Following serious backlash from Nigerians, the federal government has deleted a tweet and also apologized after ordering Nigerians to re-register their accounts.

Recall that the controversial order left many Nigerians panting and calling the government unprintable names for trying to make things more difficult in this pandemic period.

In a tweet this morning, the federal government apologized saying its tweet was misleading.

@NigeriaGov tweeted:

‘We apologize for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The message contained in the
@firsNigeria

Notice does not apply to everybody. FIRS will issue appropriate clarification shortly.”