The federal government has given the indication that the ban on Twitter will be lifted soon.
The minister of information and culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed who disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday after the virtual federal executive council, meeting presided over by the vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja said there was progress in the talks with Twitter
“The end for amicable resolution is very much in sight.
We appreciate the patience of Nigerians. I want to assure you that we have made very tremendous progress. We have met with Twitter both physically and in writing. We are actually almost there.
“The engagement has been extremely positive without any acrimony. We have made it clear what we want from Twitter,’ he said.
The minister said some of the conditions made by the federal government for Twitter operations to resume in Nigeria include the registration of Twitter as a Nigerian company with an address.
Besides, he said the social media platform should have a country representative who will serve as a liaison.
Furthermore, he said Twitter should register with relevant regulatory agencies including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in addition to committing itself to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
He said the Twitter had shown lot of flexibility stressing the “conversation has not been acrimonious.
The minister stated that Twitter had agreed to open office in Nigeria in 2022.
