Oncoming Events

Freedom of Information advocates have called for the sensitization of judges in the country about the Freedom of Information Act in response to the situation where many of them are giving “decisions that are inconsistent with the spirit and letters of the Law.” In a communique at the end of...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will organize an international multi-stakeholder conference in March 2015 to discuss the first draft of the Comprehensive Study on Internet-related issues at its headquarters in Paris, France.  The conference titled "CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action" is a  global...

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the departure from the Foundation, its President, Robert L. Gallucci.  His five year tenure will come to an end on July 1, 2014. The Foundation’s Vice President for U.S. Programs, Julia Stasch will serve as interim President beginning from July 1, while a search is...

She Leads Africa (SLA) and Intel Corp will host a series of educational workshops for female technology entrepreneurs in cities across Africa from January 2015. The workshop series which started on January 24, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya has two more scheduled stops in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria. The...

The UK-based Partnership Media Group Limited, otherwise known as Inside Government, will hold a forum with the theme: "Tackling Cyber Crime 2015: Enhancing Cyber Security in the UK" on March 4, 2015 in central London. According to Inside Government, "Cyberspace is vital to the economy, with the UK’s internet ecosystem...

The Office of the National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan is convening a two-day National Cyber-security Forum in Lagos on June 18 and 19, 2014 to seek stakeholders input into the proposed National Cyber-security Policy framework. The Forum, which will take place at Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos,...