Meta faces heightened scrutiny and fines from Nigerian regulators demanding respect for local data protection and consumer ...

Nigeria made headlines, not for oil, Afrobeats, or Nollywood, but for data. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, in partnership with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, ...

People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta said it faced large fines and "unrealistic" regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities, according to the ...

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Tribunal upheld a $220m fine against Meta—parent ...

Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook and WhatsApp's parent company, has been fined $220 million by Nigeria's consumer protection authority for data misuse.

From high-profile arrests to tech platform clashes with regulators, the Nigerian digital space has been rocked by a wave of ...

Meta has until the end of June to pay the fine, Nigerian media reported ... that allow everyone using Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria to control how their information is used,” a Meta ...

Explore how Meta's ongoing legal challenges in Nigeria and Kenya could reshape data privacy laws in Africa and hold tech ...

A $220 million fine against Meta Platforms by Nigeria's competition watchdog for violating local consumer, data protection and privacy laws has been upheld following an unsuccessful appeal, Nigeria's ...

and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). In 2024, the FCCPC slammed Meta and Whatsapp with a $220 million fine for its infractions. Meta challenged the FCCPC’s penalties at the ...

People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta said it faced large fines and "unrealistic" regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. Last year ...