Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says Twitter will open its Nigerian office within the first quarter of 2022.
In June 2021, the federal government announced the indefinite suspension of Twitterโs operation after the platform deleted tweets made by President Muhammadu Buhari, who had threatened to treat members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the โlanguage they understandโ.
In August, the information minister said the conditions given to the microblogging platform have been accepted, adding that Twitter has agreed to set up an office in Nigeria.
The president approved the lifting of the suspension on Twitter in January.
Speaking during a radio programme on Saturday, Mohammed said the agreements reached with Twitter will be extended to other social media platforms to ensure only โwholesome contentsโ are posted.
โTwitter also agreed to comply with all payable taxes, as they are operating under Nigerian laws and this they agreed to do within one week of restoring their operations. Twitter agreed to immediately work with the federal government in the area of code of conduct that are in line with global best practices
โTwitter agreed to immediately enrol Nigerians in its law enforcement portals and partners support portal. The law enforcement portal will provide dedicated channels for the Nigerian law enforcement agencies to escalate reports on content that violate the code of conduct or national laws.
โSimilarly, the partner support portal provides a direct channel for government to engage Twitter staff to manage prohibited contents.โ
The minister reiterated that relevant laws and the broadcasting code would be amended to ensure that the agreements reached with Twitter would be applicable to other social media platforms.
