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Abuja, March 1, 2026 – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the federal government to investigate seven big media technology organsations for using opaque algorithms and market dominance to undermine Nigerian media, businesses, and citizens’ rights. It listed the affected organisations as Google, Meta (Facebook), Apple, Microsoft (Bing), X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Amazon, and YouTube. SERAP made the complaint in a letter addressed to Tunji Bello, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The complaint, dated Feb. …

Akure, Feb. 13, 2026 – The Ondo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OSSA) has warned residents to stop harassing its officials while conducting their lawful activities. The Agency gave the warning in a statement on Thursday. It strongly condemned the “unruly and unacceptable conduct” displayed by one John Kollyns, who allegedly harassed its officials during a lawful enforcement exercise on illegal signage structures. It said its officers were carrying out their statutory responsibilities in line with the enabling laws of Ondo State when the incident happened. “Any attempt to obstruct, …

Lagos, Feb. 12, 2026 – Fidelity Bank Plc, the leading financial institution, has donated some relief items to inmates at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos. The gesture was in demonstration of the bank’s commitment to enhancing the lives and wellbeing of indigent persons. The project, executed under the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative known as Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP), saw the bank’s Human Resources (HR) department hand over various household tools and gift items to the leadership of the correctional facility as part of its efforts to …

Abuja, Feb. 11, 2026 – Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, has commended President Bola Tinubu for strengthening the federal system of administration in Nigeria. Bagudu made the commendation at the closing session of the National Economic Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said Nigeria is now a more united federation due to the bold decisions the president.  The minister said the president’s economic reforms had increased funds for the sub-national governments to provide more amenities for their constituents. He said that with reforms, the fiscal condition …

Washington, Jan. 22, 2026 – President Trump fired off a flurry of social media posts overnight, sharing private text messages with world leaders, mocking America’s European allies and reaffirming his insistence that the United States must seize control of Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory. “There can be no going back,” Trump wrote in one of a series of posts on his Truth Social platform. Trump’s posts came hours before he was set to join them at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He is scheduled to depart Washington, D.C., on …

‎ Abuja, Jan. 22, 2026 – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and a delegation from Cabo Verde met in Abuja on a strategic study visit aimed at deepening cooperation on diaspora engagement, migration management, and development initiatives. ‎Receiving the delegation, ‎Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, stressed the importance of structured diaspora engagement as a driver of national development and urged African countries to place greater priority on their citizens in the diaspora. ‎Represented by Dr Sule Yakubu Bassi, the Secretary to the Commission, she outlined NiDCOM’s mandate and …

Abuja, Jan. 22, 2026 – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is to clamp down on Digital Money Lending (DML) operators who failed to regularise their operations with the commission. The Commission said this in a circular issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Ondaje Ijagwu, its Director of Corporate Affairs. It said it had given the operators up to Jan 5, 2026 to regularise their operations, stressing that the regularisation is in accordance with the Digital, Electronic, Online and Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations). The circular …

Washington, Jan. 20, 2026 – President Trump set the stage for a crucial few days ahead — when the durability of the US alliance with Europe is set to be put to the test — with a series of comments and social media posts overnight doubling down on his threats against multiple European nations. “It’s going to be a very interesting Davos,” Trump joked to reporters at nearly midnight on Monday as he traveled back to Washington ahead of his trip to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, where, Trump …