The Nigerian government has listed some of the agreements it reached with Twitter before the suspension of the ban placed on the microblogging site after it removed a tweet by President Buhari.
The president in a tweet threatened the Igbo extraction of the country with genocide.
A press statement on Wednesday signed by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi, disclosed that the ban had been lifted.
The statement revealed that legal registration of its operations, managing prohibited publications in line with Nigerian laws were some of the agreements reached with Twitter.
“Twitter has agreed to meet all the conditions set by the FGN.
The agreement reached with Twitter include;
“Twitter has committed to establishing a legal entity in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2022.
“The legal entity will register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
“The establishment of the entity is Twitter’s first step in demonstrating its long-term commitment to Nigeria.
“Twitter has also agreed to appoint a designated country representative to interface with Nigerian authorities.
“The Global Public Policy team is also directly available through a dedicated communication channel.
The microblogging site also agreed to comply with applicable tax obligations on its operations under Nigerian law.
“Twitter has agreed to enrol Nigeria in its Partner Support and Law Enforcement Portals.
“The Partner Support Portal provides a direct channel for government officials and Twitter staff to manage prohibited content that violates Twitter community rules.
“At the same time, the Law Enforcement Portal provides a channel for the law enforcement agencies to submit a report with a legal justification where it suspects that content violates Nigerian Laws.
“Twitter also complied to act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws and the national culture and history on which such legislation has been built and work with the FGN and the broader industry to develop a Code of Conduct in line with global best practices, applicable in almost all developed countries,” the statement added.
