The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), again, has been informed of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices. TangleBot equally gains control of the device […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has independently identified two cyber vulnerabilities and advised Nigerian telecom consumers on the measures to be taken to get protected from the cyber-attacks. The CSIRT, in its first-ever security advisories less than three months after its creation, has solely identified […]
The promotion of the indigenous content agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has remained one of the focal points of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) which has called for a more robust collaboration between the agency and local start-ups in the country, the Agency has said. The promotion of indigenous content which is one of the strategic pillars of the Agency’s […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has already received two awards, one of which is The REGULATOR OF THE YEAR Award for 2021, signalling a significant year for the Commission. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the company’s Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), also got the PUBLIC OFFICIAL OF THE DECADE […]
Says Retreat will help evolve a new roadmap for stabilizing internal security The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, with the support of His Excellency, Udom Emmanuel, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, will on 7th and 8th February 2022, host a 2-day Conference and Retreat for […]
Staff of the Ibadan Zonal Office (IBZO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have been tasked by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, to sustain their commitment to regulatory effectiveness in keeping with Commission’s strategic objectives. Danbatta made the call to the staff not to rest […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, psc(+), NPM, fdc, on Friday, 14th January 2022 decorated twenty-five (25) newly promoted Senior Police Officers at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The Officers who have been found worthy in all ramifications to earn the promotion were decorated with […]
…Urges Youths To Embrace Digital Skills Acquisition The adoption and utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes efficiently acting as an enabler of effectiveness in operations in every sector of the economy, including commerce, agriculture, health, security and governance. Prof. Umar Garba […]
Finally, Nigerians will be able to log on to their Twitter app or browser without using VPN, following the lifting of the ban on their operation by the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. In the words of the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Mallam […]
Apparently spurred by the vision, objectives and successes of policies, programmes and projects instituted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bridge the digital divide and encourage the youth to harness derivable benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the authority of the Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), […]