Nigeria

Is there net neutrality regulation?

No.

Has any national regulator issued any regulation regarding zero rating?

No. National “Internet Code of Practice” (not regulations) are currently under public consultation – https://www.ncc.gov.ng/technology/internet/internet-public-consultations/ongoing-consultations/130-stakeholder-consultation-establishment-of-an-internet-industry-code-of-practice

 Is zero rating permitted by the national regulation or tolerated by the national regulator?

Yes.

Name of the operators implementing zero rating offerings:

1) Smile

2) Airtel

3) 9Mobile https://info.internet.org/en/story/where-weve-launched/

Are the operators zero-rating specific services (e.g. only Whatsapp) or classes of services (e.g. all instant messaging apps)?

Specific social media apps.

In case only specific services are zero rated, what are the zero rated services?

1) m.wikipedia https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mobile_partnerships

2) & 3) ‘Freebasics by Facebook (suite of apps) i.e. Facebook + specific (for-profit and non-for-profit) services included into the Free Basics agreement with Facebook and respecting the technical requirement established by the agreement https://info.internet.org/en/story/where-weve-launched

Is the zero-rated service throttled or blocked after the data volume is exceed?

No.

Is the user signing up for free (e.g. zero rated services are bundled with specific offerings) or is the zero rating offering?

Requires active SIM.

Is the Content of Application  Provider paying to be zero-rated?

According to FB – No.

Is the zero rating offering time-limited?

Unclear from operator website.

Internet penetration level:

In Oct/2019, 61.4% of the population, per IWS.

Is there data protection regulation in the country?

No. Nigeria does not have a comprehensive legislative framework on the protection of personal data. However, there are a few industry-specific and targeted laws and regulations that provide some privacy-related protections.

Name of the person providing information (optional):

Dhanaraj Thakur.