Following the lifting of the suspension on the operations of microblogging site Twitter in Nigeria, ThisNigeria takes a look at what Twitter and the Federal government of Nigeria agreed on.
According to the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), who announced the lifting of the suspension on Twitter in Abuja on Wednesday.
H said that Twitter and the Federal government of Nigeria agreed that the former should establish a legal entity in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2022.
And that the legal entity will register with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
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Twitter also agreed to appoint a designated country representative to interface with Nigerian authorities.
Further, Twitter agreed to follow all applicable tax obligations on its operations under Nigerian law.
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Twitter more so agreed to act with a respectful acknowledgement of Nigerian laws as well as the national culture and history on which such legislation had been built.
The microblogging site also agreed to work with the Federal Government and the broader industry to develop a Code of Conduct in line with global best practices applicable in almost all developed countries.
