Nigeria Agrees To Lift Twitter Ban Subject To Conditions: Premium Times

  • President Muhammadu Buhari agreed to reverse Nigeria's Twitter Inc TWTR ban subject to fulfilling his five conditions, Premium Times reports.
  • Twitter needs to pay attention to national security and cohesion, registration, physical presence, representation in Nigeria, fair taxation, dispute resolution, and local content.
  • "As a country, we are committed to ensuring that digital companies use their platform to enhance the lives of our citizens, respect Nigeria's sovereignty, cultural values and promote online safety," he said.
  • The Nigerian government suspended Twitter's operations on June 5 after it deleted a controversial tweet by President Buhari.
  • Price Action: TWTR shares traded higher by 1.85% at $61.51 in the market session on the last check Friday.
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