Nigerian government lifts Twitter blockage in effect since June

Twitter has been officially reopened in Nigeria after the local government blocked the social media platform since June 2021. According to the Nigerian authorities, Twitter has agreed to comply with local Nigerian laws.

Twitter has agreed to comply with Nigerian law, according to local authorities, although no details have been released on exactly which legislation it involves. According to Reuters, the US company has also had to appoint a local representative. He would become a point of contact for the Nigerian government and would have to take care of the local tax liability.

Twitter was banned in the West African country after the social network deleted a tweet by Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian president, in June last year. President Buhari is then said to have made threats against members of separatist groups that had caused riots in the country, in violation of the policy of the social media platform. The Nigerian government responded to Twitter’s intervention by banning the platform in the West African country from then on.