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- 18 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,…
- 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…
- 8 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…
- 30 Aug 2018
Paradigm Initiative condemns Introduction of Social Media Tax in Benin Republic
Paradigm Initiative has condemned the decision of the government of Benin Republic to introduce new levies on telecommunications operators with two taxes relating to the use of telecom services by…
- 13 Mar 2018
Paradigm Initiative Commends National Assembly for Passing Digital Rights Bill
Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African digital rights organization, has commended the two legislative houses for passing the important Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law; this was contained in a…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Feb 2017
Paradigm Initiative Makes FoI Request on Nigeria's "Eavesdropping" Satellites
The Paradigm Initiative on Thursday, in Abuja, submitted a letter to the Minister of Communications on the alleged eavesdropping capabilities of one of the two satellites that Nigeria plans to build…
- 27 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…
- 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…
- 2 May 2021
Paradigm Initiative Launches 'Ripoti' a Platform for African Citizens to Call Out Digital Rights Violations
Paradigm Initiative, PIN, has launched ‘Ripoti’, a groundbreaking platform geared towards the protection of digital rights of all African citizens. The platform’s aim is to fight the worrying trend…
- 15 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…
- 6 Nov 2019
Paradigm Initiative Opens Learning Lab for Digital Rights and Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative has said that its first Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) will begin operations in February 2020, and will operate from its new headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.…
- 9 Oct 2018
Paradigm Initiative to Host Digital Rights Workshop in Zambia
Paradigm Initiative will be hosting the Southern African Digital Rights Workshop in Lusaka, Zambia. The interactive workshop will take place over the course of two days from the 18th to 19th of…
- 4 Jun 2018
Paradigm Initiative, EiE Decry Suspension of Mohammed Wanigi by Niger Govt
Paradigm Initiative and Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria have condemned in strong terms the suspension of Baba Mohammed Wanigi, a school teacher with the Agaie Local Government in Niger State, in…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 Jan 2018
Paradigm Initiative Challenges Nigerian Government's Surveillance of Social Media
By peter oluka A digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative, has vowed to challenge the Nigerian Government’s latest attempt to curtail free speech online. The organisation made this known in a…
- 21 Jun 2018
Google, Paradigm Initiative to Host Workshops in Seven Cities for NGOs
Seven cities of Nigeria will play host to a series of workshop dedicated to nonprofit and social enterprises interested in applying for the 2018 Google Impact Challenge Nigeria. The workshop…
- 11 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…
- 25 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…
- 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…
- 11 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. …
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Aug 2019
Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum #DRIF20 Opens Portal for Applications
Paradigm Initiative has opened applications for the 8th Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF), billed to hold in April 21 - 23 2020. The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF) has…