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A presidential aide Tolu Ogunlesi has averred that the Twitter ban is a win-win for both the government and the US-based social media company.
Ogunlesi who is part of a team negotiating the terms of Twitter’s return to Nigeria’s cyberspace said this in a live interview with CNN while answering a question regarding his support for the ban.
He said, “I think it is a win-win for Twitter and the government of Nigeria. That is the view I get from the negotiations.”
“We are very close to a resolution. It has been a peaceful and positive conversation. Both sides have benefitted from listening to each other and sharing their views,” he added.
TheNewsGuru reports that NetBlocks, an online platform noted Nigeria has reportedly lost approximately N272bn since the ban started on June 4.
However Ogunlesi refused to give a straight answer if the ban was triggered by Twitter taking down the President’s tweet for violating its Terms of Service.