President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices and the unlawful exploitation of Nigerian media content.
The directive follows a joint petition by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), an umbrella body that includes the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, conveyed the President’s directive to the FCCPC.
According to a statement by the FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the investigation targets companies such as Meta, Alphabet (Google’s parent company), and X (formerly Twitter), along with certain Generative AI platforms operating in Nigeria.
The media organisations allege that these platforms engage in practices that undermine fair competition, threaten the commercial viability of Nigerian media houses, and violate
