Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter


FILE PHOTO Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja Nigeria January 13 2022. REUTERSAfolabi Sotunde

FILE PHOTO: Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company's services last month following a six-month ban.

Nigeria suspended Twitter last June after the U.S. company removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.

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