4 days ago
The Senate has passed a bill through its second reading to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, mandating social media platforms to establish physical offices within Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), seeks to ensure that multinational social media corporations such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok,…
15 Mar
A lawyer who ran a local news Facebook page in one of Mexico's most violent states was found killed Friday, prosecutors in Guanajuato said. The victim, Iran Villarreal Belmont, had run for the municipal council for the centrist Movimiento Ciudadano party in the city of San Luis de la Paz last year. Police sources said…
15 Mar
Facebook parent company Meta is seeking to silence a former employee who has made scandalous allegations in a new tell-all book, obtaining a ruling to temporarily bar her from promoting the memoir or bad-mouthing the tech giant. In "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism," released on Tuesday, Sarah Wynn-Williams recounts…
14 Mar
Social media giant Meta on Thursday announced it would begin testing its new "Community Notes" feature across its platforms in the United States next week, as it shifts away from third-party fact-checking toward a crowd-sourced approach to content moderation. Meta's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the new system -- popularized by the Elon Musk-owned platform…
21 Feb
Meta said yesterday that it is now accepting sign-ups for its Community Notes programme on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
10 Feb
Facebook has played a crucial role in shaping Africa’s digital communication landscape, providing a platform for social interactions, business marketing, and news dissemination.
21 Jan
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has disowned Facebook accounts which he alleged impersonators use to defraud the public. Umahi said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Chief Uchenna Orji, on Tuesday in Abakaliki. He said Facebook accounts were: “Sen. David Nweze Umahi, Sen. David Umahi and Sen. Nweze…
8 Jan
Tech leaders continue to fall in line around Donald Trump, with Facebook's announcement that it would end its US fact-checking program the latest victory for the president-elect and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk.
13 Dec
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos has granted an interim order restraining the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria
11 Dec
Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp are currently down for users worldwide. Reports of outages are flooding in, with users unable to refresh feeds or send messages. Meta has yet to comment. "Over 42,000 users of Meta's Instagram and the company's other social media apps are reporting outages right now," DownDetector stated.…
14 Nov
The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace. The European Commission said the US tech titan also abused its dominant position by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads…
31 Aug 2024
Suspected hackers have taken over the official Facebook page of Kano State Hisbah Board. The hackers have seized the opportunity to nude pictures and other content. The Guardian learnt the development came to the knowledge of Hisbah a few days ago when the page was inundated with illicit images negating what the agency stands for.…
Latest
NOW
The significance of a consistent and reliable power supply in Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning cannot be overstated. A steady flow of electricity is essential for creating a conducive learning environment, facilitating academic activities and supporting the entire educational experience.
NOW
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu’s leadership in relation to Nigeria’s economy did not start with his ministerial appointment. Born on December 26, 1961, in Gwandu, Kebbi State, Bagudu built a career rooted in economics, governance, and financial management.
NOW
Laylatulm Qadr, also known as the Night of Destiny, is one of the holiest nights in Islam. It is believed to be the night when the Qur’an was first revealed to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and it carries immense spiritual rewards for those who stay up to commune with God during this night.
4 mins ago
The Publisher/ Executive Editor, Nigeria University Times, Prof. Daniel Awodiya, has announced plans to unveil his latest textbook on persuasion.The event, scheduled to hold on April 3, 2025, at the Biodun Sobanjo Multimedia Centre of Excellence,
6 mins ago
The Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has dismissed media reports that an Abia State High Court has voided the new electricity tariff from the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for its customers or that of any of the other 11 DisCos in the country.
8 mins ago
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team led by its Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, recently visited the headquarters of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), in Abuja.
15 mins ago
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Jennifer Nkem-Eneanya has unveiled a groundbreaking animated series, Kiliwe The Timebender, designed to fill a significant gap in African children’s content.
16 mins ago
The Founder and President of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, has written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the letter he personally signed, dated March 10, 2025, Akinboboye expressed appreciation to the president for the impetus
16 mins ago
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed on Friday with an unexpected apology from the defendant’s legal team.
20 mins ago
Schneider Electric has secured the deal to provide sustainable and uninterrupted power to Eko Atlantic City with focus on energy-efficient solutions. The firm announced this in a statement, noting that it plays a crucial role in securing 99 per cent electricity availability