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Mark Zuckerberg Reveals How President Biden’s Administration Pressured Meta To Censor COVID-19 Contents

Mark Zuckerberg
Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has accused senior officials from the Joe Biden Administration of pressuring his company to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humour and satire, in 2021. In a statement on Monday addressed to Jim Jordan Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Jerrold Nadler, the committee’s Ranking Member, Zuckerberg revealed that his teams faced repeated demands from the White House to remove specific contents from Meta’s platforms. Zuckerberg stated that while Meta made its own decisions regarding content removal, the pressure exerted by the government was inappropriate. I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regretRead More

Nigeria Opts Out Of Global Tax Deal, Cites Economic Impact

Tax
Nigeria has opted out of a global tax deal negotiated under the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC)/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). BEPS refersRead More

Inflation: Adjust Policies To Boost Supply, World Bank Tells Nigeria, Others

President of the World Bank Group, Mr. David Malpass
The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass has lamented the impact of rising food and energy costs across the world, urging Nigeria and other developing countries to adjustRead More

Russia-Ukraine War: Europe Mounts Pressure On Nigeria For More Gas Supply

European Union
Takes advocacy to NNPC after visit to Sylva The European Union (EU) yesterday continued to mount pressure on Nigeria to ramp up its gas supply to Europe, with a visitRead More

WHO: Nigeria, 12 Other African Nations Yet To Surpass 10% COVID-19 Vaccination

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa are yet to surpass 10 per cent full vaccination of their population against the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released by the UN OfficeRead More

US Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson To Be First Black Woman To Sit On Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson
The US Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson yesterday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black womanRead More

OPEC+ Resolves To Continue With Gradual 400,000 bpd Oil Output Hikes

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Nigeria’s quota hits 1.753m daily production in May US plans release of 1m barrels per day to lower rising prices The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) again resolved yesterdayRead More

Barkindo: OPEC Has No Capacity To Compensate For Loss Of Russian Oil

OPEC Secretary General, Dr. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
Producers’ group may keep to 400,000bd incremental plan With Russia now becoming a pariah nation, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said yesterday that it would be difficult toRead More

IMF: Countries With Huge Debts Vulnerable To Financial Crises, Recession

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that economies with large external debts could be vulnerable to financial crises and deep recessions when capital flows out. The IMF stated thisRead More

Russia Warns Media Not To Report Interview With Ukrainian President, Zelenskyy

Russian President Vladimir Putin vs Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Russia’s communications watchdog told Russian media on Sunday to refrain from reporting an interview done with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It said it had started a probe into the outletsRead More

Nigerian Governors In Dubai For Investment Drive

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi
Fourteen Nigerian governors have arrived Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an Annual Investment Meeting, starting tomorrow, March 29. The gathering is expected to witness a highly engaging interaction, whichRead More