Buhari finally lifts ban on Twitter

<p><strong>The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The decision was announced by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency &lpar;NITDA&rpar;&comma; Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi&comma; CCIE&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kashifu&comma; in a statement in Abuja&comma; said the approval was given following a memo written to the President by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy&comma; Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Federal Government of Nigeria &lpar;FGN&rpar; directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari&comma; GCFR&comma; has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12am tonight&comma; 13th January 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The approval was given following a memo written to the President by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy&comma; Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;former-nigerian-minister-is-dead-photo&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">Former Nigerian Minister Is Dead &lbrack;PHOTO&rsqb;<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In the Memo&comma; the Minister updated and requested the President’s approval for the lifting based on the Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement’s recommendation&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">Details shortly…<&sol;p>&NewLine;