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Following several months of suspending the activities of the global tech giant, the Nigerian Government indicates it will lift a ban on Twitter (TWTR.N) from midnight (Thursday, January 13, 2022).

绿帽献妻 reports Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) disclosed this development in a statement issued Wednesday, January 13 in Abuja, FCT.

President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR

The NITDA Director-General, who also chaired a joint technical committee of Nigerian and Twitter officials, said the Federal Government arrived at the decision to restore the activities of the leading micoblogging site and social media platform after Twitter had agreed to open a local office, among other agreements with regulatory authorities in the West African country.

Malam Abdullahi noted in the statement that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to lift the suspension.

Recall the Nigerian Government suspended Twitter operations in the country June 4, 2021, after the platform removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that allegedly threatened to punish regional secessionists in the country.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) subsequently, directed the telecoms operators to block access to consumers in the country ever since.

Abdullahi stated: “Twitter has agreed to act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws and the national culture and history on which such legislation has been built….鈥�

The statement also said that the company would work with the Federal Government and the broader industry “to develop a Code of Conduct in line with global best practices, applicable in almost all developed countries.

“Therefore, the (Federal Government) lifts the suspension of the Twitter operations in Nigeria from midnight of 13th January 2022.”

The United States聽 (US) company as well agreed to appoint a country representative to engage with the Nigerian authorities and comply with local tax obligations, Abdullahi said.