The internet ecosystem in Nigeria isn’t much unlike that of Ghana. Some here 
might find this New Readers from Nigeria report interesting.

Excerpt

“As a brand, Wikipedia is not widely recognized or understood. People are 
Wikipedia readers without realizing it.

Brand: Few respondents recognized the Wikipedia visual brand (the name was more 
widely known), or could accurately describe what Wikipedia was.

Mission: Other than expert respondents, virtually no one seemed aware of 
Wikipedia’s mission or that the larger Wikimedia movement.

Content: Only a few respondents understood how content creation and editing 
worked. Most either had never considered the topic, or thought that editing was 
done by those paid or otherwise assigned to do so (e.g. Wikipedia staff or 
foreign students working on assignments). “

Full report: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Findings/Nigeria



-Masssly
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