Our Content

Wapress Africa owns or is entitled to use all of the content made available on our Platforms or through our Services. This content includes but is not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, software, and the compilation thereof (collectively, the “Content”).

Without our express written consent, you may not:

• Reproduce, publish, perform, broadcast, make an adaptation of, sell, lease, offer, expose, or otherwise transfer or use our Content for commercial purposes.
• Decompile or reverse-engineer the Content or reduce it to any format other than the one in which it was delivered.
• Incorporate the Content into any other content for any purpose.
• Remove any legal notices (such as copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices) in or on the Content.
• Frame any portion of a web page that is part of our Platforms or Services.

You are permitted to retrieve, store, cite, or print Content from our Platforms or Services solely for educational, research, non-commercial, private, or personal use, as provided under Abuja, Nigerian copyright law.

The use of our Content in electronic clipping services or personalized news services is only allowed if:

• The service does not copy or provide the entire article as it appears on our Platforms or Services but instead offers a short summary of the article’s content.
• We are acknowledged as the source of the Content, and the authors (writers, journalists, photographers) and third-party agencies are also acknowledged as indicated on our Platform.
• A correct and functional hyperlink to the source of the Content or article on our Platform is provided.
• The date when the Content was sourced from our Platforms is included in the summary.

Use of our Content by news aggregators is only permitted if:

• Only the thumbnail and headline, as they appear on our Platforms or Services, are provided.
• A correct and working hyperlink to the source of the Content or article on our Platform is included.
• We are acknowledged as the source of the Content, and the authors (writers, journalists, photographers) and third-party agencies are acknowledged as indicated on our Platform.

The caching of our Platforms is only allowed with our written permission and if:

• The purpose of caching is to make the onward transmission of the Content from our Platform more efficient.
• The cached Content is not modified in any way.
• The cached Content is updated at least every 12 hours.
• The cached Content is removed or updated when required by us.

You may quote small and reasonable amounts of Content available from our Platforms only if such quotes are placed in inverted commas, the author is acknowledged, and a hyperlink to the quoted Content is provided as a footnote to such a quote.

All licenses and/or permissions granted under this clause are provided on a non-exclusive and non-transferable basis and may be terminated or canceled by us at any time without providing reasons.

Your Content

You retain ownership of any original Content you upload, transmit, or store when using our Platforms or Services. However, Wapress Africa will own all compilations, collective works, or derivative works created by us that may incorporate your Content.

By uploading or making your Content available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of our Platforms or Services, you grant us an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, and royalty-free right and license to use, publicly display, publish, publicly perform, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, adapt, modify, and promote your Content on any medium.

Any content you transmit or post to publicly accessible areas on our Platforms or Services will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. We have no obligations concerning such Content.

You agree to adhere to our User Rules when posting or transmitting any Content or material to our Platforms or Services. All information you upload or share with us must be true, accurate, relevant, and complete. You warrant that you are authorized to supply such information to us.

To protect the integrity of our archives, we do not allow you to remove content provided by you after it has been published on any of our Platforms or publications.

Third-Party Content

Our Platforms or Services may, from time to time, include Content or advertisements from third parties and/or external links to other websites that possess their own content (“Third-Party Content”).

You acknowledge that the Third-Party Content:

• Is beyond the control of Wapress Africa, and any reliance on any representation, statement, or information contained in Third-Party Content is at your own risk.
• Cannot be verified by Wapress Africa, and Wapress Africa cannot be expected to determine its accuracy or reasonableness.
• May contain representations, statements, or information that do not represent the views, opinions, or beliefs of Wapress Africa, its associates, directors, or employees.

Publication Schedules

Publications on our Platforms are published according to varying schedules, which may be weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly. On occasion, publications may be skipped for a few weeks or months or canceled entirely. We will do our utmost to provide current publication schedules. However, since publication schedules are managed by the publishers and not by us, delivery times may vary from those indicated on the publication schedule.

Listen to Articles: Text to Speech

To listen to articles, you need an active subscription. Articles include a media player below the headline, which you can play to have the news read to you. If you do not have an active subscription, you will still see the audio player, but you will be prompted to subscribe when you click on it. You are not allowed to make an audio recording of the narration of any articles.

Shared Articles

All active subscribers can gift a total of five articles per month to someone who is not a subscriber, such as friends and family. You only need the recipient’s email address to send the gift article. The recipients will be able to read locked articles five times without being prompted to subscribe.

Session Limitation

Only five concurrent sessions are allowed, meaning users can only have five open sessions on various devices simultaneously.

Locked Articles

Some articles across our Platforms are accessible only to subscribers, who can read them in full and use the features inside those articles.

