Telecom operators in Nigeria are raking in record revenues from data services as mobile internet consumption surges across the country, driven by a youthful, mobile-first population.
Bytedance’s short video platform, TikTok, said it removed over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its content policy.
ByteDance’s TikTok has been slapped with a €530 million ($600 million) fine by the European Union for unlawfully transferring user data to China, a move regulators say falls short of the bloc’s strict privacy standards.
Meta has officially launched Edits, a new video creation app designed to rival ByteDance’s TikTok.
As the April 5 deadline for TikTok to secure a non-Chinese buyer approaches, major contenders, including Amazon and a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, have entered the race to acquire the popular short-video app.
A Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, has said that social media platforms like TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter), among others could create jobs for at least 200,000 Nigerian youths if they are compelled to establish physical offices in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into TikTok and Truecaller over alleged data breaches as part of its enforcement of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA).
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration is in discussions with four different groups regarding the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, stating that all options remain viable.
Apple and Google are restoring TikTok to their app stores nearly a month after a federal ban temporarily...
Popular Nigerian social media influencer and streamer, Habeeb Hamzat aka Peller who is 19 years old has revealed he makes an average of N20 million on TikTok weekly.
Elon Musk has dismissed speculation that he is interested in acquiring TikTok, the popular social media platform facing scrutiny in the United States over national security concerns tied to its Chinese owner, ByteDance.
Apple and Google have removed TikTok from their app stores, complying with a U.S. law requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s...
