President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the vacation of the ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria after 214 days.

By the lifting the ban the social media platform is is expected to come alive in Nigeria by 12 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi announced the suspension in a statement on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

The statement reads in part: “The Federal Government of Nigeria directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12 am tonight, January 13, 2022.

“The approval was given following a memo written to the President by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami.”