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The history of Internet in Nigeria started with the provision of limited E-mail service in 1991, and in July 1995 the Regional Information Network of Africa (RINAF) in collaboration with Rose Clayton Nigeria Limited provided internet service at the computer science department of Yaba College of Technology through the (Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)).
The Universal Service Provision Fund otherwise known as USPF or Provision Fund is a Federal Government of Nigeria initiative established to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and universal service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, un-served and under-served areas in Nigeria. [2]
The columns used in the lists below include the following information: Region: The official Regional Internet registry (RIR) regions.; Country: Uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 to display the country flag.
During 2012 several Internet news sites critical of the government experienced server problems, which site owners attributed to government interference. Such disruptions usually lasted a few hours. [25] In 2008 two journalists were arrested for publishing online articles and photos critical of the government. [48]
The mogul’s rocket launch company SpaceX owns Starlink, which provides commercial internet service, but is also building a network of hundreds of spy satellites for the National Reconnaissance ...
According to the Kenyan ISPs association, high costs are also a consequence of the subjection of African ISPs to European ISPs and the lack of a clear international regulation of inter-ISP cost partition. For example, while ITU has long ratified that the cost of inter-provider telephonic connections must be charged to all involved providers in ...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NIRDA) is known for introduction of professional training programmes across various states in Nigeria. In 2020, NITDA announced it would train 75,000 youths in Kaduna state in information technology. [7]
IXPN currently has five Points-of-Presence (POPs) in Lagos and four outside Lagos, covering five geo-political zones of Nigeria. IXPN has over 100 Networks [6] [7] connected on its platform, with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Content Providers, DDoS mitigation services, Web Hosting companies and educational institutions currently exchanging internet ...