The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered a former Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED, and the Ministry of Information to disclose the details of the agreement between the Federal Government and X, formerly Twitter, to assess whether the agreement complies with the exercise of Nigerians’ human rights online.

According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s, KOLAWOLE OLUWADARE, the judgment was delivered in May 2024 by Justice NNAMDI DIMGBA following a Freedom of Information suit filed by the organisation.

In his judgment, Justice DIMGBA held that, the former minister and the Ministry of Information are directed and compelled to provide a copy of the agreement between the Nigerian government and Twitter to SERAP solely to ascertain its impact on the protection of fundamental human rights of Nigerians.