The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has been decorated with an Award of Exemplary Leadership in Public Service. The award was conferred on Danbatta at the 12th Anniversary Lecture and Award of Nigerian NewsDirect, one of the long-standing media players in the Nigerian Communications industry, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday. Represented at the event by the Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, Danbatta said it was gratifying to have been considered worthy for the award in recognition of the initiatives deployed by the Commission in carrying…
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–For All-Expense Paid Weekend Mentorship With Ekeh, Zinox Boss
A new Juniper Research study has found that global software spending on financial crime prevention tools will exceed $28,7billion by 2027, increasing from $22,1billion in 2023, according to a report in ITOnline. The research predicted this growth of 30% will be driven by cybercriminals’ strategies of targeting the ever-growing transaction volume of payments over digital channels to maximise financial gain. Financial crime prevention software enables financial institutions and merchants to automate fraud detection monitoring, KYC (Know Your Customer) and KYB (Know Your Business) procedures, and behavioral analytics to mitigate the risk of financial crime. The research assessed leading financial crime…
Two more winners have emerged among shoppers of Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, for the highly anticipated all-expense, paid Knowledge Weekend programme with the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh. The two lucky winners are Mr. Olanrewaju Ogunkunle who hails from Oyo State and Ms. Sharifa Musa, a native of Kano State. The two winners, both of whom admitted to being loyal and regular customers of Konga, were selected randomly from shoppers participating in the current edition of the Konga Jara promotion which commenced on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, and will run through Tuesday, January 31, 2023. An annual…
-Breaks Guinness Book Of Records
To many Nigerians, the Yuletide season is the best season of the year, and they have many reasons for that stance. Now, they have an additional reason to reinforce the belief in the beauty of the Yuletide Season. And that is no other than the SmileShopSurprises, designed to create maximum excitement through in-store experiences for old and new Smile customers, whereby numerous exciting and mouthwatering surprises can be won. A significant requirement for customers to relish SmileShopSurprises is by visiting any Smile exclusive Shop, purchasing data, voice plans, or devices, and getting rewarded instantly with a surprise. At each of…
-In all-expenses paid Knowledge Weekend powered by Konga Kares
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, TikTok, revealing that it exposes devices to Information-Stealing Malware. A recent NCC-CSIRT advisory said threat actors have taken advantage of a viral TikTok challenge, known as the Invisible Challenge, to disseminate an information-stealing malware known as the WASP (or W4SP) stealer. The WASP stealer, which is high in probability with critical damage potential, is a persistent malware hosted on discord that its developer claim is undetectable. The advisory said “The Invisible Challenge…
-Assures Nigerians Of A Digitally Connected Future
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has concluded plans to roll out two additional 3.5GHz spectrum licenses for the Fifth Generation (5G) services in 2023. This is in furtherance of the Commission’s determination to fast-track the achievement of the National Digital transformation agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), NCC, revealed this at the TechTV, Digital Agenda Forum which held in Lagos last week. The session, which had the theme “Looking Forward 2023 – Convergence of 5G, AI, IoT & Blockchain” was a platform to review the activities and progress in…