Governance & Policy
Regulations, laws, directives and policies, that affect African startups, the financial sector, telecoms, cyber security, among others. It’s unpredictable nature either enables, stifles or is neutral on innovation
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The Bauchi State Ministry of Education has joined the list of public agencies already adopting automation in the country by introducing a digital attendance system. We consider their success chances
Nigeria may be joining other African countries in installing CCTV cameras nationwide if a bill being considered by the House of Reps is taken into law
A recent decision by Lagos and 13 other state governments to increase Right of Way (RoW) charges on telecoms may signal a possible increase in voice call and Internet charges going forward in the year
Highlighting the provisions of the finance bill, Nigeria’s minister of finance has revealed that firms making less than $68,500 annually, do not have to pay taxes while medium-sized business will have lower tax rates
Makueni county in Kenya recently launched its online open contract portal to allow stakeholders to bid to execute government contracts, though every contract currently expired since May 2019.
How activities at some branches of NIPOST point to the fact that the establishment is not ready to follow the directives of the minister of communications and digital economy to go cashless.
Babatunde Fowler has been replaced by Muhammad Nami as FIRS Chairman. What will be the fate of the agency’s plan to begin charging VAT on online purchases in 2020?
After inaccurately billing subscribers and not having a functional customer care line, MTN Ghana is being fined by the National Communications Authority for not following its directives.
A new version of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill passed its first reading at the National Assembly. Battling the Nigerian government’s need to control freedom of speech online, will this bill make it past the finish line?
We take a holistic look at Nigeria’s Social Media Bill saga, its brief antecedents, what it means, other countries that have enforced it, how it affects Nigerians, and preventive measures that could be taken.
Following reports insinuating that the FRSC has placed a blanket ban on using Google Maps while driving, a spokesperson has come out to deny the claims and clarify the agency’s stance on the matter.
Come December, Senegal will become the second African country, only after Tunisia, to enact startup-focused legislation in the past year. This begs the question; when will Nigeria pass into law its own Startup Act?
In light of Nigeria’s proposed social media bill, guest contributor, Enyioma Madubuike, a legal consultant, shares insights on why the Nigerian government should not attempt to suppress free speech online.
After protracted negotiation battles with government and transport unions, motorcycle-hailing operators in Lagos have reached a dangerous middle ground
In this guest contribution by legal consultant Enyioma Madubuike, he attempts to provide practical considerations about the NDPR compliance process for companies looking to make a decision and other stakeholders involved.
Having identified social media’s influence on global elections, Facebook and Twitter are making efforts to reduce it to a bare minimum. But they have differing approaches.
Swvl, the Egyptian ride hailing company seems to have suspended its operations in Kenya due to regulatory issues around licensing — a growing trend in the East African nation.
The visit of Jack Dorsey — Twitter’s CEO — to Nigeria and Twitter’s ban on political advertising make us ask what Nigerian Twitter would have looked like if the ban was in place before 2019 general elections in Nigeria.
Nigeria is not among the very few African countries that have fully adopted e-governance. Speaking during a recent e-governance conference in Lagos, Muhammed Rudman, CEO of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), highlighted some hindering factors
A look at how change in government and other factors are negatively affecting broadband adoption in Nigeria in spite of the industry’s ability to boost GDP.