The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) hereby issues this regulatory advisory to all Data Controllers and Data Processors in response to the escalating threat to data security infrastructure. The Commission’s technical assessment indicates that some shadowy threat actors have engaged in coordinated operations targeting financial systems and some key digital […]
Education
Starting January 1, 2027, Greek children under 15 will be banned from social media, announced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. In a direct message posted on TikTok, Mitsotakis spoke to the generation most affected: “I know some of you will be upset… This isn’t about keeping you away from […]
Telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria has expanded its community impact initiatives with the launch of a fully solar-powered Y’ello Box in Iraboko community, Awoyaya, Lagos. The project, delivered under the company’s staff-led Y’ello Care initiative, is designed to bridge the digital divide by providing residents with access to technology, internet connectivity, […]
Oreoluwa Alayande, the winner of the 2025 mPulse Spelling Bee Competition, attended St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, Ado Ekiti, which has received a digital upgrade from telecom behemoth; MTN Nigeria. Alayande, a second-year senior in high school, defeated thousands of competitors nationwide to win the 2025 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition. […]
The Federal Government (FG) has granted ₦48 billion in funds, or ₦4 billion for each of 12 universities, primarily for modernising engineering and technology facilities throughout the nation, which will significantly increase technical education and engineering capability in Nigeria. Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, made […]
With registrations still ongoing, Interswitch; an integrated payments and digital commerce company, has made it easier for potential candidates to register for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry exams by offering safe, dependable, and easily accessible payment methods for UTME ePIN purchases. With one of the first […]
Back roll: Mr. Orieka Ojougboh (Left) and Mr. Nkem Ojougboh (Right) and the beneficiary students during the event. The Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation has intensified its efforts to promote education by providing financial and moral support to students of St. Columba’s Grammar School, Agbor, in Delta State. At a programme themed “Your Future, Your […]
MiGO Mobile in collaboration with Covenant University created a Care Center in the University as well as awarded scholarships to chosen students during the Care Center and scholarship awards ceremony hosted at the CUCRID auditorium in the University. MiGO Mobile’s CEO and Managing Director, Dr. Ademola George Evans, said this […]
In the wake of the just concluded two-day digital literacy workshop for people with disabilities (PWDs) in Abuja, the National Information Technology Development Agency reaffirmed its dedication to creating a truly inclusive digital future by reaching 70% digital literacy by 2027. Fifty participants attended the event, which was organized under […]
Nine students will compete in the grand finale of Nigeria’s most prestigious STEM competition organized by Interswitch, one of Africa’s top integrated payments and digital commerce companies, after the conclusion of the semi-final stage for the seventh edition of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition. […]