The RDRS must not sideline the Global South. REMMY NWEKE in this edition of WeekendDigits@ITREALMS urges ICANN to define 'Legitimate Interest' for local enforcement, protect digital rights, and ensure operational equity for African registries.
A new, landmark study by the pan-African digital rights and inclusion organisation, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has exposed a rapidly escalating crisis of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) across Africa, reports ITREALMS.67% of Respondents Victimised: Paradigm Initiative Study Uncovers Severe Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Crisis Across Africa
Prelude:Nigeria's political corruption creates a governance vacuum, enabling terror syndicates like Boko Haram to co-opt the digital economy; from KFR to Fintech, turning state failure into illicit funding, writes WEEKEDDIGITS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM.
Spectrum, the invisible lifeblood of wireless communication, has quietly shaped Nigeria’s digital economy more than any other infrastructure asset in the last decade. Every phone call, mobile data session, and streaming service depends on the regulated use of spectrum frequencies.In this edition of Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS with REMMY NWEKE, probes Nigeria’s spectrum licensing and renewal transparency (2015–2025), asking who got what, at what price, and why openness still matters as part of FOI and Data Governance series.
Hidden fees, volatile exchange rates, and silent deductions are inflating Nigeria’s digital payments. “Unseen Charges Behind Digital Payments in Nigeria” by REMMY NWEKE in this edition of Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS exposes how convenience quietly costs consumers more than advertised.Barely a week after Chuks received a worried phone call from one of his sons, he found himself entangled in the same web of confusion. His son, a university student, had recently purchased a prescribed textbook online. The listed price on the departmental website was around ₦8,000. It seemed straightforward. But moments after completing the payment, the boy’s ₦20,000 account balance had shrunk to just ₦4,000.
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