Nigerian broadcasters ordered to stop using ‘unpatriotic’ Twitter

Move comes after social media firm deleted president's tweet for violating its rules

Nigeria has directed all TV and radio stations to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately" and described its use as unpatriotic, the country's National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said.

The government of Africa's most populous country said it was suspending the platform on Friday, two days after the social media company deleted a tweet from the president's account for violating its rules.