Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari orders conditional lifting of the ban on Twitter

The ban was issued on June 5 two days after Twitter deleted a post by Buhari, in which he brought up the 1967-70 Nigerian Civil War to threaten to treat "those misbehaving today" in "the language they will understand."

Soon after the government announced the ban in June, Twitter reached out to the Nigerian government to "resolve the impasse," Buhari said during his address to the nation marking the 61st anniversary of Nigeria's independence.

He added that a Presidential Committee was, later, set up to engage with Twitter in exploring the possibility of resolving the issue.

Listing the conditions that the microblogging platform must meet, Buhari said it must pay attention to matters of national security and cohesion, registration, physical presence and representation in Nigeria, fair taxation, dispute resolution and local content.

"Following the extensive engagements, the issues are being addressed and I have directed that the suspension be lifted but only if the conditions are met to allow our citizens continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements," the Nigerian President said, as quoted by the Punch newspaper.