The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to fasten the process of the passage of Digital Rights and Freedom Bill in the country. This call was made as part of the observations from Nigeria’s review at the 126th session…
Social networking platform Pinterest, has joined other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Youtube, to restrict the spread of vaccine misinformation. The site announced Wednesday that it would direct all searches related to vaccination to results from public health…
With youth unemployment/underemployment rate (according to the National Bureau of Statistics) at 55.4% in Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative and Dufuna Technology will be organizing a digital skill training to empower Nigerian youths on accessing employment opportunity within and outside the country.…
On February 18 2019, the government of Kenya publicly announced the rolling out of Huduma number, a single number that is linked to a resident’s personal identifiers including biometric and demographic data in digital form. Huduma number was made law…
At an event Wednesday, Google launched new features that will state routes on its map in Nigerian accents. The California-based tech firm also increased the detail on its maps to include motor cycle and danfo routes as well as sign…
By Kenneth AFOR | The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum on Thursday has made demands to the government and regulators of the country’s Digital space to improve and expand the affordability of broadband penetration in the country to enable businesses, youths…
Paradigm Initiative has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide it with information on the Nigerian surveillance and interception regime. Relying on the Freedom of Information Act 2011, the pan-African Digital Rights and Digital Inclusion organization is requesting information…
Mrs Monilola Udoh, Director of Information and Communications Technology, Ministry of Communication, has called for an alliance between the government and civil society organization to promote digital inclusion and good internet practices in Nigeria. She made the call while speaking…
Speakers and participants from over 38 countries at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2019 have decried the activities of various governments which have infringed on digital rights and as well charted a new course for the digital space and…
Media coverage of issues confronting digital rights and online freedom has significantly improved over the last year as more media platform and practitioners dedicate more attention to developments in the digital space. This is according to Paradigm Initiative, the pan-African digital…
