Twitter has stated that it is ready for more discussions with Nigeria on the suspension of its services in the country.
This is after the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday told journalists in Abuja that the suspension of the micro-blogging platform “would be lifted in the coming days.”
He said: “The ban on Twitter will soon be lifted as we are getting close to reaching full agreement. We have agreed on some areas. Hopefully in the next few days or weeks, we will conclude.”
In its reaction to the development, Twitter expressed happiness at the Federal Government’s readiness to lift the suspension on its operations in the country.
in a statement on Wednesday, the social media platform said it looked forward to advanced negotiation with the federal government on the efforts to restore its services in Nigeria.
The United States-based microblogging site also confirmed it recently met with the federal government to discuss the ban and how to resolve the matter.
The statement read: “Our aim is to chart a path forward to the restoration of Twitter for everyone in Nigeria.
“We look forward to ongoing discussions with the Nigerian government and seeing the service restored very soon.”
The federal government banned Twitter on June 5 over alleged use of the platform by some individuals to undermine the country’s corporate existence.
