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- 18 Sept 2018
IGF Seeks Women Participation in Internet Governance for Development
Mrs Mary Uduma, the Chairperson, Internet Governance Forum (IGF) says active participation of women in the internet process is key to the development of any nation. Uduma made this known on Tuesday…
- 3 Jun 2015
Internet Society Report Highlights Internet Governance Benefits, Multistakeholder Model
In order to better understand what African nations need to do to reap the full benefits of the Internet, the Internet Society today released the study “Internet Development and Governance in Africa.…
- 14 Aug 2025
ATU, AFRINIC Urge Governments, Regulators to Develop Internet Resilience Framework
As Africa continues to face internet disruptions, telecom leaders have urged governments and regulators to embrace and implement a Model Framework for Building Regional Internet Resilience. The…
- 13 Jun 2016
NiRA Seeks Stakeholders Consensus On Internet Governance Framework
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has expressed confidence that the outcome of recent Nigeria Internet Governance Forum will further drive stakeholders focus towards common grounds…
- 27 Sept 2023
FG Calls For Open, Secure Internet @Africa Internet Governance Forum
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. Dr. Bosun…
- 26 Jul 2015
NiRA Says NIGF 2015 Critical on Consensus for Internet Governance
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has described this year’s forum with the theme: “Harnessing the Potential of Internet Governance for sustainable Development in Nigeria”, critical…
- 14 Jan 2015
Local Internet Hosting Key to Furthering Africa Internet Development- Report
Local Internet hosting has been identified as essential in the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report on Tuesday by the Internet Society. The report by…
- 8 Jul 2019
What to Expect at the 2019 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum
For the past seven years, The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has evolved into an inclusive Internet policy dialogue mechanism contributing to national development. In a bid to Shape…
- 13 Jun 2019
Danbatta, Rudman, ATCON, Krish lead speakers @2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to lead speakers at the 10 th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development…
- 21 May 2021
Prof. Sodiya to Chair 2021 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance in June
Prof. Adesina Sodiya, President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is to preside over the 2021 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D),…
- 16 Jun 2019
Pantami leads NITDA delegation to 2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director-General (DG) National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) would on Thursday this week in Lagos give a keynote to the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE…
- 9 Aug 2015
NiRA to Discuss .ng Domain Name Relevance to Internet Governance
The Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) has identified that who manages the Internet and how the Internet is governed as constantly discussed in the domain name system (DNS) requires…
- 27 Feb 2017
Winners Emerge @ 2016 Etisalat-DigitalSENSE Students’ Essay Contest on Internet Governance
DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) Media Group, the organisers of Etisalat-DigitalSENSE students essay contest on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), has named Odonoekuma Onyebuchi Ekuma as the…
- 26 Aug 2018
Nigeria’s DBI Hosts ITU Workshop on Internet Governance in Africa
Nigeria will host this year’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) annual regional human capacity building workshop on “Strengthening capacities in Internet governance in Africa”,…
- 29 Oct 2012
Olufuye Seeks Enhanced Cooperation on Internet Governance
Dr. Jimson Olufuye, chairman, Africa ICT Alliance, (AfICTA), has said that enhanced cooperation on internet governance would encourage digital inclusion of Nigeria and rest of the African sub-region.…
- 16 May 2019
Chris Uwaje to chair 2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance, IPv6 Roundtable
Chief Chris Uwaje, Chairman of Connect Technologies would preside over the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, slated for…
- 29 May 2019
AfRALO, NCC, Medallion collaborate DigitalSENSE Africa 2019 Forum on Internet Governance, IPv6 Roundtable
The African Regional At-Large Organisations (AfRALO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is collaborating with DigitalSENSE Africa Media for the 2019 Nigeria…
- 14 Jun 2024
Ike Nnamani to lead speakers @NDSF on Internet Governance
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the most interconnected facility in West Africa, the Digital Realty Nigeria, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, would lead speakers to the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa…
- 4 Jun 2024
IG4D 2024: Edetaen Ojo to chair NDSF on Internet Governance
One of the top 10 digital change makers in Africa and Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr. Edetaen Ojo would preside over the 2024 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance…
- 25 May 2016
Akano, Rudman for DigitalSENSE 2016 Forum on Internet Governance
Mr. Tim Akano, chief executive officer of New Horizons, and his counterparts Messrs Ogunbekun Olaitan and Mohammed Rudman, at Crafts Village Nigeria and Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN),…
- 8 Jun 2026
NCC, IHS Nigeria, Digital Realty Unite for Major Internet Governance Summit in Lagos
The regulatory and digital infrastructure pillars of Nigeria’s telecommunications ecosystem, led by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Digital Realty, and IHS Nigeria, have rallied robust…
- 21 May 2019
ALTON, SystemSpecs, IXPN back 2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance, IPv6 Roundtable
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the leading financial technology solutions provider, SystemSpecs have thrown their weight behind the 2019 Nigeria…
- 4 Sept 2014
Opeke Joins Discussions on Internet Governance At Igf 2014
Ms. Funke Opeke, chief executive officer of MainOne, joined global policy makers, international organizations and other global internet stakeholders in Istanbul, Turkey this week to discuss “Policies…
- 17 Apr 2022
UNESCO, African ICT Foundation Set to Host West-Africa Internet Governance Forum 2022
The UNESCO and the African ICT Foundation is set to host the West-Africa Internet Governance Forum 2022 with a titled build around the UNESCO ROAM-X framework for understanding and improving digital…
- 5 Jul 2018
NiRA Rates Ministry of Communication High on Internet Development
Sunday Folayan, president, Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), has said that the Ministry of Communications, under the current dispensation has done credibly well, in establishing and…
- 28 Feb 2018
GSMA, ICANN Sign MoU on Internet Governance
The GSMA and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Mobile World Congress being held this week in Barcelona. The MoU aims to…
- 18 Sept 2020
Patanmi, Danbatta, Others Set for 2020 Virtual Internet Governance Forum
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and other key players in the…
- 7 Sept 2022
Pantami Leads Industry Leaders to 2022 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum
For many Nigerians, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the importance of the Internet and digital technologies as a critical part of daily living hence, the necessity to deliberate on…
- 14 Jun 2017
IPV6: NCC Develops Internet Industry Code of Practice Document- Danbatta
The deployment of IPv6 is a more sustainable solution that can deliver economic and social opportunities for the future of the Internet economy, as compared to other stop gap measures of either…
- 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…