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- 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.…
- 1 Jun 2016
Internet Society Urges African Policymakers to Act on Internet Opportunity
The Internet Society has urged African policymakers to grasp the opportunity offered by the expansion and growth of the Internet across the continent. The Internet Society made the call for the…
- 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…
- 25 Sept 2018
Internet Society Partners Facebook to Expand Internet Connectivity in Africa
The Internet Society, a global non-profit organization dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, today announced that it is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet…
- 22 Nov 2015
Internet Society Collaborates IXPN to Train Internet Service Providers
The Internet Society in partnership with the Internet eXchange Point in Nigeria (IXPN) have just concluded an “Internet Routing Technologies and IXP interconnection” workshop. Held from 16-20…
- 1 Mar 2010
Using Mobile Internet Applications to Increase Internet Access
In a report published last year by Internet World Statistics, there are 11 million internet users in the country, a figure that is low compared to a country with 150 million people. This situation…
- 4 May 2016
Internet Solutions Bags Internet Service Provider of the Year Award
IS Internet Solutions Nigeria bagged an industry awards at the just concluded Beacon of ICT Awards ceremony which held recently. The company won the award of the Internet Service Provider of the year…
- 16 Jul 2013
Rocket Internet is $Bn Company, World’s Largest Internet Incubator
Rocket Internet has announced that it has raised a total of $500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012, representing the largest investment ever made in an…
- 12 Jul 2021
Africa’s Internet Exchange Points See Growth – Internet Society
The number of internet exchange points (IXPs) established on the African continent has grown from 19 in 2012, to 46 in 2020. This indicates a 58% increase over the past few years, according to the…
- 18 Dec 2019
Internet Society Foundation Announces $300,000 in Grants for Internet Projects
The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to USD $30,000 each) to 13 ground-breaking projects that seek to spread the benefits of…
- 23 Mar 2017
Internet Society Hosts Africa Regional Internet, Dev Dialogue
Aimed at gathering various organizations working on Internet and development across African region to identify synergies and create opportunities for coordination and collaboration, the …
- 6 Feb 2018
NFVCB Advocates Safe Internet @ 2018 Safer Internet Day
National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has called for safe and positive use of the internet in Nigeria. Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director of the board, made the call on Tuesday while…
- 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…
- 9 Feb 2016
ITU Marks World Internet Day with a Focus on Better Internet
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) yesterday celebrated Safer Internet Day #SID2016 to encourage the safe and responsible use of online technology, particularly among children and young…
- 30 Sept 2014
Internet Players Invest $100Bn in Physical Internet over 3 Years –Report
A new study from telecoms specialist firm Analysys Mason showed that Internet players invest over $30 billion per annum in physical networks, facilities and equipment, and nearly $100 billion between…
- 18 Jun 2012
Glo Launches Pocket Internet
Glo has launched a new package, called the Glo Pocket Internet, which will enable internet users to enjoy fast internet bundle plans straight on their mobile phones. The new product is an internet…
- 6 Jul 2021
IXP are Critical to Improving Internet Access and Lowering Connectivity Costs in Africa - Report
A new report published by the Internet Society outlines the state of Internet interconnection in Africa and the critical role Internet Exchange Points (IXP) play in improving access and lowering…
- 31 May 2017
IS, AU Commission Launch Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
The Internet Society (IS) and the African Union (AU) Commission unveiled a new set of Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa. The unveiling was at the African Internet Summit held in…
- 28 Mar 2024
Lifi.net Achieves 500mbps Speed to Rank among Fastest Internet Providers in Nigeria
Lifi.net, a fast-growing internet service provider, has attained internet speed that is many times faster than the documented average internet speed in Nigeria as at January 2024. Latest disclosure…
- 27 Jul 2023
6 African Countries Imposed Internet Restrictions in First Half of 2023
Surfshark conducted a half-year analysis of internet shutdowns based on the Internet Shutdown Tracker. The study found that there were 42 new internet disruptions during the first half of 2023…
- 17 Jun 2018
Nigeria Matches Slowly to IPv6 Visibility on Internet
Nigeria has made marginal progress in her journey to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) visibility on the internet, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is…
- 7 Sept 2009
Interweb Satcom Inks Partnership Deal with Juch Tech on Internet
A new satellite hub has been set up by a Canadian company to improve the quality of internet in Africa and reduce by a great margin, the cost of internet services for the continent. The new internet…
- 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…
- 26 Dec 2016
Only 9.3% People Across African Are Internet Users-Report
The Internet is one of the most important enablers of social development and education. While Internet services have been quite phenomenal in the rest of the world, access to the Internet remains…
- 30 Sept 2018
A4AI Decries Taxes on Internet Services, Applications
Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), global internet advocacy group has frowned at the growing number of African governments that levy taxes on internet services and applications saying it is…
- 8 Dec 2009
Offshore Providers frustrate Connection to Internet Exchange Point
The presence of offshore providers in the internet service delivery space has significantly reduced the connection of internet service providers (ISPs) to the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria,…
- 23 Feb 2023
Nigerians Overpay for their Internet - Study
Surfshark recently released the Global Internet Value Index (IVi), which uncovers countries that are overpaying for their internet connection plan. Nigeria is in 109th place in the world with an…
- 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…
- 10 Aug 2010
DSA forum canvasses fundamental internet access for Nigerians
Participants at a one-day forum on Internet Governance, which recently ended in Lagos, have canvassed for Internet access to Nigerians to be seen as fundamental. The forum was organized by Digital…
- 23 Jun 2016
Internet Solutions unveils Aggregated Cloud Portal
Internet services provider Internet Solutions has introduced SkyLight, a service which the company said is the "first aggregated cloud services portal" of its kind. According to Internet Solutions,…