Newspaper Proprietors Of Nigeria Hail Judgment Of $220m Fine On META Platform

LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-With significant interest, the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has received the news that the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCT) upheld the $220 million fine…

US Justice Dept. Sues Google Over Abuse Of Power On Online Search Services

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal judge will start hearing claims this week from the Justice Department and a group of states that Google abused its power as a monopoly over…

Google To Train 20,000 Nigerians Women, Youths, Provide N1.2bn Grant For Digital Skills

LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Google plans to train 20,000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills and provide a grant of 1.2 billion naira ($1.6 million) to help the government’s create…

Nigeria Govt Urges Google To Block Banned Groups, Terrorist Organisation From YouTube

LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria asked Google to block the use of YouTube channels and livestreams by banned groups and terrorist organizations in the country, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on…

Nigeria Announces Plan To Release Draft For Regulation Of Google, Facebook, TikTok, Others

LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has announced plans to regulate internet companies like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram (all owned by Meta), Twitter, Google and TikTok in a draft shared by the country’s…

Trump Drags Facebook, Twitter, Google To Court Over Alleged ‘Censorship’

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Former US president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he is the victim of censorship. The class…

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Other Social Media Platforms Must Register To Operate – FG

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government says its directive that Over the Top (OTT) and social media platforms operating in the country must register and obtain license to operate is…

Google Reveals Nigerian Women Are More Committed To Valentine Than Men

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Google on Saturday revealed that Nigerian ladies top the search rating on how to make this year Valentine’s Day memorable for their lovers. Valentine’s Day is celebrated…

16 Nigerians Publications Benefit From Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund Grants

LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Google News Initiative Journalism Emergency Relief Fund (JERF) has announced it is supporting 16 Nigerian publications with funding. Launched in April, the JERF serves to help…

Osinbajo Must Prove Several Allegations Against Jonathan, Saraki – Timi Frank

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Comrade Timi Frank, political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that since Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has sued…