P resident Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to investigate major tech companies and AI platforms over claims they are unfairly using Nigerian news content. The order was made public on Monday by FCCPC Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu. It comes after the Nigerian Press Organisation, which includes NPAN, NUJ, BON and GOCOP, sent a joint petition to the Presidency. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, formally delivered Tinubu’s directive to the commission in a letter. The FCCPC will now look into allegations that Meta, Google’s parent company Alphabet, X, and some generative AI platforms operating in Nigeria may be hurting fair competition and threatening the survival of local media houses. The commission said the probe is a major step for Nigeria’s media industry. Many news organisations have raised concerns that global tech firms are making money from Nigerian journalism without paying fairly or...

T hree men standing trial for the murder of popular Ogun broadcaster Kitan Oyesiku and her security guard will spend the next 60 days behind bars, an Abeokuta court has ruled. Sitting in Isabo on Monday, Chief Magistrate O.T. Odubanjo granted the police request to remand the suspects at the Nigerian Correctional Centre. They will remain there until September 10, 2026, when the matter will be mentioned again. The case stems from the killing of 67-year-old Oyesiku, fondly known as “Aunty Kitan,” and her guard, Pelumi Adetayo. Their bodies were found on June 20 inside the broadcaster’s home in Agodo, Kobape area of Abeokuta. Oyesiku, a retired OGTV presenter, was discovered in her room lying face up with bloodied tissues close to her. Adetayo was found dead inside the gatehouse, with the door locked from outside. Police said their investigation led to the recovery of Oyesiku’s missing vehicle and the arrest of three people. The suspects are Sodeinde Olajunwon Phillip, 22, who once worked ...