Category: Technology

2023 Elections: Pantami Inaugurates Committee for Cyberspace and ICT Infrastructure Protection

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami yesterday  23rd February,2023 in Abuja, inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise the Federal Government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks especially during the 2023 General Elections.   The Minister, who represented President Mohammadu Buhari, announced that constitution of the Committee was on the directive of Mr. President that he put in place, a committee that…

Ignore fraudulent messages on Network shut down – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has refuted messages circulating in some social media platforms, insinuating there is a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. NCC described the messages as  fraudulent and misleading information, urged Nigerians, consumers of telecommunications services, and all bank customers to ignore these or similar messages that insinuate deliberate network shutdown or disruption of services in the Nigerian telecom network. “These malicious and subversive messages originated and are being…

Shake- up in NCC,as Haru,Idehen,others redeployed 

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Two Directors of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Alhassan Haru and Mr. Efosa Idehen have been respectively redeployed to man the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI), and the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement (CME) departments of the Commission in a move to further enhance operational efficiency and sustain regulatory excellence.   In an exercise approved by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, other senior staff of NCC were moved to head critical departments, following the recent retirement of some directors, who reached the 60…

Nairaxi emerges Winner in NCC’s Young Innovators Competition

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A Ridesharing mobile app that enabled users to request taxi and bus rides tagged, “Nairaxi” has emerged over all winner at the young innovators’ competition organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission, which held at the Digital Bridge Institute, Oshodi, Lagos recently. The company, which took the coveted prize with value of N2 Million, made up of Kingsley Eze, Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer and Elizabeth Omale, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, presented an app, which will enhance rideshare and safe delivery of packages to an audience made up of top officials of…

NCC-CSIRT issues advisories to protect Nigerians against Threat Actors  

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT), in line with its mandate, has rolled out some advisories in the first few weeks of the year 2023 as cyber threat actors continue to devise means of compromising their targets.   The latest of such advisories urged users to be mindful after attackers use Microsoft OneNote attachments in phishing emails that infect victims with remote access malware, which may allow hackers to remotely access vital information on victims’ devices.   The Team advised users not open files from people…

NCC commended, as AfricaNXT 2023 begins

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the opening of the AfricaNext show at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, Monday, attracted industry commendation for its efficient regulatory processes that have given verve to the realisation of full digital economy in the country.   Chief Executive Officer of CashToken Africa, Mr. Lai Labode, said the manner with which the Commission understands and supports the emergence of companies that have critical roles to play in actualising the dreams of the digital economy, promises that Nigeria will make the desired impact in the…

NCC Boss,Umar Danbatta to receive Vanguard’s Regulator of the Year Award on Friday

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, is set to receive the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award at the highly-coveted Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards.   Vanguard Newspaper Limited, the organizers of the event, has said that Danbatta would receive the award category at a ceremony to be held in Lagos on Friday, January 27, 2022 based on the recognition of the professor’s transformational and inspiring leadership, which brought the effective regulatory regime in the telecoms sector, impacting positively…

Global Data Privacy Day 2023: Nigeria Data Protection Bureau hosts National Privacy week

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Nigeria will on Saturday 28th of January 2023 join the international community to observe Global Data Privacy Day 2023.It is a day that had been set aside to create awareness of fundamental rights and freedoms relating to the privacy of citizens. in the data processing ecosystem. In line with the overarching global objective of awareness on data privacy, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB), will be organizing a National Privacy Week, which is a week of intensive focus on awareness creation in the area of data subjects’ rights, capacity building…

Nigeria hosts Regional Digital Economy Conference

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Policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to 1st February for the Digital Economy Regional Conference to discuss the future of digital economy and intensify regional public private partnerships for the region.   The event is being hosted by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the World Bank.   The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who will deliver…

Danbatta Bags Award for Exemplary Leadership in Public Service

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta was at the weekend in Lagos, decorated with an Award of Exemplary Leadership in Public Service.   The award was conferred on Danbatta at the 12th Anniversary Lecture and Award of Nigerian NewsDirect, one of the long-standing media players in the Nigerian Communications industry, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday.   Danbatta, who was represented at the event by the Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, said it was…