Policy & Guidance

A curated policy stack that keeps ren.ng services aligned with Nigeria's regulatory environment, global Open Science standards, and Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) principles.

Use this library to anchor institutional strategies, implementation roadmaps, and governance models. Each entry links to authoritative sources and highlights what matters for identity, repositories, connectivity, and community-led innovation.

Policy library

APC Network, Nigeria
Academic Publishing Centres (APC) Framework for Open Access Book Development (2025)

Defines national standards for Open Access book publishing, including funding models, editorial quality assurance, and Creative Commons licensing expectations.

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Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU)
Model Open Science Policy of Nigeria (2024)

A template for institutions to adopt Open Science practices spanning repositories, open data, and community participation.

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ren.ng Community Consortium
Responsible Research Assessment Roadmap (2025-2027)

ren.ng's community framework for recognising diverse research contributions, aligned with DORA and CoARA principles.

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Federal Government of Nigeria
Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023

Governs how personal data is collected, processed, and protected across digital services, superseding the 2019 NDPR.

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Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy
National Digital Economy Policy & Strategy (2020-2030)

Nigeria's roadmap for digital infrastructure, skills, and innovation, providing strategic alignment for ren.ng expansion.

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National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Nigeria Cloud Computing Policy (2019)

Guides institutions on secure adoption of cloud services and data residency in compliance with NITDA regulations.

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National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA)

Defines interoperability, data, and application standards for public sector digital services.

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Federal Government of Nigeria
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act (2011)

Provides public access to information and underpins transparency for Open Science outputs.

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Federal Ministry of Education
National Policy on Open Educational Resources (2017)

Encourages the development and reuse of OER across higher education, supporting digital learning transformation.

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Federal Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation
National Policy on Science, Technology & Innovation

Sets national priorities for research, innovation, and technology transfer, emphasising collaboration and societal impact.

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Presidential Committee on Broadband
National Broadband Plan (2020-2025)

Targets connectivity expansion, quality of service, and affordability across Nigeria.

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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
NIMC Act & Digital Identity Programmes

Establishes Nigeria's national identity management framework and informs eduID.ng data governance.

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Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
TETFund Research & Innovation Guidance

Funding and compliance expectations for research outputs, APCs, and institutional repositories.

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Responsible Research Assessment (RRA)

Recognise Responsibly: value diverse contributions beyond citation counts.

ren.ng integrates RRA into every service. Dashboards highlight open outputs, community engagement, data reuse, and educational impact. Training programmes help administrators adopt qualitative evaluation frameworks inspired by DORA and CoARA commitments.

  • Infrastructure: RUMBU and JournalHub capture outputs with persistent identifiers for transparent attribution.
  • Identity/Metadata: eduID.ng and ORCID ensure contributions are verifiable and portable.
  • Capacity: LIBSENSE Nigeria workshops embed RRA literacy for librarians, research managers, and ECRs.
  • Policy: Collaborations with national stakeholders are building a Nigeria-specific RRA framework for 2027.
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LIBSENSE Policy Observatory

Continental repository of Open Science and assessment policies.

Consult the Observatory for exemplars across Africa, contribute your own institutional policies, and stay informed about emerging guidance that impacts ren.ng services.

  • Search policy exemplars by country, institution, and thematic area.
  • Contribute your policies to strengthen cross-border collaboration.
  • Use Observatory resources to benchmark and update institutional frameworks.
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Community & Governance

ren.ng grows through shared ownership and transparent decision-making.

Stakeholders from universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, research centres, libraries, ICT units, and community citizen science networks steward ren.ng. Governance forums align services with national goals and sustain infrastructure collaboratively.

  • Alignment partners: TERAS, NgREN, WACREN, LIBSENSE, Eko-Konnect, eduID.ng, PIDsLink.
  • Strategic oversight from the Federal Ministry of Education and Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy.
  • Open governance charters with community representation and public reporting.
  • Onboard new members through annual summits, thematic working groups, and mailing lists.
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