Nigeria Suspends Twitter Operations Two Days After Twitter Blocked President Muhammadu's Post: Reuters

  • Nigeria’s government has indeterminately suspended Twitter Inc’s TWTR operations for alleged activities capable of maligning Nigeria’s corporate existence, Reuters reports based on Information Minister Lai Mohammed’s statement.
  • Mohammed did not elaborate on the alleged activities or the suspension.
  • Twitter recently deleted Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s post threatening a violent clampdown on the country’s southeast conflict, Financial Times reported.
  • On Wednesday, the Nigerian government questioned Twitter’s double standards and support of the secessionists in the African region.
  • Price action: TWTR shares traded higher by 3.87% at $59.22 on the last check Friday.
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