Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation that advocates for digital rights in Africa, has accused Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, of forcing a new bill to regulate the digital space on Nigerians. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Bill, backed by Pantami, requires companies operating in the digital economy space to register with the agency and obtain a permit before they can operate in the country.
Kindly share this postParadigm Initiative (PIN) has expressed concerns over the exclusion of civil society in Nigeria from the proposed Data Protection Commission’s Governing Council, terming it worrying. The organisation’s Executive Director, Mr. ‘Gbenga Sesan and Senior Manager, Programs and Grants Strategy, Boye Adegoke expressed the concerns when they paid a courtesy call to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has expressed concerns over the exclusion of civil society in Nigeria from the proposed Data Protection Commission’s Governing Council. This is coming at a time when the legislature is discussing the country’s Data Protection Bill, which seeks to establish an independent and effective regulatory commission to oversee data protection
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has expressed concerns over the exclusion of civil society in Nigeria from the proposed Data Protection Commission’s Governing Council, terming it worrying.
Worried about the high level of unemployment rate the country, Paradigm Initiative, has equipped youths in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State and environs with digital literacy skills to drive entrepreneurship development in the country.