Nigeria’s president Buhari directs conditional end to Twitter ban

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he has directed the lifting of the ban on Twitter’s operations in Nigeria but only if certain conditions are met including Twitter’s positive use and registration in the West African nation.

Buhari told the country of more than 200 million people in an Independence Day broadcast Friday that a government team has had extensive engagements with Twitter and following that, the issues are being addressed and I have directed that the suspension be lifted but only if the conditions are met to allow our citizens continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements.