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Regulation of digital lending in Nigeria
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Digital rights activism: role of legislation, litigation, judiciary | Interview
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Governments across the continent must put more work into digital rights legislation which falls into the wider area of fundamental…
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Nigeria clarifies new tax on nonresident digital businesses–MNE Tax
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Kenya inches closer to collecting digital taxes
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Four lessons from COVID-19 for developing Nigeria’s digital economy
By Adekemi Omotubora COVID-19 is ravishing the world, putting in focus both the public health and economic implications. For a…
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Inside Kenya’s plan to enforce taxes on Google, Netflix, digital services
According to the provisions of its Finance Act of 2019, Kenya, the financial powerhouse of East Africa is finalising plans…
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