Nigeria

=== Internet and telecommunications ===
{{main|Telecommunications in Nigeria}}
[[File:Wikidata for Libraries and Librarians in Nigeria 69.jpg|thumb|Nigerian librarians editing the [[Wikidata]] database]] Nigerian telecommunications market is one of the fastest-growing in the world, with major emerging market operators (like [[MTN Group|MTN]], [[9mobile]], [[Airtel]] and [[Globacom]]) basing their largest and most profitable centres in the country.<ref>{{cite book |author1=DeRouen, Karl R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSLeN4U_C6kC&pg=PA546 |title=International Security and the United States: An Encyclopedia |author2=Bellamy, Paul |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-275-99253-8 |page=546 |access-date=26 December 2008 |name-list-style=amp}}</ref> Nigeria's ICT sector has experienced a lot of growth, representing 10% of the nation's GDP in 2018 as compared to just 1% in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Economy of Africa |url=https://www.cgdev.org/reader/new-economy-africa-opportunities-nigerias-emerging-technology-sector |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212033405/https://www.cgdev.org/reader/new-economy-africa-opportunities-nigerias-emerging-technology-sector |archive-date=12 February 2020 |access-date=24 January 2020 |website=Center For Global Development}}</ref> Lagos is regarded as one of the largest technology hubs in Africa with its thriving tech ecosystem.<ref>{{cite web |title=Africa's Booming Tech Hubs Are "Backbone of Tech Ecosystem" Having Grown 40% This Year |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tobyshapshak/2019/07/11/africas-booming-tech-hubs-are-backbone-of-tech-ecosystem-having-grown-40-this-year/#5ed629bf24c2 |access-date=24 January 2020 |website=Forbes}}</ref> According to a survey by the [[GSM Association]], 92% of adult Nigerian men and 88% of women owned a mobile phone.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=92% of Nigerian adult males own mobile device, says GSMA |url=https://punchng.com/92-of-nigerian-adult-males-own-mobile-device-says-gsma/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> Using various measures including but not limited to Illegal arrest, taking down of websites, passport seizures, and restricted access to bank accounts, the [[Telecommunications in Nigeria#Internet censorship and surveillance|Nigerian government is punishing citizens for expressing themselves on the internet]] and working to stifle internet freedom.<ref>{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Emmanuel |date=2019-11-28 |title=Everything you need to know about Nigeria's Social Media Bill and what you can do about it |url=https://techpoint.africa/2019/11/28/nigerias-social-media-bill/ |access-date=2021-05-20 |website=Techpoint Africa |language=en-US}}</ref>