The operation of Twitter in the Nigerian social media space “is not legally permissible”, according to Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture. He said that...
The complex consequences of unfettered access to social media and its opposite, banning social media, have been highlighted in recent news stories from India and Nigeria....
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued Muhammadu Buhari and Lai Mohammed, his minister of information and culture, for alleged patently unlawful directive to all...
Twitter has unveiled a new version that allows Arabic language users to be addressed as female rather than male, in efforts to use “inclusive language” on...
Google, popular search engine, has deleted Adamu Garba’s Crowwe social media app from Play Store. Garba, who was formerly a presidential aspirant, created the application as...
The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries, according to Mail & Guardian. Africa’s biggest startup story in 2020...
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, has been signaling his support for Nigerian bitcoin adoption through a series of tweets over the weekend. Dorse is one of...
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has officially asked social media platforms to register with it or be outlawed in Nigeria. Armstrong Idachaba, acting director-general, NBC issued the...
Twitter’s suspension in Nigeria will end once the US social media giant submits to local licencing, registration and conditions, the federal government said on Wednesday, rejecting...
Abubakar Malami (SAN), attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account to show solidarity with the Federal...
