President Tinubu Orders FCCPC Probe of Google, Meta and X Over Nigerian News Content

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate Meta, Alphabet (Google), X and several generative AI platforms following a petition from Nigeria’s largest media organisations alleging years of uncompensated use of locally produced journalism. The directive was conveyed through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, with the FCCPC confirming the investigation in a statement issued on Monday.