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The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [ 1] the Benin Empire, [ 2] and the ...
1 journalist [ 6] 1000+ protesters. The End Bad Governance protests, widely known by the hashtags #EndBadGovernance or #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, were a series of decentralized mass protests in Nigeria [ 7] that mainly occurred from 1 August to 10 August 2024, triggered by the rising cost of living in the country. [ 8]
2020 Lekki shooting. / 6.43611°N 3.44750°E / 6.43611; 3.44750. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate ( Admiralty Circle Plaza) in Lagos State, Nigeria. [ 2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed ...
The last big protest in Nigeria was a demonstration against policy brutality in October 2020. It ended in bloodshed, which demonstrators blamed on soldiers and police, who denied using live rounds.
Nigeria has announced plans to regulate internet companies like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram (all owned by Meta), Twitter, Google and TikTok in a draft shared by the country’s internet regulator.
Last fall, Facebook announced it was opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, which would provide the company with a hub in the region and the first office on the continent staffed with a team of ...
Updated Thu, Oct 8, 2020 · 3 min read. Dado Ruvic / Reuters. Facebook shut down ten networks that violated its policies against coordinated inauthentic behavior between September 22nd and today ...
Facebook will do this in collaboration with the 2Africa consortium that includes China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC. The new branches are ...