Nigeria

Five organisations giving equity-free funding to startups in Nigeria

These five organisations give equity-free funding to startups in Nigeria - Tony Elumelu Foundation, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Bank of Industry

Who is enforcing data protection regulations in Nigeria?

The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) is the principal data protection regulatory body in Nigeria.

9 Nigerian entrepreneurs leading the way for immigrants in the US

Nigerians are at the forefront of tech and industry all over the continent, and even abroad. Here's a list of Nigerian entrepreneurs who have founded and led startups and companies in the US.

Nigeria leads mobile app market growth for Africa according to AppsFlyer & Google report

The report found that the African mobile app market showed strong growth, with overall installs increasing by 41%. Nigeria showed the highest growth, with a 43% uplift, followed by 37% in South Africa, and 29% in Kenya.

How an ISP restricts you from accessing a website (Case Study: Twitter)

There are three ways an ISP can restrict access to content: Deep Packet Inspection, DNS Filtering, and IP Address Filtering

What the new OTT license regulations may mean for free speech in Nigeria

The Nigerian government has suspended Twitter. It is also seeking to regulate other information channels over the internet. What are the implications of these policies in Nigeria? Will this lead to state sanctioned censorship of news and information?

Nigerian Federal Government bans Twitter in the country

The Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The announcement came in a Tweet on Friday, 4th of June, 2021.