Nigeria’s Plan to Regulate Children’s Internet Access Raises Key Questions

FG free data for Nigerian Students: The October 1 take-Off; Eligibility and Approved Platforms

For millions of Nigerian students who depend on mobile data to access lectures, digital libraries, online courses, assignments and other learning resources, October 1, 2026, could mark the beginning of a very different experience with educational content online. The Federal Government has announced a major digital education intervention designed to reduce the cost of accessing […]

Nigeria’s plan to regulate children’s internet access raises key questions

FG plans to regulate internet access for children under 16, but key details on enforcement, age verification and implementation remain unclear.

FG scraps data costs for students, moves to regulate internet access for under-16s

Nigeria’s FG will provide five million students with 100MB free daily on approved educational platforms from October 1, amid new under-16 internet safeguards.