Just In: House of Reps rejects lifting of Twitter ban

<p>The House of Representatives&comma; has on Thursday&comma; July 1&comma; rejected the lifting the ban place on the micro-blogging platform&comma; Twitter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7435" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;images-62&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"667" height&equals;"460" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This coming after the house received reports from its committees on Information&comma; ICT&comma; Intelligence&comma; Justice and Orientation who investigated the circumstances of the suspension by the federal government<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After reviewing the report&comma; the Deputy Minority Leader of the House&comma; Toby Okechukwu&comma; suggested that federal government should take into cognizance the negative effect of the Twitter suspension on Nigerians who depend on the platform for their livelihood and lift the suspension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; seconded by another member&comma; the motion was rejected by the majority of the House when put to vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;