Twitter adds Flutterwave, Paga as payment providers in Nigeria
Feb. 16, 2022 Twitter has announced the addition of the pan-African payment solutions Barter by Flutterwave and paga as additional payment providers to a feature on its platform called Tips….
African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
Jan 31, 2022 The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week’s military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU said…
Fake news, disinformation on COVID is human rights violation – Pope
Jan. 28, 2022 Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights. It was…
FG amending Broadcasting Act, Code to ensure online platforms operating in the country comply with stipulated conditions
Jan. 26, 2022 …Says Twitter has agreed to comply to all payable taxes The Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the…
Twitter responds to FG lifting of restriction; says ‘we’re committed to Nigeria’
January 13, 2022 Barely 24 hours after Nigeria government lifted restrictions placed on its usage in the country, microblogging site, Twitter, said it’s pleased with the restoration of its operations….
Twitter Has Agreed To All FG’s Conditions – Keyamo
Nov. 29, 2021 The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said that the microblogging platform, Twitter, has agreed to all conditions laid out by the Federal…
Facebook, Instagram must meet same conditions as Twitter – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says the recommended conditions for the lifting of the suspension imposed on Twitter will be applicable to all Over-The-Top and other social media platforms in Nigeria. The…
Buhari lifts ban on Twitter, conditionally
October 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has directed conditional lifting of ban on microblogging giant Twitter. The president made this position known during a broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence…
Twitter tests ‘Communities’ feature for tweeting to groups
Sept. 9, 2021 Twitter on Wednesday launched a global test of a tool it calls Communities, a feature similar to Facebook Groups that gives users a way to tweet to…
Taliban says U.N. promises aid after meeting with officials in Kabul
Sept. 6, 2021 Senior Taliban officials met in Kabul on Sunday with the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, who promised to maintain assistance for the Afghan people, Taliban spokesman Suhail…