Category: Technology

Pray for the salvation of online criminals – Internet Safety Advocate tells Public

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An advocate of cyber safety, Mr. Rotimi Onadipe has urged the general public to always pray for the salvation of cyber fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys” and “Yahoo Girls.”   He stated this in Ibadan on Saturday September 17th, 2022 during an awareness seminar on internet safety with the aim of educating the public about how to reduce cyber crimes in the society.   The internet safety advocate said he had interviewed and counseled a lot of cyber criminals on how they can be totally free from their criminal…

NCC to generate over N500bn in 2023 from auctioning 5G spectrums – Danbatta

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Nigeria Communication Commission(NCC) said it has a projection to generate over N500 billion for the Federal Government in 2023 fiscal year .   Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof.Umar Danbatta made the disclosure at an interactive meeting on 2023-2025 MTEF-FSP, organised by the Senate Committee on Finance.   He said the projected revenue would be realised from the auctioning of two 5G spectrums,saying that the bidding process for auctioning of the spectrums for 2023 had began.   He also disclosed that NCC had generated N257 billion in the first…

NCC deploys 84 IT Projects to support Persons with Disabilities

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has deployed 84 assistive Information Technology projects at different locations in Nigeria to support people with special needs while supporting policies that enable disadvantaged members of the society to live a more qualitative life. “The E-Accessibility project seeks to meet the ICT needs of persons living with disabilities in Nigeria by providing ICT tools, assistive technologies, training, and Internet provision in the identified locations. Between 2012 to 2020, the NCC has deployed the E-Accessibility Projects in, at least, 84 locations nationwide.” The Executive Vice Chairman…

Danbatta commends four retiring NCC staff

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Four retiring staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have received encomiums from the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, for their dedication to duties and rising to be counted as committed members of the team that is making the nation proud with their individual contributions to the development of telecommunications in Nigeria. The four staff; Mallam Aliyu Ibrahim, Deputy Director/Head, Administration Department; Okechukwu Christian Aninweke, an Assistant Director/Head, Risk Management; Patience Ante, Principal Manager, Lagos Zonal Office (LZO); and Daniel Agbi,…

NCC commits to bridging digital gender divide …As Danbatta Bags ‘Icon of Digital Revolution Award’

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to bridging growing gender-oriented digital divide to accelerate inclusive economic prosperity for all Nigerian citizens.   Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta who restated this commitment in Lagos at the 2022 Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in Tech Summit (WEETS), Thursday, September 15, 2022, where he was conferred with the ‘Icon of Digital Revolution Award’ for his role in stimulating digital connectivity in Nigeria, said promotion of gender equality is a major component of ICT development.…

NCC reiterates commitments to bridging digital gender divide … as Danbatta Bags ‘Icon of Digital Revolution Award’

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to bridging growing gender-oriented digital divide to accelerate inclusive economic prosperity for all Nigerian citizens. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta who restated this commitment in Lagos at the 2022 Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in Tech Summit (WEETS), Thursday, September 15, 2022, where he was conferred with the ‘Icon of Digital Revolution Award’ for his role in stimulating digital connectivity in Nigeria, said promotion of gender equality is a major component of ICT development. He noted…

Beware of Chain Letters on Internet – Cyber Safety Advocate, Onadipe warns

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Founder and CEO of internet safety magazine (non-profit organisation)Mr. Rotimi Onadipe,has advised the general public to be mindful of the danger of chain letters on the internet.   He made the call at his organisation’s weekly sensitisation program on cyber safety which took place in Ibadan on September 10th, 2022.   According to Onadipe, chain letter was another strategy by which cybercrooks perpetrate various crimes through the internet and many people are ignorantly falling victim to the scam due to lack of awareness and education about it.   “Beware of…

NCC, Civil Defence Corps, align to tackle Telecoms crimes

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle some of the criminal activities bedeviling the telecom industry, such as telecom equipment vandalism and fraudulent registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards among others. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who addressed a gathering of senior management staff of NSCDC in the South West Zone, at an exclusive workshop organised by the Commission, hailed the Memorandum of Understanding sealed between the agency and the Commission, for which the gathering…

NCC-CSIRT alerts on Google Chrome Extensions Malware

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has identified five malicious Google Chrome Extensions that surreptitiously track online browser’s activities and steal their data.   According to NCC-CSIRT, the five malicious extensions which the McAfee Mobile Research Team earlier discovered are Netflix Party with 800,000 downloads, Netflix Party 2 with 300,000 downloads, Full Page Screenshot Capture Screenshotting with 200,000 downloads, FlipShope Price Tracker Extension with 80,000 downloads, and AutoBuy Flash Sales with 20,000 downloads.   The NCC-CSIRT said the five google chrome extensions identified have a high…

NIPR Fellowship to Muoka, Ibietan, meritorious – Danbatta

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has hailed the conferment of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (fnipr) on two management staff of the Commission, as meritorious and a testimony to the Commission’s promotion of professionalism and excellence in its scheme of management.   The NCC EVC’s assertion followed the recent investiture and induction of Mr. Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs, and Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, Head, Media Relations in the Public Affairs Department of the Commission, as Fellows…