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- 17 Jun 2025
Gbenga Sesan to review ‘The Village Priest’ @2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum
Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Mr. Gbenga Sesan would be the reviewer of the latest book “The Village Priest” by Ogbuefi Remmy Nweke at the forthcoming Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa…
- 26 May 2018
Gbenga Sesan Decries Attacks on Internet Freedom in Africa
Gbenga Sesan, digital rights expert and the executive director of Paradigm Initiative, has bemoaned the spate of attacks on internet freedom in Africa. Sesan was speaking at RightsCon, an…
- 18 Jul 2018
Gbenga Sesan Calls for End to Taxes on Social Media, Blogging
A digital rights expert and the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, ‘Gbenga Sesan has called for an end to attempts by governments in Africa to impose taxes on the digital platforms, saying…
- 12 Dec 2013
Too Many Agencies Fighting Cyber Crimes Nigeria-Sesan
Gbenga Sesan, executive director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), has decried the existence of multiple agencies in the fight against cyber crimes in Nigeria, and insisted that the country does…
- 7 Jul 2017
Paradigm Initiative Adds Two Members to Advisory Board
Paradigm Initiative of Nigeria (PIN) said that two new members have joined Advisory Board: Drs Jummai Zainab Umar-Ajijola and Aida Opoku-Mensah. “Dr Jummai Ummar-Ajijola brings to the Advisory Board…
- 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…
- 9 Jan 2019
Paradigm Initiative Urges NIMC to Suspend NIN Enforcement Activities
Paradigm Initiative, a digital rights advocacy group has called for the immediate suspension of the enforcement of National Identification Number (NIN), as announced by the National Identity…
- 19 Feb 2020
Paradigm Initiative Selects Olatunde As Inaugural Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) Fellow
Folasewa Olatunde, a Nigerian second-year doctoral student at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA, has been selected as the pioneer fellow for the newly introduced Digital Rights and…
- 29 Aug 2017
Nigerian Military's Surveillance of Social Media Alarming- Paradigm Initiative
The report that the Nigerian military has commenced monitoring social media activity of Nigerians has been in the news in the past few days. This development might not be unconnected to the recent…
- 16 Mar 2018
Paradigm Initiative Trains Over 600 Youth in ICT & Entrepreneurship Skills in 2017
Paradigm Initiative, a prominent social enterprise in the ICT sector, said that it has provided free training in ICT and entrepreneurship to 667 youth in 2017; this was contained in the 2017 Annual…
- 28 Feb 2019
Paradigm Initiative Releases 2018 Annual Report, Demonstrates Impact
The social enterprise, Paradigm Initiative has released its 2018 annual report . The report provides insight into the work of the organisation, especially in how it lives up to its mission of…
- 30 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…
- 8 Aug 2019
Paradigm Initiative Calls out Kenyan Government over Privacy concern on Huduma Number
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…
- 3 Jun 2025
Paradigm Initiative Champions Digital Rights and Inclusion at Africa IGF 2025 in Dar es Salaam
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing digital rights and inclusion across Africa following its active participation in the 2025 Africa Internet Governance Forum…
- 19 Oct 2017
Paradigm Initiative Fetes Volunteers, Partners
By peter oluka In a show of appreciation to its partners and volunteers for the AjegunleLIFE and Techtiary Programs, Paradigm Initiative feted them recently at a cocktail held at Golden Tulip Hotel,…
- 12 Oct 2017
Paradigm Initiative Commends Imode Community On DiLiCe Project
By peter oluka Paradigm Initiative, a social enterprise that builds an ICT-enabled support system and advocates digital rights in order to improve livelihoods for under-served youth, has applauded…
- 19 Sept 2025
Paradigm Initiative Flags Rampant Data Leaks, Seeks Stronger Digital Rights Protection in Nigeria
Paradigm Initiative has released a report highlighting the state of digital rights and inclusion in Nigeria, raising serious concerns about the citizens’ data online. In a media briefing held in…
- 8 Jul 2024
NDSF@15: Ojo, Adebayo, Nnamani, Ekuwem, Nwannenna, Odusote Join DigitalSENSE Hall of Fame
Mr. Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda alongside the chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria and CNSSL group, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo; Managing…
- 2 Dec 2017
Techtiary 2017: Extraclass.ng wins N1m Star Prize
By peter oluka Extraclass.ng, has won the start prize of N1 million dubbed Taiwo Bankole Ogunyemi prize at the Techtiary Forum 2017. The Forum was organised by Paradigm Initiative, a social…
- 12 May 2018
Expert Urges Citizens to Defend Digital Rights
Tope Ogundipe, a digital rights expert, has urged citizens of various African countries to channel their power in the defense of digital rights and other human rights on the continent. …
- 30 Jun 2024
DigitalSENSE Africa honours Ekuwem, Odusote, Nwannenna, Adebayo, Uzor, others @NDSF’24
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of Akwa-Ibom State, alongside the chairperson, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Mrs…
- 5 Dec 2024
Firm Sues NIMC, Others On Digital Rights Breach Allegations
A digital rights advocacy organisation, Paradigm Initiative has taken legal action against the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other government…
- 10 Aug 2016
PIN Seeks Release of Arrested Blogger, Cybercrime Law Review
The arrest of blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman, by heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, August 8, 2016, in his residence has again highlighted the…
- 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…
- 20 Jun 2024
NDSF’24: Adebayo, Rudman, Sesan, Iloezumma to discourse ‘Digital Economy and Safer Civic Space’
Messrs Gbenga Adebayo, Muhammed Rudman and Gbenga Sesan as well as Ms Francisca Iloezumma have made it to the speakers faculty of the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa forum on Internet Governance for…
- 7 Feb 2019
CSOs, Nigerians Urge President Buhari to Sign Digital Rights Bill
The National Assembly on Tuesday transmitted the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. Sodiq Alabi, Communications Officer, Paradigm Initiative,…
- 3 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…
- 26 May 2013
Microsoft Nigeria, Paradigm Partner to Provide Free Training
Microsoft Nigeria and Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) have hosted the 2013 Microsoft NGO Connection Day Nigeria in Calabar, Cross Rivers state. The two-day networking and information- sharing event…
- 24 Jul 2018
Bloggers, Rights Advocates in Tanzania Deplore Bloggers License Fee
Tanzanian bloggers and digital rights advocates have condemned the recently introduced license fee for bloggers in the country. They made this call at a dinner organized by Paradigm Initiative…
- 13 Jul 2010
NGOs Train Youth
Ten talented Nigerian youth living in Ajegunle, a high density, low income neighbourhood in the sprawling Lagos metropolis, learned important life skills at a three day workshop organised by…