MainOne reinforces commitment to internet growth in Africa MainOne’s role at AfPIF 2023 aligns with its broader mission of driving digital transformation across West Africa MainOne, an Equinix Company, has reinforced its commitment to the growth of the internet in Africa by successfully hosting the 12th edition of the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Accra, Ghana last week. The event, co-hosted by the Internet Society (ISOC) and the African IXP Association (AFIX), drew an impressive gathering of global and local industry leaders, regulators, and stakeholders advancing Africa’s digital landscape and strengthening connectivity across the continent. Emmanuel Kwarteng, Ghana’s…
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Criminal Community-Sponsored Research Contests Mirror Cybercrime Trends Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has announced that it has uncovered how research contests run by cybercrime forums are helping to inspire new methods of attack and detection evasion. The contests mirror legitimate security conference ‘Call For Papers’ and provide the winners considerable financial rewards and recognition from peers and also potential jobs. As outlined in Sophos X-Ops latest report, “For the Win? Offensive Research Contests on Criminal Forums,” these contests are designed to drive innovation, and when analysed, the entries provide invaluable insight into how…
5G2Business will advance business digital transformation MTN Nigeria has signed a 5G2Business Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seplat Energy to deploy 5G services to facilitate business optimisation. The 5G2Business MoU attests to unprecedented advancements in business digital transformation. 5G will enable businesses to unlock new efficiencies, automate processes, optimise operations, and propel innovation and productivity to new heights. Speaking on this collaboration, Lynda Saint-Nwafor, Chief Enterprise Business Officer of MTN Nigeria, stated, “We are thrilled to join hands with Seplat Energy to spearhead the integration of intelligent digital technologies into industry processes in Nigeria. “With this partnership, we open new…
Enugu DisCo Warns Against Activities Of Fraudsters Customers of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc. in the Southeast have been cautioned against falling victim to fraudsters in the name of prepaid metre upgrades. The company in a statement on Thursday, stressed that the planned upgrade of Standard Transfer Specification prepaid metres in its network will be free of charge and at no cost to customers. Mr. Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, made this clarification in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. He said the caution became necessary because of information received by the company about the activities…
A Record 1,490 Fintechs Entered The Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2023 Overall winner of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge will receive a cash prize of US$50,000 Smart Teller Technologies Limited, a Nigerian Fintech Startup is among the eight finalists that emerged from an impressive pool of 1,490 Fintechs drawn from 64 countries in and beyond Africa in the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. This is the sixth edition of this international competition, with the highest number of applications on record. Ecobank Group, Africa’s leading pan-African banking group, said this year’s applications had more than doubled compared to last year’s 703 applications received from…
Nasarawa state has one of the largest deposits of lithium in Nigeria The Nasarawa State government is set to partner with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) on a lithium processing policy that would ensure that Lithium mined in the State is processed locally instead of exporting it raw. The processing policy is in line with NASENI’s drive to encourage the processing of Strategic Solid Minerals and particularly to ensure that batteries are produced locally for both electric vehicles as well as other energy storage applications. Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule disclosed this…
The partnership is promoting cybersecurity education among customers of financial institutions The campaign is also geared at propagating public insights on cyber security trends Cybersecurity issues came to the front burner when the Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of Nigerian Financial Industry (CCISONFI), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers Committee, launched the ‘NoGoFallMaga, Confam Am Again’ campaign to sensitize the Nigerian public on the need to be cyber security conscious. Sponsored by the latter trio partnership, the anti-fraud campaign is delivered by leveraging local technical consultants named “Cybersafe Foundation” and “The Hook Media”.…
Agency Says Youths Are Key To Building A Sustainable Society The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated its commitment to empowering youths with the essential skills to drive positive change and a sustainable future. NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa stated this in his goodwill message at the 2023 International Youth Day Celebration organised by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in Abuja. Represented by Yakubu Musa, the acting National Coordinator of the Office for Nigeria Digital Innovation (ONDI), Inuwa noted at the event with the theme: “Green Skills for Youths: Towards a Sustainable World,” that the…
NTICE 2023 Expo Holds August 22-24, 2023 All is now set for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed: “Harnessing Indigenous Content for Economic Growth: Networking to Boost Investment”, the Commission said it is mobilizing stakeholders for a remarkable outing, following a very impressive showing at the maiden edition of the event last year. The NTICE is being…
LASPEMA Is Saddled With Challenges Associated With Managing & Regulating Activities On Setbacks In a bid to curb unregulated development within incidental open spaces in Lagos State, LASPEMA, the Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Authority has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with eTranzact Plc, reports Digital TimesNG. In attendance at the event which took place at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Alausa, was the Special Adviser on EGIS and Planning Matters, Mr. Olajide Babatunde who represented the Commissioner of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Omotayo Bankoshe Martins. Babatunde lauded…