19 Jan, 2026
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Linda Yaccarino Departs as X Boss

Linda Yaccarino, the boss of Elon Musk’s social media site X, has announced she is stepping down. Ms Yaccarino has been in the role since June, 2023. In a post on the social media platform, she said was “immensely grateful” to Musk for “entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company […]

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2024: Google, Meta, X, others paid N2.55trn taxes to FG in six months — NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has disclosed that foreign digital companies Google, Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Microsoft and social media platforms operating in Nigeria paid N2.55trn ($1.5billion) in taxes to the Federal Government in the first six months of 2024. NITDA revealed this in a statement on X, Wednesday, titled ‘NITDA commends […]