On the size of Nikodym sets in spaces over rings

A Nikodym set $mathcal{N}subseteq(mathbb{Z}/(Nmathbb{Z}))^n$ is a set containing $Lsetminus{x}$ for every $xin(mathbb{Z}/(Nmathbb{Z}))^n$, where $L$ is a line passing through $x$. We prove that if $N$ is square-free, then the size of every Nikodym set is at least $c_nN^{n-o(1)}$, where $c_n$ only depends on $n$. This result is an extension of the result in the finite field case.