The Federal Government has said they were monitoring developments on Twitter operations following change of ownership of micro-blogging platform, Twitter.
The world richest man, Elon Musk on October 27 took over the ownership of Twitter after completing takeover deal of $44 billion.
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday.
Lai Mohammed explained the suspension of the platform last year was because some unscrupulous elements wanted to use it to destabilise Nigeria by spreading fake news, disinformation and hate speech.
The Minister said that the government has no intend to ban any media on Nigerian space. He however, warned that the government would not allow any platform to be used to set the country on fire.
He said: “Many have called to ask us what will become of our agreement with Twitter in view of the change in its ownership.
“Many have asked for our reaction following reports that there has been a spike in fake news, disinformation and hate speech since the micro-blogging site changed ownership.
“Many have even asked us if another ban is in the offing?
“Let me say this: We are closely monitoring the evolving developments at Twitter. It has never been our intention to ban any social media platform or stifle free speech. Not at all.
“What happened in the case of Twitter is well known to all. Twitter became a platform of choice for those who want to destabilise Nigeria, using fake news, disinformation and hate speech.
“No nation will allow any social media platform to plunge it into anarchy. Definitely not Nigeria.
“But we have continued to engage positively with the different social media platforms, including Facebook, Google (owners of YouTube) and Twitter.
“We have no intention of banning any social media platform again. But we will also not sit by and allow any platform whatsoever to throw our nation into crisis,” the minister said.