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- 4 Nov 2017
Group Expresses Worry Over Slow Implementation of Broadband Policy
By peter oluka Worried about the slow rollout of broadband infrastructure across Nigeria, advocacy group, Broadband 2018 Coalition has called on the Federal Government to expedite the implementation…
- 22 Nov 2017
Group Decries Nigeria’s Poor Ranking on ICT Development Index
By peter oluka Broadband 2018 Coalition has expressed deep concerns over Nigeria’s poor ranking on the latest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI) published in the…
- 22 Nov 2019
A4AI Taps Teniola as New Coordinator for Nigeria
A4AI, a global coalition working to make broadband affordable for all has appointed Mr. Olusola Teniola as its new national coordinator for Nigeria. Teniola takes over from Dr. Ernest Ndukwe,…
- 17 Nov 2015
Johnson to Join Affordable Internet Coalition Meeting in Lagos
Omobola Johnson, former minister of Communication Technology, will open a meeting of stakeholders working to increase access to affordable Internet in Nigeria. The Alliance for Affordable…
- 23 Nov 2015
Shittu, Comms. Minister, Others for A4AI Nigeria Coalition Meeting
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)-Nigeria Coalition has named Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications as the special guest of honour for its meeting holding tomorrow, November 24. Shittu…
- 3 Jul 2016
Stakeholders Vote against ICT Tax, Warns of Dangers
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications industry have frowned at the proposed communications tax bill before the National Assembly, saying that it is capable of discouraging potential…
- 3 Sept 2018
Johnson, Ex ICT Minister Joins World Wide Web Foundation Board
Dr Omobola Johnson, former minister of Communication Technology, has been appointed as the newest member of the World Wide Web Foundation Board of Directors. Web Foundation is working for a…
- 10 Jul 2024
Global Coalition Formed to Make Smartphones Affordable Worldwide
A new global coalition made up of the World Bank Group, the ITU and the WEF Edison Alliance have been formed to drive innovative solutions to boost handset affordability for some of the world’s…
- 22 Jan 2014
GSMA Joins Alliance to Lower Cost of Mobile Broadband In Developing Countries
GSMA is joining the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), a diverse coalition of over 50 members aiming to driving down the cost of Internet access in developing countries via regulatory and…
- 16 Jun 2015
A4AI Appoints Ndukwe National Coordinator of A4AI Nigeria Coalition
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has announced that Dr. Ernest Ndukwe will serve as the National Coordinator of the A4AI Nigeria Coalition. Dr. Ndukwe is the former CEO of the Nigerian…
- 8 Mar 2017
A4AI-Nigeria, PIN to Co-host Internet Freedom Festival
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), world’s broadest technology sector coalition, has indicated plans to partner with Paradigm Initiative (Nigeria) on "Day 0" of the Internet Freedom…
- 31 Aug 2015
A4AI Names Johnson, Former CommTech Minster New Chair
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has announced that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria, has joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson.…
- 30 Nov 2015
Ndukwe, Others Seek Secondary Market for Spectrum
Stakeholders in the Information Technology (IT) industry have called for the creation of secondary market for spectrum trading to ensure ubiquitous broadband, access and affordability. The…
- 1 Nov 2017
Ndukwe Says Review of National Broadband Plan Now Imperative
By peter oluka Dr Ernest Ndukwe, a telecom expert and former executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on the Ministry of Communications to review and update…
- 25 Nov 2015
A4AI Seeks Removal of Barrier to Broadband Access, Affordability
Information Technology Industry stakeholders at the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in Lagos, on Tuesday, were unanimous in their views that deliberate efforts must be made to…
- 7 Oct 2013
A4AI Launches to Stimulate Global Policy Reform, Lower Access Costs
Global sponsors Google, Omidyar Network, UK DFID and USAID joined by a host of governments, tech companies , a diverse group of private and public sector players came together to launch the Alliance…
- 7 Oct 2013
Cisco’s Dr Pepper for Alliance for Affordable Internet Forum
Cisco at the weekend announced that Dr Robert Pepper, Cisco’s vice president of global technology policy, will moderate the ministerial panel at the launch of the Alliance for Affordable Internet, a…
- 9 Mar 2018
‘Gbénga Sèsan Appointed Member of Advisory Network at FOC
Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, has been appointed member of the Advisory Network of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), an intergovernmental coalition committed to advancing…
- 10 Mar 2014
Nigeria Marks 25th Anniversary of world Web with Affordable Internet Access
An innovative and interactive new drive to empower affordable Internet access will today unite the Nigerian government as well as key members of the Nigerian ICT industry with technology leaders from…
- 2 Apr 2015
Nigeria Ranked 2nd In Broadband Affordability Index’s Among Developing Economies
The International communities recently ccommended for the successes attained in repositioning her technology space, through the broadband initiative. In March 2015, at Barcelona, Spain at the Mobile…
- 13 May 2020
Phase3 Rolls Out Free Fibre Broadband at FCT COVID-19 Isolation Centre
Phase3 Telecom, leading independent fiber optic network infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, deployed free fibre broadband connectivity to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
- 1 Jun 2018
Igbalajobi, Sesan, Amana to Speak @ DigitalSENSE Forum 2018
Mr. Olatunji Igbalajobi, a cyber security expert and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of CyberCode, and President of the Nigeria Internet Group, Mr. Destiny Amana would be leading speakers at this…
- 22 Feb 2016
A4AI Says High Internet Costs Threaten Universal Access
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in its 2015-16 Affordability Report says that it will take 26 years to make universal Internet access a reality for all, according to its report. The report,…
- 2 Dec 2017
A4A1 says Broadband costs in Africa Remain Highest
The 2017 Affordability Report from the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) which the internet lobby group says it compiled using more recent pricing and income data revealed that a basic…
- 14 Dec 2016
A4AI Announces New Advisory Council Members
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) members recently participated in elections for new representatives to the Advisory Council, a non-fiduciary body that provides oversight and strategic…
- 7 Sept 2016
A4AI-Nigeria Set for Quarterly Meeting in Lagos
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI-Nigeria's) next quarterly coalition meeting will take place in Lagos this September 29th, as announced by the body led by Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former EVC of NCC,…
- 17 Feb 2017
Nigeria First to Endorse A4AI ‘1 for 2’ Affordability Internet Target
In 2016, The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) called on countries to adopt a new, more ambitious target for what counts as ‘affordable’ internet access — a 1GB bundle costing no more than 2%…
- 4 Dec 2017
A4AI Study Shows Broadband Pricing Data Still High
By peter oluka Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has promised to produce annual updates on mobile pricing data for low- and middle-income countries, and to assess annually the extent to which…
- 13 Jul 2026
NITDA Unveils National Framework to Measure Nigeria’s Digital Economy Growth
In a decisive push toward data-driven policymaking, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has gathered key stakeholders to validate a comprehensive new framework designed to…
- 16 May 2016
A4AI Releases Paper, Says Proposed Communication Service Tax Regressive
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)-Nigeria Coalition has urged the federal government to consider other measures to generate revenue as against the proposed Communication Service Tax (CST).…