Would you pay to use Twitter?

<p></p> <p>The prolonged deadline for the linkage came to an end on Monday, April 4, 2022, and caused <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/04/07/nin-sim-linkage-crowded/">disconnected subscribers</a> to troop to the nearest National Identification Management Commission&rsquo;s (NIMC) office to have their lines unbarred. However, many have been unable to link their SIMs as NIMC seems to be unable to verify NINs. According to <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/528242-mtn-yet-to-reactivate-7-5-million-phone-lines-weeks-after-receiving-nins.html"><em>Premium Times</em>, </a> over 7.5 million MTN subscribers are yet to get their NINs verified by the NIMC.</p> <p> </p> <p>This is where we began our discussion on today's edition of the Techpoint Africa Podcast.</p> <p>1:03 -&nbsp;MTN <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/528242-mtn-yet-to-reactivate-7-5-million-phone-lines-weeks-after-receiving-nins.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">yet to</a> reactivate 7.5 million phone lines</p> <p>5:01 - Proposed <a href="https://nairametrics.com/2022/05/07/ncc-warns-telcos-against-tariff-increase/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tarrif increase</a> by Nigerian telcos</p> <p>11:22 - YouTube Go is <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/05/youtube-go-shutting-down-august/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shutting down</a></p> <p>19:50 - Elon Musk's plans for Twitter (would you pay to use?)</p> <p>From hashtags to the reality: 5 impactful social movements in Nigeria that <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2019/11/08/social-movements-twitter-nigeria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">started on Twitter</a></p> <p>Register for the Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit by visiting <a href="https://blockchain.techpoint.africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blockchain.techpoint.africa</a>. See list of confirmed speakers <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/05/02/speakers-techpoint-africa-blockchain-summit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>Emai