continue until Twitter registered in Nigeria, had a physical presence, and representation. Recently, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, said Twitter had agreed to the nation’s conditions for the suspension to be lifted. Source

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Mixed reactions trail ‘Goodbye Nigeria’ trend on Twitter

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Nigerians on Twitter have begun a ‘Goodbye Nigeria’ trend to comment on the rate at which youths are leaving the country. As part of the trend, Nigerians who have departed the country shared their pictures at the airport or in a foreign country, with the caption ‘Goodbye Nigeria’. Other associated words in line with the trend are ‘Welcome to a new dispensation’, ‘VPN deleted’, ‘japa’ etc. Since the Twitter suspension on June 4, Nigerians have been forced to use VPN in order to access the social platform, even as the Federal Government has promised that Twitter will be back “soon”. ‘Japa’ has also become a slang young Nigerians use to describe the act of leaving Nigeria for another country. Reacting to the amount of ‘Goodbye Nigeria’ written recently by those leaving the country, tweeps have blamed the government for the increase in relocation out of the country. Twitter ban to end ‘very soon,’ FG saysA tweep, @agbolutai, said, “A country that has several means of transportation and is spiced with electric cars has no excuse for the madness going on …

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Economy: Twitter Ban Costs Nigeria N247.61bn In 100 Days

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Our Reporter Abuja – As twitter ban in Nigeria enters it’s 100-day, the toll on the economy is revolving around N247.61billion. The Federal Government had on June 4 suspended Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by the President Muhammadu Buhari. Consequently, telcos on June 5 blocked access to Twitter after receiving a directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission. On this, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria had said, “We, The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria wish to confirm that our members have received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission, the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. “ALTON has conducted a robust assessment of the directive in accordance with internationally accepted principles.” According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, the blockade costs Nigeria’s economy N103.17m ($250,600) every hour. It has been 2,400 hours since the FG banned Twitter. Recently, the Presidency through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said it was close to an agreement with Twitter and would soon lift the ban. Nigeria is a member …