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Social media companies that want to operate in Nigeria will now have to register there and be licensed by the broadcasting commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information Minister Lai Mohammed made the announcement following the government’s suspension of Twitter five days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are insisting that for you to operate in Nigeria you must first be a Nigerian company and be licensed by the broadcasting commission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has not been any new law or regulation passed to enforce the new requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, the social media platform deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari for breaching its rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria’s presidency has denied its ban was an act of retaliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many privately owned media outlets in Nigeria are disobeying an order to deactivate their Twitter accounts and accessing the site using virtual private networks (VPNs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC News Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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