"Social media is where I eat," she told Reuters. "I depend on social media for my livelihood." Scores of small and medium-sized businesses across Africa's most populous nation - and largest economy - are reeling from the indefinite suspension of the social media site. NOI Polls estimates that 39.6 million Nigerians use Twitter - 20% of them for business advertisement and 18% to look for employment. Information Minister Lai Mohammed last week said that all social media sites must register a local entity and get a license to operate.

Source: The Edge Markets June 14, 2021 09:00 UTC