The Minister of Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, said he did not direct telecom companies in the country to tamper with networks as the nationwide protests began on Thursday.
Nigerians using MTN, Airtel and other networks began to complain on social media about the unusual slow speeds of browsing.
But Tijani, appearing on a live program on TV said: “There’s no instruction to tamper with (phone) networks.”
Tijani equally rowned at the looting of the National Communication Commission, NCC, building in Kano State.
He said it would be a setback to the federal government’s efforts at encouraging youth employment through technology.
