TWITTER BOWS TO PRESSURE, TO OPEN OFFICE IN NIGERIA

The Federal Government says  Twitter has agreed to open its office in Nigeria in 2022.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday after briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC.

He explained that the Federal Government’s engagement with Twitter had been extremely positive without any acrimony.

The Minister said governnent had made it clear what it wanted from Twitter and amicable resolution was in sight.

‘We appreciate the patience of Nigerians. I want to assure you that we have made very tremendous progress. We have met with Twitter both physically and in writing. We are actually almost there.

“They (Twitter) have shown a lot of flexibility, the conversation has not been acrimonious”, he said.

Mohammed added that although there were about three to four areas the two were yet to reach an agreement, Twitter has agreed to open office in the country in 2022.