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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…

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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…

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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…

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MTN announces appointment of seasoned executive as Digital, Fintech CFO

MTN Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as our new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and Fintech. Kunle is a seasoned business and finance professional who has spent most of his career at MTN, including serving…

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NCC not Disqualifying Nigerians from Getting SIM

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would like to draw the attention of the public to a publication in a section of the media, purporting that the Commission is developing a regulation to disqualify Nigerians below 18 years of age from…

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NCC’s Outreach Programme, Campus Conversation, Debuts in Abuja

As part of its re-structuring and re-branding of existing consumer outreach programmes, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held the maiden edition of the Campus Conversation at the University of Abuja. Campus Conversation is featured as an important part of…

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Confirmed: KongaPay rules e-commerce transactions in Nigeria

KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, has been identified as the leading provider of digital payment services for e-commerce transactions in Nigeria. The rating came from Statista, a globally renowned market and consumer data firm. The development…

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Tech Experience Centre marks anniversary with special discount sale

To mark its first anniversary, the Management of the Tech Experience Centre has rolled out a special anniversary sale, offering shoppers and visitors to the centre up to 75 per cent discount on a wide range of technology, lifestyle, and…

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NCC, NITDA, GBB, Zoho, others support #AfriTECH2021

Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH) has received support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), African ICT Foundation (AfictF) and Innovation Bed.Africa. The Forum sponsored by Zoho (Platinum sponsor), Rack Centre, CloudFlex Computing Limited…