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MTN named most compliant listed company on the NGX

Leading telecom giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has been named the Most Compliant Listed Company at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Made of Africa Awards held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on 6 December 2022. The award recognises…

Zinox Ekeh Ibom
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Ekeh, Zinox boss to mentor 12 lucky Konga shoppers

12 Konga Shoppers for all-expenses paid Knowledge weekend with Ekeh, Zinox boss Ekeh, Zinox boss to mentor 12 lucky shoppers Konga in all-expenses paid Knowledge Weekend powered by Konga Kares Konga Kares offers free weekend mentorship programme for 12 lucky…

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Warri: Glo subscribers win new car, others in Festival of Joy Promo

It was a joyous occasion for Glo subscribers in Warri, Delta State, on Tuesday as they went home with various prizes in the company’s Festival of Joy promo. A 52-year-old Manager with a first generation bank, Anthony Ukpu, won a…

Mainone Funke-Opeke
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Increased Speed, Reduced Cost of Connectivity Driving Growth—Opeke

The Managing Director of MainOne, An Equinix Company, Ms. Funke Opeke has averred that “The acceleration in digital transformation in Nigeria reinforces the need for businesses to have access to single points to interconnect locally. Increased speed of connectivity, increased…

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TikTok Challenge Fueling Information-Stealing Malware – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned about the potential harm of taking part in the Invisible Challenge on short-form video hosting service, TokTok, revealing that it exposes devices to Information-Stealing Malware. An NCC-CSIRT advisory…

How Technology boosts oil and gas trading , by Flagship Energy

Riding on the pedestal of the newly inaugurated Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) local Oil and gas traders/operators have been advised to leverage technology if they truly desire to join the global oil and gas community. This position was canvassed at…

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Nigeria one of the countries with least internet censorship—Report

Internet censorship is the restriction of certain aspects of online media, such as social media, political propaganda and torrenting – different countries take different approaches to which parts of the media are restricted to the public. So, with this in…

Instant Payment Transactions to Surpass 376bn Globally by 2027— Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of instant payment transactions will exceed 376 billion globally by 2027; increasing from 97 billion in 2022, a 289% growth. It predicts that an increased roll-out of instant cross-border…

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NCC Pledges Support to Nigeria’s Blood Management Agency

Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is willing and ready to offer any support required by the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) to enable the latter to achieve its mandate of regulating, coordinating, and ensuring “the…