The lifting of the seven months ban on micro blogging platform, Twitter, by the Federal Government has seen many government agencies, parastatals, corporate Nigeria and users return to the platform. Twitter said it was pleased to restore service for everyone in Nigeria, while the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) described the lifting as strategic. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had suspended Twitter in Nigeria on June 4, 2021, and lasted for seven months with attendant effects on the country's reputation, economy and development. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, and Amnesty International have welcomed the lifting of the ban on Twitter in Nigeria, which was an attack on the right to freedom of expression, access to information, and freedom of the press. Paradigm Initiative, an organisation that works to connect underserved young Africans with digital opportunities, is also happy that access to the microblogging platform has been restored.
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