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- 30 May 2023
The Five-Point Digital Rights Agenda for Nigeria’s New Government
By Adeboye Adegoke, Senior Manager, Grants and Programs Strategy at Paradigm Initiative. As a new government takes over the reins of power in Nigeria, it will be useful to set a digital rights agenda…
- 12 Jan 2018
What Nigerians Should Look Out for on Digital Rights, Policy Landscape in 2018
By Adeboye Adegoke The year 2018 was heralded by the unfortunate news of the arrest of a UK-based, Nigeria blogger by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly referred to as SARS at the early…
- 7 Nov 2017
Paradigm Initiative Unhappy with Alleged Government’s Attempts to Clampdown on Online Newspapers
By peter Paradigm Initiative has expressed displeasure over alleged Federal Government’s secret attempts to block the domain names of several identified websites accused of threatening national…
- 21 Dec 2020
Paradigm Initiative Asks Court to Stop NCC from Disconnecting Subscribers
Paradigm Initiative has gone to court to restrain the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) from implementing the directive to disconnect all SIM cards that are not linked to the National…
- 20 Jun 2017
CSO Raises Alarm, Sues FG for Spying on Nigerians with Satellites
A Civic Society Organization (CSO) has dragged the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to court seeking judicial review of the Ministry’s alleged refusal to attend to Freedom of Information…
- 10 Nov 2017
CSO Sends FoI Request To NCC
Following the alleged plans to block online news sites, the Paradigm Initiative has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Nigerian Communications Commission asking the Commission to…
- 20 Dec 2017
House of Reps Passes Digital Rights Bill
By peter oluka The Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Tuesday, December 19, passed the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill (HB. 490). The piece of legislation that is proposed for “ an act to provide…
- 2 Nov 2018
NCC Establishes Industry Code to Regulate Internet Access
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has concluded plans to establish internet industry code of practice to regulate internet access and services in the country. Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
- 2 Dec 2018
Nigeria Urged To Prioritize Signing the Digital Rights Bill into Law
The digital rights and inclusion group, Paradigm Initiative has expressed concerns over the delay in transmitting the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill (HB490) to President Muhammadu Buhari for his…
- 7 Mar 2019
Paradigm Initiative Commends Liberia, Tasks Nigeria, Ghana on Free Speech in the Digital Age
Paradigm Initiative has commended the gesture by the Liberian President, George Weah to sign into law, a Bill to decriminalize libel in Liberia through an Act to Amend the Liberian Codes Revised,…
- 18 Jul 2019
Paradigm Initiative Announces 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows
Following an extensive selection process involving 261 applications from 39 countries, Paradigm Initiative is pleased to announce the 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows. The…
- 26 Jun 2019
NGO Raises Alarm, Says Foreign Govts Spy On, Intercept Communication of Nigerians
Paradigm Initiative, a digital rights group, has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide it with information on the Nigerian surveillance and interception regime. This is…
- 9 Jul 2019
Paradigm Initiative Calls Out Nigerian Immigration for Privacy Rights Violation
Paradigm Initiative, Pan-African Digital Rights organisation has written to the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, demanding compensation for Ewohime Jeffrey Apkovweta, Nigerian…
- 29 Jul 2019
Court Tasks NIMC on Security and Privacy, Commends Paradigm Initiative’s Data Privacy Advocacy
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has commended Paradigm Initiative for its advocacy work in Nigeria and urges the organization not to rest on its oars. This commendation was given while…
- 14 Aug 2019
Paradigm Initiative and Citizens Gavel Partner to Advance Digital Rights in Nigeria
Two non-Profit organizations, Paradigm Initiative and Citizens Gavel have agreed to work together to promote and advance digital rights in Nigeria through strategic litigation and other activities.…
- 28 Aug 2019
UN urges Nigeria to hasten up the passage of Digital Rights and Freedom Bill
The United Nations has called on the Nigerian Government to speed up the passage of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. This call is contained in its concluding observations from Nigeria's…
- 28 Apr 2020
Paradigm Initiative and Start up by A&E Law Develop Draft Coronavirus Regulations
In a virtual policy sprint that lasted for 72 hours, Startup by A&E Law and Paradigm Initiative led the development of a draft Coronavirus Regulation which States in Nigeria can adopt to guide…
- 16 Jul 2020
All You Need to Know About Paradigm Initiative’s 3-day Digital Policy Workshop in Tanzania
Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise working to advance digital rights and inclusion in Africa, has concluded a 3-day Digital Policy Workshop for Tanzanian Digital Rights Stakeholders…
- 17 Dec 2020
Group Asks Court to Stop NCC from Disconnecting Over 100 Million Nigerians
Paradigm Initiative has asked the court to restrain the Nigerian government and telecommunications service provider from carrying out a recent order requiring that all SIM cards not linked to the…
- 1 Mar 2022
CSOs Call Out NIMC, NCC for “Ignoring” FOI Request on Security Agencies Accessing Citizens’ Data
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and Ikigai Innovation Initiative (Ikigai Nation), two civil society organisations (CSOs) have said that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian…
- 8 Feb 2023
Paradigm Initiative Rallies Stakeholders on Digital Rights of Citizens Ahead of General Elections
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading Pan-African organization has launched a project that will see the institution collaborate with elections stakeholders across the continent to proactively…
- 22 Dec 2024
Group Advocates for Digital Rights at 2024 Internet Governance Forum
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African organisation dedicated to advancing digital rights and inclusion in the Global South, has made significant contributions to the just-concluded 2024…
- 1 Jul 2016
Nigeria Plays Leading Role as UN Council Adopts Digital Rights Resolution
On Friday, 1st of July 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council, at its 32nd Regular Session, adopted Resolution A/HRC/32/L.20 on Digital Rights, a resolution on the promotion, protection and…
- 7 Nov 2016
Caller Location Information Bill: Dangerous Law in Waiting- PIN
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social enterprise that connects under-served Nigerian youths with ICT-enabled opportunities, has rejected the ’Caller location Information Bill’ which has already…
- 5 Jun 2017
Digital Rights: Surveillance, Interception Must Be Lawful- PIN
Participants at a workshop on Digital Rights and Cybercrimes have called for increased capacity building for law enforcement agencies on handling issues related to cybercrimes in Nigeria. The…
- 23 Jun 2016
Digital Rights And Freedom Bill Passes Second Reading
On June 22, 2016, the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill passed second reading at the House of Representatives. This progress demonstrates the evidence of follow-through commitment made by the…
- 28 Oct 2024
Group Supports Digital Rights and Freedom Bill as Nigeria Moves toward Strengthening Human Rights Online
Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, which aims to safeguard human rights online and protect Internet users from the infringement of their fundamental freedoms, is back at the Nigerian Parliament for…
- 16 Oct 2017
Expert Urges National Assembly to Pass ‘Digital Rights’ Bill
By peter oluka A digital rights advocate, 'Boye Adegoke has called on the National Assembly to expedite actions on the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill that has been before the House of…