On Wednesday, January 12th, 2022, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Nigerian government through a government official stated that the ban on Twitter will be lifted after Twitter agreed to the requirements imposed by the Nigerian government, one of which was the establishment of a local office in Nigeria.
Recall that the Nigerian federal government banned Twitter’s operations in the country due to what the ministry of information described as “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”. This action was taken after Twitter removed the president’s post due to a rule violation. Following that, under the authority of the Nigerian federal government, telecommunication firms banned access to users in Nigeria.
As a result of this action, some people who rely on Twitter for income have suffered significant losses. Nigeria lost approximately $250,600 every hour it was banned, this was according to this report. This is a country where the jobless rate has risen to 32.5 percent as of 2021.
Even though Twitter was banned, Nigerians were able to circumvent the block by using a VPN. The announcement of the removal of the Twitter ban elicited a wide range of reactions from Nigerians, including the following:
