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We Are Ready to Meet with Nigerian Govt.- Twitter

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We Are Ready to Meet with Nigerian Govt.- Twitter

Social media giant, Twitter, said it has informed the Nigerian government of its willingness to meet over the suspension placed on its platform in the country.
The Federal Government had last Friday suspended Twitter’s operation in Nigeria on the basis that the platform is being used to threaten the country’s cooperate existence.
While on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who had announced the suspension, said Twitter’s management is seeking a high-level discussion to resolve the issue that led to the suspension.

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Confirming the Minister’s comment, Twitter took to its platform on Friday, saying, “it’s one week since Twitter was blocked in Nigeria. We have informed the Nigerian government that we are ready to meet for an open discussion to address mutual concerns and see the service restored. We remain advocates for the free and OpenInternet everywhere. KeepitOn.”

 

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SERAP Urges Court to Bar Security Agencies from Accessing NIN Details

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SERAP Urges Court to Bar Security Agencies from Accessing NIN Details

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain security agencies from accessing people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law.

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The civic society organization, in the suit which is yet to be assigned to a judge, is asking the court to determine “whether the approval for security agencies to access people’s personal details via the National Identification Number [NIN] without due process is consistent with the principles of legality, necessity, and proportionality.

The organization is also praying the court for an order setting aside President Buhari’s approval for security agencies to access people’s details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law, as this amounts to violations of private and digital communication rights, right to family life, human dignity and personal liberty.”

It is further urging the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Government or any other authority, persons or group of persons from unlawfully accessing people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of the law.

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Nigeria, Japan Launch I-Hatch Startup Incubation Programme to Develop Scalable Business Models

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Nigeria, Japan Launch I-Hatch Startup Incubation Programme to Develop Scalable Business Models

The Nigerian and Japanese governments have announced the launch of an idea hatch (i-hatch) startup incubator programme for bootcamps to develop scalable business models in Nigeria.

This was disclosed in a statement by the National Center for AI and robotics in Nigeria (NCAIR) alongside the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi with other dignitaries from the Japan International cooperation agency.

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The programme is expected to focus on ICT innovations and entrepreneurship.

The organization said the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, hosted kazuyoshi alongside fellow dignitaries from the Japan International Cooperation Agency during the opening ceremony of Idea hatch (ihatch) startup incubation programme cohort one-2022.

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MTN, Mafab Pay $273.6 Million Each for 5G Licence

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MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made full payment of 273.6 million dollars each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission.

 

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Umar Danbatta, confirmed the payment Thursday.

MTN Nigeria, Mafab Communications Ltd and Airtel Networks Ltd submitted bids with an initial bid deposit of 19.74 million dollars, representing 10 per cent of the reserve price by the close of the bid submission date of November 29, 2021.

The Commission said following the successful auction on December 13, 2021 and the emergence of MTN and Mafab as winners, they were required to pay the balance of the bid amount of $253.86 million on or before February 24, 2022.

 

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