The President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Adesina Sodiya is to preside over the 2021 edition of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), slated for Thursday, June 10, at the Golden Tulip Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos. Disclosing this at the weekend in […]
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The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kasihfu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE has urged the Lagos State Ministry of Health to fully adopt the implementation of all provisions in the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) to protect the medical data of the residents of the state. The Commissioner […]
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo- Olu is being presented with a copy of NITDA Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP) 2021-2024 by the Director General/CEO, NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi during the latter’s official visit to Lagos State The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr […]
“Persons in this category need to provide justification that they will be residing in Nigeria for less than 2 years” Federal government has ordered telecommunications companies to block the mobile line of foreigners who have lived in the country for more than two years but have not done national identification […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has resolved 99.2 per cent of service-related complaints received from telecom consumers across the major network operators in Q1, 2021. According to the Q1, 2021 report on Complaint Management issued by the Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, a total of 3,019 consumer complaints were […]
As the world marks the 2021 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, with the theme: “Accelerating Digital Transformation in Challenging Times”, telecommunication service provider, 9mobile has restated its commitment to drive the pace of digital transformation in Nigeria, through strategic investment in digital infrastructure. According to the telecom company, in […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under Section 6 (f) of the NITDA Act 2007 wishes to provide this advisory to Nigerians to address Nigerian concerns on changes to Whatsapp Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which took effect on 15th May, 2021. Millions of Nigerians use Whatsapp platform […]
…As Danbatta Receives Recognition Award Traditional rulers and concerned community leaders have commended the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for his role in boosting security and supporting other initiatives aimed at developing Danbatta Local Government Area, Kano State […]
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has alerted its citizenry that cybercriminals now use telegram bots and Google forms to automate phishing. The agency gave the warning in a statement at the weekend on its official Twitter handle. It said, “Hackers use legitimate services such as Google Forms and Telegram […]
Federal government has unveiled Device Management System (DMS) – a new security measure that will help tackle the increasing rate of mobile phone theft in Nigeria. DMS, which will be managed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the strategy will serve as a repository for all registered mobile phones’ International […]