Panellists at the just concluded NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0, have emphasized the need for an urgent review of Nigeria’s state of infrastructure so as to position the country to massively reap the benefits of a digital economy as obtained in some developed nations of the world. Themed ‘Creating a […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a high-impact threat to Windows operating system, the Blackbyte Ransomware, which has the capacity to bypass protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various security solutions. The NCC-CSIRT said the BlackByte ransomware gang, which is using […]
The Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said that it has become imperative to implement legislations that will ensure the protection and confidentiality of citizens’ data as part of the government’s responsibility to protect the lives and property of Nigerians. Prof. Pantami made […]
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its commemoration of the 2022 edition of the Customer Service Week scheduled to be globally celebrated on 3 – 7 October 2022. The event themed: “Celebrating Service” will be marked across its FBNBank subsidiaries in […]
Pantami, Danbatta, NGF, Operators, Others to Lead Dialogue Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) have concluded plans to dissect issues around the formulation and effective implementation of the National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre deployment across the country. The summit, powered by Business Metrics Nigeria, is […]
Nigeria was re-elected as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency that oversees global telecommunication operations, earlier today, in clear recognition of the critical role Nigeria plays on the global telecom stage. Nigeria will return to the Council from 2023 to 2026. The […]
Stakeholders in the country’s ICT sector have spoken out about the need for Nigerians to brace themselves for the disruptions brought about by the emergence of modern technologies, especially now that the country is on the verge of experiencing commercial services based on the Fifth Generation (5G) network. The Stakeholders […]
Today, Friday 30th September 2022, Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), played a critical role in ensuring that Africa won a top-level seat on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Management team. The hotly contested position of Director of the Union’s Telecommunication Development Bureau between Africa, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) on Thursday in Abuja set up a committee to work toward the protection of the interest of telecom consumers against malpractices that may attend mobile lotteries in the country. The Committee, which was inaugurated at the NCC Head […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE has given a nod to the call for proposals to support the establishment of Digital Innovation Hubs in Nigeria. He made this known while delivering a keynote address on the topic “Public, Private Partnerships: Drivers of Digital […]