FOLLOWING the Nigerian government’s approval of negotiations with Twitter over its suspension in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the composition of a government team to engage with the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria.
The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team.
The government’s team also comprises the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Works and Housing, Minister of State for Labour and Employment as well as other relevant government agencies.
Following the indefinite suspension of its operations in Nigeria, for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence, Twitter wrote to President Buhari seeking to engage with the government over the suspension, with a view to charting a path forward.