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The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent.

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African governments have rolled out legislation and policies which enforce infringements to freedom of expression and hurt other digital rights, a report has revealed. The report, which is the 2018 edition of the Digital Rights in Africa by Paradigm Initiative, was released in Paris on Tuesday at the Internet Governance Forum and it is titled “Legislating Restriction: How African Governments …

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The internet users increased marginally to 98.3million in November, the Nigerian Communications Commission, has said. The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for December 2017 on its website on Thursday in Abuja. According to the data, Airtel, MTN, and Glo gained more internet subscribers during the month in review while 9mobile was the big loser. The …

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Four billion people lack internet access worldwide – UN Almost four billion people still lack access to online platform through the internet, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says, pledging to tackle the divide. The Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at the department, Lenni Montiel, stated this on Tuesday at the 11th annual UN Internet Governance Forum, which opened …

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