E-Publications (PDF)

Subscribers will have access to selected e-editions in PDF format. E-editions may only be used by subscribers and may not be shared or gifted. Access to archive e-editions will be available for selected editions based on the frequency of the selected publication.

Our Content

Wapress Africa owns or has the right to use all Content made available on our Platforms or through our Services. This includes, but is not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, software, and the collection thereof (the “Content”).

Without our express written consent, you may not:

• Reproduce, publish, perform, broadcast, make an adaptation of, sell, lease, offer, expose, or otherwise transfer or use our Content for commercial purposes.
• Decompile or reverse-engineer the Content or reduce it to any format other than the one in which it was delivered.
• Incorporate the Content into any other content for any purpose.
• Remove any legal notices (such as copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices) in or on the Content.
• Frame any portion of a web page that is part of our Platforms or Services.

You may retrieve, store, cite, or print Content from our Platforms or Services solely for educational, research, non-commercial, private, or personal use, as provided under Abuja, Nigerian copyright law.

Use of Content in electronic clipping services or personalized news services is allowed only if:

• The service does not copy or provide the entire article as it appears on our Platforms or Services but offers a short summary of the article’s content.
• We are acknowledged as the source of the Content, and the authors (writers, journalists, photographers) and third-party agencies are also acknowledged as indicated on our Platform.
• A correct and functional hyperlink to the source of the Content or article on our Platform is provided.
• The date when the Content was sourced from our Platforms is included in the summary.

Use of our Content by news aggregators is permitted only if:

• Only the thumbnail and headline, as they appear on our Platforms or Services, are provided.
• A correct and working hyperlink to the source of the Content or article on our Platform is included.
• We are acknowledged as the source of the Content, and the authors (writers, journalists, photographers) and third-party agencies are acknowledged as indicated on our Platform.

Caching of our Platforms is only allowed with our written permission and if:

• The purpose of caching is to make the onward transmission of the Content from our Platform more efficient.
• The cached Content is not modified in any way.
• The cached Content is updated at least every 12 hours.
• The cached Content is removed or updated when required by us.

You may quote small and reasonable amounts of Content available from our Platforms only if such quotes are placed in inverted commas, the author is acknowledged, and a hyperlink to the quoted Content is provided as a footnote to such a quote.

All licenses and/or permissions granted under this clause are provided on a non-exclusive and non-transferable basis and may be terminated or canceled by us at any time without providing reasons.

Your Content

You retain ownership of any original Content you upload, transmit, or store when using our Platforms or Services. However, Wapress Africa will own all compilations, collective works, or derivative works created by us that may incorporate your Content.

By uploading or making your Content available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of our Platforms or Services, you grant us an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, and royalty-free right and license to use, publicly display, publish, publicly perform, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, adapt, modify, and promote your Content on any medium.

Any content you transmit or post to publicly accessible areas on our Platforms or Services will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. We have no obligations concerning such Content.

You agree to adhere to our User Rules when posting or transmitting any Content or material to our Platforms or Services. All information you upload or share with us must be true, accurate, relevant, and complete. You warrant that you are authorized to supply such information to us.

To protect the integrity of our archives, we do not allow you to remove content provided by you after it has been published on any of our Platforms or publications.

Third-Party Content

Our Platforms or Services may, from time to time, include Content or advertisements from third parties and/or external links to other websites that possess their own content (“Third-Party Content”).

You acknowledge that the Third-Party Content:

• Is beyond the control of Wapress Africa, and any reliance on any representation, statement, or information contained in Third-Party Content is at your own risk.
• Cannot be verified by Wapress Africa, and Wapress Africa cannot be expected to determine its accuracy or reasonableness.
• May contain representations, statements, or information that do not represent the views, opinions, or beliefs of Wapress Africa, its associates, directors, or employees.

You agree that Wapress Africa or its affiliates may, from time to time, send you communications, including editorial newsletters, information regarding new services or products launched, or special offers or discounts that Wapress Africa may negotiate and offer to its users. All communications will comply with our Privacy Policy and applicable law. You will always have the right to notify us in writing if you do not wish to receive or continue receiving such communications.

Additionally, we will periodically send you service communications necessary to manage your Services. You will not be able to opt out of receiving these communications as long as you use the Service.

You may approach any relevant authority or dispute resolution body or refer the matter to arbitration as set out below to resolve the dispute.

You agree that any dispute between us shall be referred to arbitration and finally resolved in accordance with the rules of the Arbitration Foundation of Nigeria. Such arbitration shall be held in either Abuja or Lagos and conducted in the English language before one arbitrator appointed in accordance with said rules. Any award will be final and not subject to appeal. This agreement to arbitrate shall be enforceable, and judgment upon any award may be entered in any court of any country having appropriate jurisdiction. A dispute shall be deemed to have arisen when either party notifies the other in writing.

