Experts weigh costs as FG plans to unban Twitter

The Federal Government has hinted at a possible resolution to the suspension of micro-blogging platform, Twitter in Nigeria.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja, rcently.

While the ban has entered its 69th day in the country, the FG disclosed that the plan to lift the suspension was based on some of the agreements reached in most areas of contention with the platform.

Despite the ban, many Nigerians still have access to the site using virtual private networks (VPN). “We have made tremendous progress. The end for an amicable solution is in sight,” the government said.

Reactions have trailed the move by FG to lift the ban on Twitter. Some stakeholders in the technology space, who spoke with The Guardian, said the ban ought not to have been in the first place.

The Chairman, Mobile Software Solution, Nigeria, Chris Uwaje, said the new development goes a long way to validate the position that the initial decision of the FG was a very hasty one, with limited or zero impact analysis by professionals.