Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The 72 million mobile phone lines that telecom companies stopped last week won't be unblocked, according to the federal government, until the owners' National Identity Numbers (NINs) are connected. According to the NCC, the information is necessary in light of a viral web that is going around on social media and on some websites. The accompanying narrative is blatantly false and was created to deceive the public about SIM cards that are prohibited from making calls because they were not linked to NIN by the deadline.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has endorsed the "Big Tech and Journalism: Principles for Fair Compensation" framework, which aims to streamline payment for news content inclusion on big digital platforms like Google and Facebook. The framework was adopted at a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, with support from journalists, media organizations, scholars, publishing groups, activists, and economists. The principles aim to be universal, serving as a framework for media sustainability through competition or regulatory approaches, while enabling adaptation to unique contexts. They also recognize freedom of expression as a fundamental human right and support public interest journalism as a public good. The conference focused on solutions to the crisis of journalism sustainability and its intersection with the role of major tech platforms. The principles emphasize the importance of public interest journalism, plurality in platform and publishing markets, diversity in the news publishing market, and sustainability in the news industry.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has endorsed the "Big Tech and Journalism: Principles for Fair Compensation" framework, which aims to streamline payment for news content inclusion on big digital platforms like Google and Facebook. The framework was adopted at a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, with support from journalists, media organizations, scholars, publishing groups, activists, and economists. The principles aim to be universal, serving as a framework for media sustainability through competition or regulatory approaches, while enabling adaptation to unique contexts. They also recognize freedom of expression as a fundamental human right and support public interest journalism as a public good. The conference focused on solutions to the crisis of journalism sustainability and its intersection with the role of major tech platforms. The principles emphasize the importance of public interest journalism, plurality in platform and publishing markets, diversity in the news publishing market, and sustainability in the news industry.

Telecommunication users whose telephone lines have been barred due to their inability to link their numbers to a National Identity Number (NIN) have been counting their losses since Monday, April 2, 2022, following a federal government directive. Business owners who use their phone numbers for commercial activities have been counting their losses. Checks by Daily Trust have shown that affected subscribers still access the internet, send SMS and receive calls.   

The lifting of the seven months ban on micro blogging platform, Twitter, by the Federal Government has seen many government agencies, parastatals, corporate Nigeria and users return to the platform. Twitter said it was pleased to restore service for everyone in Nigeria, while the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) described the lifting as strategic. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had suspended Twitter in Nigeria on June 4, 2021, and lasted for seven months with attendant effects on the country's reputation, economy and development. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, and Amnesty International have welcomed the lifting of the ban on Twitter in Nigeria, which was an attack on the right to freedom of expression, access to information, and freedom of the press. Paradigm Initiative, an organisation that works to connect underserved young Africans with digital opportunities, is also happy that access to the microblogging platform has been restored.