Nigeria Media Probe Targets Google, Meta, X Over Pay
Nigeria media probe targets Meta, Google, and X over content use and AI training. President Tinubu ordered the FCCPC investigation...
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Nigeria media probe targets Meta, Google, and X over content use and AI training. President Tinubu ordered the FCCPC investigation...
July 24, 2026
The US is imposing a 12.5% tariff on Nigeria and eight African nations over forced-labour concerns, under a US Trade...
July 24, 2026
Dangote Refinery slowdown slashes gasoline output from 81,000 bpd to 10,000 bpd, cutting 20% of Europe’s jet fuel imports and...
July 23, 2026
ECO currency 2027 status: ECOWAS confirmed the launch, but only Cape Verde and Benin met all 2024 convergence criteria. Where...
July 22, 2026
Two Ansaru commanders received life imprisonment in Abuja on 20 July 2026 after pleading guilty to a 32-count terrorism indictment,...
July 21, 2026
Nigeria’s stablecoin surge hit $59B in crypto inflows, with USDT and USDC now 43% of Sub-Saharan volume. See how 2–3%...
July 21, 2026
The UN warns jihadist groups in Nigeria and the Sahel are deploying weaponised commercial drones and soliciting bitcoin donations, marking...
July 20, 2026
Africa private capital tripled to a record $16.1 billion in Q1 2026, driven by MTN’s $6.2B IHS Nigeria buy and...
July 19, 2026
A €60 million EIB cocoa dairy facility targets Nigeria's processing sector, backing a ban on raw bean exports. 70% of...
July 18, 2026