Telecommunications companies in Nigeria have complied with the directive of the Federal Government by blocking access to Twitter in the country.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, on Friday announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter.
The minister said the decision was made following “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.
Twitter’s suspension by the federal government came two days after a post by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 1967 civil war was deleted.
Buhari had threatened to treat those “bent on destroying” Nigeria “through insurrection” in “a language they understand”.
The minister had defended Buhari while accusing Twitter of “double standards”.
He also said the mission of the social networking service in Nigeria is “suspect”.