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 […]
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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 […]
Equipment manufacturer, Lenovo, has disclosed several vendor vulnerabilities in some of its products, which it said could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and denial of service. The vulnerabilities primarily affect Lenovo Products (Desktop, Desktop-All in One, Hyperscale, Lenovo Notebook, Smart Office, Storage, ThinkAgile, ThinkPad, ThinkServer, ThinkStation, and ThinkSystem). The […]
Information technology drives any sector and increases productivity, including agriculture. AFRIMASH Company Limited, an indigenous agriculture eCommerce platform, has introduced a ground-breaking USSD technology and Agent Network system for farmers to have access to farm inputs at the click of a button in order to improve food production and security. […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has issued an advisory for users to install trusted, up-to-date anti-virus software with an Internet security component and to customize News Feed in Microsoft Edge Browser. This is part of the countermeasures to lessen the chances of falling for a […]
Chris Uwaje To Chair The Event The Second Edition of the Nigeria Information Telecommunications Reporters Association (NITRA) ICT Growth conference has gained traction as more stakeholder companies express an interest in actively participating in the event. Added to the NITRA ICT Growth Conference 2.0 partners’ list are the nation’s Information […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has asked the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board (NSSB) to help the NCC raise awareness about the Commission’s intervention projects in research and digital literacy in order to provide more opportunities for citizens. Director of Digital Economy at the Commission, Dr Augustine Nwaulune, who hosted a […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has demonstrated its commitment to the long-term viability of a digitally transformed Nigeria by engaging the workforce of various Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) in capacity development programs aimed at building a digitally formidable federal public service in the pursuit of a digital Nigeria. […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Professor Umar Danbatta, has said that the level of awareness of the potential of telecommunications products and services is a credit to the media industry which has partnered with the Commission in the regulatory process. Danbatta was the Keynote Speaker at […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has stated that women’s participation is critical in the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy’s digital economy initiative. Mrs Tariundu Ndoni, Head of Servicom Unit at NITDA, who delivered a goodwill message on behalf of the DG, Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, at the […]