The arbitrator shall have the power to give default judgment if any party fails to make submissions on the due date and/or fails to appear at the arbitration.

The provisions set out above shall not prevent either party from approaching any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain interim or other relief in cases of urgency.

You must send any notice or legal process relating to the Terms to the following address: Wapress Africa, 13th Floor, XYZ Building, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria.

We may offer services or products of third parties, or our Services may be provided in conjunction with third-party services or products.

These third-party services or products are subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations imposed by those third parties.

If those third parties change, suspend, or stop providing such services or products, we may similarly change, suspend, or stop providing them to you. However, we will endeavor to provide such a service in another way or by using another supplier or service provider.

When you acquire services or products from a third party through any of our Platforms or Services, you understand and agree that:

• We are not a party to the contract between you and the third party.
• We are under no obligation to monitor the third-party service used by you.
• The third party will be responsible for all obligations under the contract, including warranties or guarantees.
• You will evaluate the product or service and the applicable terms and conditions before acquiring the product or service.

Any username, password, or other login credentials allocated to you or created by you when subscribing to or using our Platforms or Services (“User ID”) will entitle you to access the Platforms or Services, subject to your compliance with the Terms.

Your User ID is personal to you. You must:

• Keep your User ID confidential and not disclose it to any third party.
• Inform us promptly if a third party gains access to your User ID.
• Take responsibility for all payments, use of, or activity on our Platforms or Services under your User ID.
• Not perform multiple logins using the same User ID at the same time.
• Not circumvent our User ID authentication procedures or systems.
• Be liable for any damage, loss, or costs sustained by you, us, or any third party arising from any actions by you or any third party using your User ID.

While your User ID is personal to you, we own it. Therefore, you may not sell or otherwise transfer any entitlements to your User ID. You will also not retain any entitlements to your User ID once this agreement ends.

While we strive to ensure that our Platforms and Services are available 24 hours a day, we shall not be liable if, for any reason, our Platforms or Services are unavailable at any time or for any period.

Access to our Platforms or Services may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the event of system failure, maintenance, repair, or for reasons beyond our control. Some of our Platforms and/or Services may contain additional rules or terms from time to time that may be relevant to specific Services you use or subscribe to. By using those Services, you agree to be bound by such additional rules and/or terms.

We reserve the right to amend, suspend, or discontinue any Service or Platform, or any aspect thereof, including but not limited to available content, times of availability, or equipment needed for access or use.

We are entitled to take whatever action we deem necessary and reasonable to preserve the security and reliability of our Platforms and/or Services.

You may not use our Platforms or Services in any manner that may compromise the security of our network or any other network connected to our network.

We take reasonable steps to secure your payment information, using a payment system that, in our reasonable opinion, is sufficiently secure based on accepted technological standards and the type of transaction concerned.

Some of our processing activities are hosted outside of the Republic of Nigeria, in accordance with section 72(1) of the Protection of Personal Information Act.

We are constantly working on improving our users’ experience, which includes enhancing our cookie preference capability. You can manually delete or disable cookies, but this may adversely affect the operation and functionality of our Platforms and/or Services. Information on managing cookies is available in our Cookie Policy.

We are not domiciled outside the Republic of Nigeria. Although our Platforms and/or Services are accessible worldwide, we do not specifically target users outside Nigeria.

We have implemented a non-personalized advertisement setting within Google for anyone who accesses our Platforms and/or Services from the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). This applies to both direct campaigns and open exchange advertisements and prohibits all targeting and retargeting of audiences based on personal information.

We handle your personal information in accordance with the provisions of the Wapress Africa Privacy Policy, which incorporates the Wapress Africa Cookie Policy.

We reserve the right to adjust the subscription fee, but we will always inform you of such adjustments before implementing them. If this occurs, you will be notified at your subscribed email address. If you do not accept the adjusted subscription fee, you can terminate your subscription to the Service by following the online cancellation process. Your subscription to the Service will end at the end of the period for which you have paid the subscription fee.

The digital publisher may adjust the subscription packages to add or remove features and/or content in line with the business model.

The digital publisher reserves the right to add or remove titles from the subscription package(s).

Promotional offers are only available to new subscribers on the web and mobile apps. Subscribers will pay a discounted amount for a limited period, after which the normal subscription fee will automatically be deducted if the subscription is not canceled.

Subscribers will only be able to redeem a specific promotional code once.

Payments can be made by credit card or debit card, via debit order, through the Apple App Store, and Google App Store. The list of available payment methods may be adjusted at the digital publisher’s discretion. All other payment methods will be communicated to you as soon as they become available.

