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Google, Meta, X, Others Paid N2.55trn Taxes To Nigeria In Six Months

Abibat Babalola

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 tech giants for adhering to code of practice’. The agency stated data from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that foreign digital companies, including interactive computer service…

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Rashidi Yekini: Google Celebrates Nigeria’s All-time Top Scorer On 60th Posthumous Birthday

Ganiyu Amodu

+12 things to know about the first Nigerian footballer to bag the ‘African Footballer of the Year.’   Google Doodle celebrates the 60th birthday of the iconic Nigerian football player and all-time top scorer, Rashidi Yekini. His journey to stardom was one filled with challenges and poverty, as a young Yekini worked as a welder and mechanic to make money. The doodle began with a biography of the Kaduna-born striker: “Today’s Doodle celebrates iconic Nigerian footballer Rashidi Yekini, an accomplished forward nicknamed the “Goalsfather” for his ability to sneak shots…

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Google, Microsoft Hit With Low Sales

Ganiyu Amodu

The two tech giant corporations Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube experienced slow sales resulting in the downturn of the economy. According to BBC, the slow economy has also affected Microsoft as the demand for its computers and other technology had deteriorated. Alphabet said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut their advertising budgets marking the US firm’s weakest quarterly growth in nearly a decade outside of the start of the pandemic. For Microsoft, its sales rose by 11% to $50.1bn,…

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