The National Identity Management Commission has announced that its National Identity Number Verification Service is unavailable due to service provider maintenance. On Saturday, the NIMC published a press statement headlined “NIMC NIN verification service momentarily unavailable.” “The National Identity Management Commission wishes to warn the general public that its NIN […]
New Post
Mafab Communications Limited is a Nigerian telecommunications company that was established on July 8, 2020 and is licensed by the Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) to provide and operate Local Interconnect and International carrier services. Mafab Communications is run by Dr. Musbahu Mohmmed Bashir. He is a northern Nigerian man from […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR (NDPB). Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim, the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has requested it (Pantami). The NDPB was founded in accordance with international best practices and will focus on data protection and privacy, among other […]
Last October, the government of Nigeria announced the creation of the eNaira, Africa’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), through the apex monetary authority. The introduction of the new CBDC in Nigeria was expected to improve residents’ and other currency holders’ access to banking and increase remittance inflows. It was […]
Saudi Arabia has announced $6.4 billion in investments in future technologies, according to the Saudi ministry of communication and information technology. The investment, according to Abdullah Alswaha, is part of the kingdom’s effort to diversify its economy away from oil in the face of severe regional competition. As climate change […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) met with stakeholders from the Lagos State Software and Innovation ecosystem to discuss how to strengthen the country’s digital economy by increasing ICT contributions to GDP and promoting indigenous content by patronizing indigenous IT products and services. At the Bon Hotel in Lagos, […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has praised the Kwara State Government for completing the e-Library and Edtech Hub projects. The DG, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, expressed his gratitude to NITDA during the commissioning of the Kwara State e-Library and EdTech Hub, which took place recently in the State Capital, […]
After the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali, informed the Senate Committee on Finance that the Customs is no longer a revenue-generating agency due to the amendment of some sections of the country’s laws, the Nigerian Senate says there are indications that the Finance Bill, now […]
TangleBot, a new high-risk, critical, and Short Messaging Service-based malware, has infected Android mobile devices, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). TangleBot uses tactics that are similar to those used by the renowned FlutBot SMS Android virus that was recently announced. TangleBot takes control of the device in a […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) detected two cyber vulnerabilities independently and advised Nigerian telecom customers on how to defend themselves from cyber-attacks. In its first-ever security advisories, issued less than three months after its inception, the CSIRT has alone discovered two cyber-attacks aimed at consumers […]
