https://www.bizcommunity.com/157/639.html Nigeria news 15 Cyber Law news - Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/157/639.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:54:20 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigerian-agency-fines-multichoice-for-data-privacy-breaches-478429a Nigeria's data protection agency has fined Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Africa's biggest pay television company, 766 million naira ($501,340) for violating the country's data protection law, a spokesperson said. 1-259145 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/trumps-u-turn-on-the-banning-of-tiktok-031915a In an about turn, Donald Trump, who attempted to ban TikTok with a signed executive order during his first presidency, has asked the Supreme Court to halt a law that could led to the banning of the app in the United States (US) until he takes office. 1-254427 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/privacy-breach-more-details-into-whatsapps-220m-fine-in-nigeria-583780a The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (Commission), being the foremost agency in Nigeria, responsible for the promotion, protection, and enforcement of competition and consumer protection, initiated an investigation against WhatsApp during 2021. 1-250896 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigeria-fines-meta-220m-for-violating-consumer-data-laws-149106a Nigeria fined Meta Platforms $220m, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. 1-250178 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/detained-binance-executive-in-court-on-nigerian-tax-money-laundering-charges-908664a One of the two executives from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, detained in Nigeria appeared in an Abuja court on Thursday, 4 April, to face tax evasion and money laundering charges. 1-247354 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/751/240673.html Kenya's interior ministry said on Wednesday, 2 August, that it had suspended the local activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin while government agencies assess potential risks to public safety. 1-240673 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/549/236301.html International financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday said it was adding South Africa and Nigeria to its so-called "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny to implement standards to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. 1-236301 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/639/225015.html A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company's services last month following a six-month ban. 1-225015 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/663/216643.html Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists. 1-216643 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/727/211852.html In the midst of the planetary emergency of climate change, Covid-19 is testing modern civilisation's preparedness for shocks, across the spheres of finance, economics and technology; global, national and regional governance; global and population health; social cohesion and food security. This is according to Baker McKenzie's new report, Unprecedented: Converging Crises, which notes that while the vast majority of businesses around the world are now in the throes of the immediate impacts of the pandemic, the consequences of this abrupt global change will reverberate for decades to come. With the acute phase of the Covid-19 response mostly complete, business leaders have begun to look at how to position themselves to succeed in a turbulent world, with organisations in different sectors having to adapt to specific industry challenges brought about by the pandemic. 1-211852 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Cyber Law Nigeria