World Report 2008: Nigeria

A Nigerian tribunal’s $290 million fine against Meta, for data privacy violations, lays bare the tech giant’s troubling data practices in Africa, while fuelling wider concerns about corporate accountability in the global digital economy.

Eedris Abdulkareem’s song “Tell Your Papa” is a lyrical protest against Nigeria’s worsening socio-economic conditions under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership.

Three journalists had their gadgets confiscated by Nigerian military personnel and were threatened with being shot if they spoke out.