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Nov 22

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-11-22
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PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION IN THE NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

By: Tojola Yusuf INTRODUCTION Educational institutions at all levels hold personal data of students, staff, guardians or parents. These personal data include names, contact details, home address, bank details, health information, age, biometric data, photographs, dates of birth, examination results,...

Nov 22

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-11-22
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Media Censorship in Nigeria: Implication of the Regulation of Social Media and Digital Rights

By: Adedoyin Adetumininu Fadare “The world today revolves around two things: smartphone and data, smartphone and…, and the young ones we are talking to do not even watch television, don’t listen to the radio, they don’t do newspapers. And you will be shocked, that if you start arguing with y...

Oct 08

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-10-08
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The Future of Armed Conflict in Africa : What Cyber Attacks on Ethiopian Government Tells Us

By Tomslin Samme-Nlar: Africa’s reliance on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for development is growing exponentially. Due to very poor infrastructure and to close the large gap of unbanked adults on the continent, Africa has looked to digitization for solutions. Unfortunately, this ...

Sep 28

In: Policy Briefs
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-09-28
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CRITICAL DATA SECURITY ISSUES IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR

By: Victoria Oloni 1.0 INTRODUCTION: In recent times, the Nigerian banking sector has been hit with several waves of rumours of data breaches most recent of which is the alleged data breach suffered by Unity Bank and Access Bank in August and September 2020 respectively[1]. Although these rumours ha...

Aug 13

In: Blog , Publications
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-08-13
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Data Protection Concerns in the Regulation of On-line Taxi Hailing Businesses in Lagos Nigeria

By : Emmanuel Salami The Lagos State Government (LASG) of Nigeria recently published the ‘Guidelines for Online Hailing Business Operation of Taxis in Lagos State’ (the Guidelines) for the regulation of ridesharing apps and e-taxi services. [1] Curiously, relevant stakeholders have raised concer...

Jul 21

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-07-21
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The Intrusiveness of Money lending Apps in Nigeria

By Malan Faya The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s far-reaching impact on the global economy has been significant. Evidence of this impact include city lockdowns, disruption in supply chains and manufacturing, sharp reduction in crude oil prices, restriction on large gatherings, disruption of the...

Jul 16

CMA’S REPORT ON GOOGLE’S DOMINANCE WITHIN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARDS UNDER NIGERIAN LAW

By : Chukwuyere Ebere Izuogu On 3 July 2019, the UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) commenced a market study into the online platforms and digital advertising markets in the UK, as to whether there exist adverse effects on consumers, and the extent to which steps can be taken to remedy or ...

Apr 22

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-04-22
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COVID-19, PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING

By: Temitayo Ogunmokun The Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to chart a devastating course on the globe, leaving in its wake, a trail of illness, death, overwhelmed health institutions and crumbling economies. Governments, organisations and individuals are increasingly constrained to deploy ...

Apr 22

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By: Chukwuyere Izuogu
Date: 2020-04-22
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HOW LOCATION DATA CAN ASSIST HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN CURBING THE COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN NIGERIA

By: Chukwuyere Ebere Izuogu Introduction The coronavirus diseases otherwise referred to as COVID-19 is now an epidemiological nightmare hopping from one country to another since when it was first detected in Hubei province of China on 17 November 2019. COVID-19 was declared by the world health organ...

Apr 22

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By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2020-04-22
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COVID-19 and Data Protection in Nigeria

In the wake of the COVID 19 global pandemic, government and private entities’ response to the epidemic include the development and deployment of technological solutions – apps to stem the tide of the epidemic. These solutions according to the Economist focus on; documentation: using technology t...

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