‘Twitter Must Register As A Company In Nigeria For Ban To End’

LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twitter’s suspension in Nigeria will end once the US social media giant submits to local licencing, registration and conditions, the government said on Wednesday, rejecting criticism the ban had stifled freedom of expression. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told AFP Twitter had sought talks with the government, which last…

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Nigeria To Borrow $1.76bn For Additional Security Spending – Finance Minister

LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria plans to borrow 722.53 billion naira ($1.76 billion) from capital markets for additional security spending, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. As part of Nigeria’s security spending, the World Bank also agreed to allow the government to restructure existing loans of 39.58 billion naira to supplement the funds, she told…

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Trump Hails Nigeria For Twitter Ban, Urges More Countries Follow Suit

LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Today, former President Donald Trump issued a statement supporting the Nigerian government’s decision to suspend Twitter activities in the West African country. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” he said in the statement. The ex-President also encouraged other countries to follow in Nigeria’s…

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COAS’s Appointment: Nigeria To Spend N700m To Force 29 Generals Out Amid Recession

LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army will be spending not less than N700 million on the retirement of 29 Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals who will leave the service going by the appointment of Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff. SaharaReporters learnt that the 29 Generals’ retirement benefits would gulp a large chunk of…

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Twitter Ban In Nigeria: A Real Risk To Our Democracy

LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a moment of anger and lack of critical reflection unbecoming of a democratically elected government, and with complete disregard to our rights, the Buhari Administration on June 4 announced an indefinite ban on the operations of “the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter in Nigeria.” Segun Adeyemi, Special Assistant To The…

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