Nigeria loses N499.32bn as Twitter ban hits 200 days

On June 4, the Federal Government announced the suspension of Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari . Telecommunication companies had on June 5 blocked access to Twitter after receiving a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission to that effect.

According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria’s economy loses N104.02m every hour to the ban on Twitter. It has been 4,800 hours since the social networking site was blocked. While giving his Independence Day speech, Buhari hinted that the ban would continue until Twitter registered in Nigeria, had a physical presence, and representation.

Recently, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, said Twitter had agreed to the nation’s conditions for the suspension to be lifted. Keyamo, who is also a member of the committee set up to engage Twitter over its suspension, said, “The reason why the President took that step is to recalibrate our relationship with Twitter and not to drive them away from our country.

500 billion loss is peanut compare to the total sum that would have been Lost if this social media was allowed to continue his support for the disunity ethnic extremist who were gradually pushing the nation into anarchy

What of tweeter's losing....................? Both should come to the table and accepts everyone's rules and regulations for continuity.

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