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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC or the “Commission”) has commenced a formal inquiry into allegations concerning the use of Nigerian news content by certain digital and generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms (the “Inquiry”). The Inquiry has generated significant interest across Nigeria’s technology and media sectors – and rightly so. It sits at the intersection of competition law, AI governance, data protection and the future of digital commerce in Africa’s largest economy.
20 July 26
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The Inquiry follows from a presidential directive to the FCCPC in response to a joint petition submitted by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP).
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