After years of investigations, the Nigerian government slammed US-based tech firm Meta, owners of Facebook and WhatsApp, with $220 million fine for violating consumer rights and data breaches. The acting Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, disclosed this in a statement to DAILY POST on Friday. The consumer competition watchdog said after investigations that the data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. The commission said Meta appropriated the data of Nigerian users on its platform…