Deploys Police Special Forces to bolster Operation Restore Peace The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of a new Commissioner of Police (CP) to Anambra State. The new CP, Echeng Eworo Echeng, takes over from CP Tony Olofu who has been redeployed to the […]
Month: October 2021
Recover 11 high-calibre grenades, 11 sophisticated firearms, 15 stolen cars, 2 vehicle jammers, amongst others. Operatives of the Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 9-Man syndicate of high-profile kidnappers that specializes in the abduction of travelers on major highways in the North-Western region of the country. The suspects: […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has said that the establishment of Computer Emergency Response and Readiness Team (CERRT) would reduce cyber attacks and make Nigeria’s cyberspace safer. Pantami made this assertion during the inauguration of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) CERRT, saying the project was strategically built in line with […]
Photo- L-R: Dr Evans Ashigwuike, Associate Professor & Head of Department Electrical Electronics, University of Abuja; Mr Efosa Idehen, Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Hafsat Lawal, Deputy Director, Consumers Affairs Bureau, NCC; Mr. Umar Yusuf Dauda, President, Student Union Government, University of Abuja; during the Telecom Consumer […]
Not less than 180million lines are now linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN), according to statistics by Prof Umar Danbatta, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Professor Umar Danbatta made this known today while delivering his address during the Public Inquiry on three Regulatory Instruments […]
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many users. The three apps which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working. When […]
Reaffirming its customer-centric focus, Smile Communications Nigeria, the multiple award-winning broadband services company, is introducing three new, exciting International SmileVoice ONLY call plans, expanding the reach of its popular SmileVoice service. First among the variants is the 3-day validity plan that includes 23 minutes of talk time at the attractive […]
Huawei has recently unveiled the Ocean Protect Data Protection Solution, which covers both Disaster Recovery (DR) and backup fields to offer comprehensive protection for diversified types of data throughout the lifecycle. This belongs to the Huawei All-Flash Data Center Solution to build the fast, green, reliable, and intelligent infrastructure for […]
. Recovers Imported Liquid Cannabis From Final Year Uniport Student, Cocaine Hidden In UniUyo Degree CertificateA suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA while conveying drugs, ammunition and communication equipment to bandits in Kaduna. […]
Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH) has received support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), African ICT Foundation (AfictF) and InnovationBed.Africa. The Forum sponsored by Zoho (Platinum sponsor), Rack Centre, CloudFlex Computing Limited Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone Limited, Notion Technologies, NewWave Ecosystems Limited (Konn3ct.com) and Zinochrome […]