EFCC, NiDCOM… government handles still tweeting despite Twitter suspension

Official Twitter handles of federal government agencies are still tweeting, despite the suspension imposed on the microblogging and social networking platform in the country.

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, in a statement on Friday, said Twitter was undermining Nigeria’s existence, hence the decision to “indefinitely” suspend its operations in Nigeria.

The suspension comes days after a Twitter post by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 1967 civil war was deleted by the microblogging platform.

One of the mediums where the suspension was announced was the Twitter handle of the ministry of information.

Following the announcement, TheCable observed that several other government handles were making use of their Twitter handles to disseminate information.

The Twitter handles of the ministry of interior, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), among others, were also very much active in the wake of the suspension.

Below are tweets from the government handles.

PRESS RELEASE
The Independent National Electoral Commission met today 4th June 2021 and deliberated on a number of issues, including the conduct of the Anambra State Governorship Election and the Federal Capital Territory Area Council Election. Read details below 👇 pic.twitter.com/caXoXl9XRx

— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) June 4, 2021

Respect the Laws of Nigeria, EFCC Charges Chinese Business Leaders

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The Head of the Kano Zonal Office of the EFCC, Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji on June 4, 2021 charged members of the Chinese community in Kano to be law abiding in carrying out their businesses.https://t.co/35VX1YmQ43 pic.twitter.com/hWT9Wvcf0o

— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) June 4, 2021

Ministry of Interior
Press Statement

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FG institutes disciplinary action against Registrar of Benin Marriage Registry

The Federal Government has taken immediate disciplinary action against Mr. Ozuruonye Chukuma, the Registrar of Benin Federal Marriage Registry due to what it pic.twitter.com/H74b9DZVG3

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— Ministry of Interior (@MinOfInteriorNG) June 4, 2021

Dear @DavidHundeyin,
Note that the Nigerian community is actively involved with the Nigerian mission to resolve Itunu’s case, Funds for legal services have been provided and
the lawyer handling the case has visited Itunu in the hinterland, gotten all necessary information
1/2 https://t.co/fMBR9Pw7cA

— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 4, 2021

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#CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele inspects finished fertilizer product at the Dangote Fertilizer Company in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. 04/06/2021 pic.twitter.com/6x6pSOgmoP

— Central Bank of Nigeria (@cenbank) June 4, 2021

1. The President, Abuja Chambers of Commerce and Industry, ACCI, Dr. Abubakar. Al-Mujtada Gumi today, paid a courtesy visit to the Commission. He sought collaboration of the NERC on improvement of service delivery in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry. @nercng

— NERC Nigeria (@NERCNG) June 4, 2021