Subscribers will not be allowed to switch from one payment method to another while the subscription is active.

In some cases, your payment date may change, for example, if your payment method has not successfully settled or if your paid subscription began on a day that doesn’t match your selected billing day.

In the event of non-payment where a user has not canceled during the cancellation window, the digital publisher reserves the right to recover any owed payment simultaneously with the due payment.

If a payment fails on the billing date, further attempts to collect will be made during at least one billing cycle. Should all attempts fail, the account will be placed under suspension.

You remain responsible for any uncollected amounts. If a payment is not successfully settled due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, and you do not terminate your account, we may suspend your access to the service until we have successfully charged a valid payment method. For some payment methods, the issuer may charge you certain fees, such as foreign transaction fees or other fees related to processing your payment method. Local tax charges may vary depending on the payment method used. Check with your payment method service provider for details.

Monthly Payments

Subscription fees will be automatically charged monthly to your chosen payment method on the specific billing date provided upon subscription. Please ensure that the necessary funds are available on your chosen payment method.

Upfront Payments

Upfront payment is available to new subscribers on the desktop and mobile websites. Subscribers will be billed upfront for their subscription, and thereafter, recurring billing will come into effect and be automatically deducted if the subscription is not canceled.

If a subscriber has successfully paid for a period (e.g., 6 months, 12 months) and cancels, cancellation will be effective at the end of the period already paid for. A multi-period subscription can only be canceled by contacting the Call Centre:

Wapress Africa – feedback@wapress.africa

The subscriber must explicitly and in writing request a refund for the outstanding period. The active term (number of months) of the subscription will be deducted from the original amount paid when the refund is processed. The cancellation of the subscription will take effect twenty (20) business days from when the request is received. The subscriber will be billed until the last active day of the subscription and refunded pro-rata for the rest of the initial subscription period.

The digital publisher may impose a reasonable cancellation penalty with respect to any discounts granted to the consumer in contemplation of the agreement enduring for its intended fixed term.

You can terminate your subscription to a Service at any time by logging into your profile and terminating the Service.

We can terminate your subscription to the Service:

• At any time by providing you with notice; or
• If you violate the Terms.

Should your subscription be suspended or terminated for any reason, you will no longer have access to subscription content or features.

You are responsible for paying all money and costs incurred up to the termination date.

You use our Platforms and Services at your own risk.

While we strive to ensure that the information on our Platforms or Services is correct, we do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the Content on our Platforms or Services, nor do we guarantee that the Content and technology available from our Platforms or Services are free from errors or omissions.

We may make changes to the Content on our Platforms or Services at any time without notice. The Content on our Platforms or Services may become outdated, and we make no commitment to update such Content.

To the extent allowed by law, we shall not be liable for any damage, loss, or liability of any nature arising from the use or inability to use our Platforms, Services, or Content provided from or through our Platforms or Services.

Our Platforms and Services are provided on an “as is” basis and have not been compiled or provided to meet any user’s individual requirements. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that the Services available on or through our Platforms meet your individual requirements and are compatible with your hardware and/or software before entering into this agreement with us.

Information, ideas, and opinions expressed on our Platforms or Services should not be regarded as professional advice or our official opinion. You are encouraged to seek professional advice before taking any course of action related to information, ideas, or opinions expressed on our Platforms or Services.

Submissions of Content (such as contributions to blogs, comments on articles posted) and emails sent to our Platforms or Services are not editorially controlled by us, and therefore we cannot be held liable for illegal or unconstitutional content (including, but not limited to, defamatory or harmful content).

These Terms constitute the sole agreement between you and us, with neither party being bound by any express, tacit, or implied representation or warranty not recorded in these Terms.

No agreement shall be concluded, or amendment to these Terms effected, merely by you sending a data message to our Platforms or using our Services.

Wapress Africa may transfer its rights and obligations under the Terms to a third party without your consent.

You may not transfer your rights and obligations under the Terms to a third party without the consent of Wapress Africa.

If any provision of the Terms is or becomes unenforceable for any reason, then such provision will be treated as if it had not been included in the Terms to the extent that it remains unenforceable and shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms.

All provisions of these Terms must be treated as being qualified, to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance with the Consumer Protection Act, 2008.

The Terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Nigeria, without giving effect to any principles of conflict of law, with you consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Nigeria.

You agree that we may intercept or monitor all communications sent or posted by you to our Platforms, Services, or our employees. You agree that the consent provided herein by you satisfies any “writing” requirement prescribed by law.

Wapress Africa Proprietary Limited (registration number 1950/038385/07) is a company registered in the Republic of Nigeria.