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WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over $220m fine
One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data ...NIN linkage: Telcos begin final phase of SIM disconnection
Telecommunication companies in Nigeria have commenced the final phase of disconnecting Subscriber Identity Module numbers (telephone lines) not linked to ...Osun, Delta fine Google, Meta $350m each for tax evasion
The tax authorities in Osun and Delta states have fined Google Nigeria and Meta Platforms, Inc.,150 million dollars and 200 ...FCCPC imposes $220m fine on Meta for data privacy violations
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has imposed a fine of $220 million on Meta, parent company of ...Court dismisses suit challenging blocking of SIMs not linked to NIN
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed an action filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights ...NIMC faces criticism over alleged dollar billing on NIN updates
The National Identity Management Commission faced public backlash on Monday after a social media user accused the agency of charging ...Microsoft sacks workers at African Development Centre in Nigeria
Microsoft, an American technology company, has sacked its workers at the African Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos, Nigeria. The ADC ...Govt plans new national identity card with payment, social service features
The Federal Government will soon launch a new national identity card with payment and other social service features. The new ...How social media threatened my 40-year-old marriage – Lai Mohammed
A former minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has said social media threatened his 40-year old marriage. Lai spoke ...Nigerian creators on Instagram can monetise content from June – Meta
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, says it will introduce a new feature on the social media app in June ...