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Month: October 2021

NPA – Bello Koko Appoints three Port Managers., redeploys others

In its bid to regig Port operational efficiency and in the quest to become the Maritime hub in Africa, South of the Sahara, the Managing Director has approved the appointment of three new Port mangers. The new appointees are Yitnoe…

Winners Emerge in 7th UBA Bumper Savings Account Promo

Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again rewarded its loyal customers in its Bumper Savings Promo in line with its unwavering commitment towards prioritising its customers’ financial well-being as well as boosting savings culture in…

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GSM@20: Stakeholders Set for Dialogue on Telecoms Consumer Protection

Critical stakeholders in Nigeria are billed to participate in an industry-wide dialogue summit aimed at addressing salient issues affecting over 200 million telecom corporate and individual consumers, as Nigeria marks 20 years of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) revolution….

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First step towards a new pan-European cybersecurity investment instrument

The European Cyber Security Organisation and the European Investment Advisory Hub will participate in a feasibility study on the design and set-up of a European Cybersecurity Investment Platform. The new platform aims to attract large international investors to the European…

PIA’ll boost Nigeria’s oil production by 317% to 4m bpd — FG –

The Federal Government has said that the implementation of the newly enacted Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will boost the oil production capacity of Nigeria by about 317 percent to four million barrels per day (bpd) from the current level of…

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Email Vulnerability Pandemic. Are All Emails Worth Opening?

According to Microsoft, phishing attacks have become the preferred practice of cyber criminals. As attackers are seen using various techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTP’s) to lure targets, common phishing types include impersonating usernames, organizational domains, using cloud storage to host…

Ministers challenge Africa on Blue economy

… As Maritime Stakeholders Call For Proper Harnessing of Ocean Resources. The Minister of Niger Delta affairs, Hon. Godswill Akpabio and Minister of State for Transportation senator Gbemi Saraki have jointly called on African countries to take advantage of the…

NIMASA, Customs agree modalities on deep blue scheme

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Customs Service have agreed on modalities for seamless and timely delivery of the Deep Blue Project assets currently at the ports. The agreement was reached in a meeting between…

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NCC inaugurates incident response facility

– Minister, ONSA, Lawmakers, others commend initiative – Project will strengthen telecoms infrastructure protection– Danbatta The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an incidence response facility aimed at addressing incidences of cybercrimes, protecting telecoms infrastructure and encouraging increased participation in…

Hack the Planet Competition 2021 finalists offer innovative climate solutions

Six finalists will pitch their concepts to a panel of judges for the grand prize After an unprecedented pan-Commonwealth search for innovative satellite-driven solutions to tackle the challenges of the climate emergency and ocean sustainability, the Satellite Applications Catapult and…