The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said on Monday the conditions the Federal Government proposed for the lifting of the suspension imposed on Twitter...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on digital/new media, Tolu Ogunlesi, has stated that the ongoing negotiation between the Federal Government and Twitter is not bordered on...
In the wake of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reiteration about the ban on Twitter services in his Independence Day speech pending compliance with some pre-agreed conditions, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a lifting on the ban placed on micro blogging site, Twitter in Nigeria, although with conditions attached. The president stated this...
Claim: Nigerians now have partial access to Twitter Conclusion: No! The Twitter ban has not been lifted. Access to Twitter via computer system was not granted...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, dismissed as fake, report that he sneaked out of Nigeria to meet with executives of the...
Co-founder of payment firm, Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, has stated that Nigeria is more business friendly when compared to most African markets. But Ripples Nigeria findings show...
Twitter has expressed happiness at the Federal Government’s readiness to lift the suspension on its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the...
Koo, India’s homegrown Twitter clone, has announced it recently fixed a serious security vulnerability that could have been exploited to execute arbitrary JavaScript code against hundreds...
The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to suspend Nigerians from accessing Twitter has so far cost the business in Nigeria at least N153.43bn. The ban...
The United States government on Wednesday described the continued suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government as worrisome. The US Consul-General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, who...
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland has said the Commonwealth is closely monitoring the developments around the suspension of the micro-blogging platform, Twitter, and allegations...
The fallout over the ban on Twitter services in Nigeria continues as the Federal Government on Thursday disclosed to a Federal High Court in Lagos that...
Twitter has released details of its second quarter financial results, and it shows the social media platform’s earnings within three months rose by 74 percent. Between...
The United States micro-blogging site, Twitter, has launched the “dislike” button feature on its platform. The social media giant disclosed this in a message visible only...
Last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, reiterated the need for Nigeria to regulate its social media space. His idea cannot...
Former United States President, Donald Trump, has filed suits against Facebook and Twitter over alleged wrong censorship. The ex-President also listed Google in the suits filed...
Members of the House of Representatives were on Thursday divided over the recommendations on the ban of the social media platform, Twitter, since it was first...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Thursday met with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing, in Abuja...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Ghanaian startup Jetstream closes $3m to expand venture Jetstream...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Sunday the Federal Government has concluded plans to compel social media and digital firms to pay tax on profits made...
Human rights activist, Chief Femi Falana (SAN), on Wednesday, faulted the Federal Government over the decision to meet with the Twitter management on the ban of...
A member of the House of Representatives from the Daura Federal Constituency of Katsina State, Fatahu Muhammad, has admonished Nigerian youths to stop dissipating energy on...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja in a landmark ruling on Tuesday, restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from imposing sanctions...
In order to resolve the impasse between the Nigerian Government and Twitter, President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the institution of a high-powered team to dialogue with...
Five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to make the Federal Government (FG) and the...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are liable for the losses the country suffered during the...
The Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey on Saturday tweeted the Nigerian flag in honour of the country’s celebration of Democracy Day. This may be...
The microblogging platform, Twitter, on Friday declared its willingness to meet the Federal Government over the suspension of its activities in the country. The federal government...
Nigerians using any of twitter, Facebook, Google, Skype, Netflix and other companies will now pay tax for service rendered. This was confirmed in a mail sent...
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on the suspension of the operations of the social networking platform, Twitter, by the Federal...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Wednesday the microblogging platform, Twitter, has approached the Federal Government for dialogue with a view to...
The minority caucus of the Senate and House of Representatives, making up the National Assembly, has urged Nigerians to ignore the suspension of Twitter by the...
The aftermath of the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria continues to reverberate with the Human Rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana,...
A few years after calling Nigeria a shit-hole, former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for having “the courage” to...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has warned the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), against going through with...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday disclosed that an invite has been dispatched to the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed over “the objectives, intent, and duration...
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has taken to the social media platform, Twitter to lament the travails of the country, Nigeria. According to the actress, Nigerians have...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has the right and the prerogative...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday cautioned the Federal Government against harassment of foreign envoys and other members of the international community for speaking out...
Government is a relationship – between the leadership and the governed. A democratic government, in particular, should not operate in vacancy of citizens’ imprimatur. A government...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Monday the suspension of Twitter operation in the country was in the national interest. Onyeama disclosed this...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has decried the directive by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to all broadcast stations in the country to suspend...
In a bid to redress the fallout that emanated from the ban on Twitter usage, the Nigerian Government on Monday disclosed conditions required before a reversal...
This a season of emotions, and as usual emotive arguments rule the roost. If you are a keen follower of the Nigerian story, you would have...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed all broadcast stations in the country still using the Twitter platform after its ban by the Federal Government to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has resolved to institute a lawsuit against the Federal Government over the decision to suspend...
The week in review has been one full of intrigues, starting with President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Civil War’ comment which many feel has further polarized the country...
