Zinox, which has already commenced supply of the first batch of about 100,000 units of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) devices required for the nationwide enumeration, emerged as the undisputed and preferred technical partner for the exercise after scaling a rigorous bid process involving other local and international competitors.
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The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a stress test on Data-in-Motion or in Transit on Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), before the 2023 general election. This test he said, is to ensure that there is stronger security protection for data transmission before the February 25th, 2023, general election. Akano, who spoke on the theme: “Understanding privacy and online risk in the digital world today,” to mark this year’s World Data Privacy Day, organized by the Data and Knowledge Privacy Protection Initiative said the February…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed government officials to refrain from using private emails for official purposes. In addition, he ordered all Federal Public institutions to migrate their websites to the relevant government domains. “I hereby direct that all government officials should refrain from using private emails for official purposes,” the President said. Buhari spoke at the launching of the National Policy on Nigeria Government Second-Level Domains at the State House, Abuja. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement he signed on Thursday titled ‘At the launch of two policies on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the unveiling of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s broadband service Starlink in Nigeria. The President noted that with the commencement of Starlink’s operations in Nigeria, the country now has 100 per cent broadband penetration, adding that Nigeria is the first and only African country so far to enjoy Starlink rollout. The President’s position was contained in a post tweeted to his verified Twitter page Thursday night. “We are delighted that Starlink services have been deployed in Nigeria, making us the first African country — and the only one so far — to enjoy this rollout.…
Smile Communications, Nigeria’s number one mobile broadband 4G LTE services provider has expanded its footprint in Nigeria by launching Smile services in Kano City. Practitioners within the telecoms space say it is a well-planned launch for a brand that has consistently delivered quality service in every city of presence. Kano becomes the 9th city in Nigeria where Smile offers its services, with the citizens of Kano already excited about the launch. Already, a lot of people are visiting the Smile office at No C-2 Muhammadu Buhari Way Tudun Yola Kano. “Our customers in Kano will have unlimited FREE Smile-to-Smile calls…
MTN Nigeria Wednesday announced Kate Ene as its CEO for a day following her emergence as the winner of the 2022 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee out of over 11,000 participants who registered for the competition. Kate, an inspiring 14-year-old student from Intimacy with Christ Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, assumed leadership of Africa’s largest telecommunication network at 9 am on Wednesday. In his symbolic handover, Karl Toriola applauded Kate’s brilliance while reiterating the purpose of the initiative. “It has always been our brand commitment to support the government and educational institutions in producing students that are primed for global competitiveness.…
Nigeria has recorded yet another landmark achievement by hosting the maiden edition of the Digital Economic Regional Conference (DERC), a convergence of all the ministers of digital economy in the sub-region. The conference is aimed at providing an opportunity for countries in the West Africa sub-region to discuss the growth and development of their various digital economic sectors including the gains, challenges, and opportunities. It would also allow for peer review to identify key performance metrics that can form the foundation for the region’s equivalent of the Digital Economy and Society Index utilised by countries in the European region. Nigeria’s…
Two Nigeria Banks, GT Bank and Zenith Bank are being investigated by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) over allegations of data breach. Digital TimesNG checks showed that allegations of unlawful disclosure of banking records to a third party and unlawful access and processing of personal data triggered the investigations. According to the directive of the National Commissioner and CEO, NDPB, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the investigation covers the data governance practice of the banks in all their branches in Nigeria and extends to all third parties carrying out data processing activities. The Bureau noted with concern in a statement made…
A group of Nigerian tech-savvy youths has developed a web-based crypto platform to facilitate seamless and borderless means of accepting cryptocurrency payments globally. Known as Coinazer, the Web 3.0 crypto platform was developed out of the curiosity of a tech-savvy young Nigerian to solve a payment problem. Announcing the launch of Coinazer, the Founder, a crypto enthusiast, Johnpaul Achigonye said that the cryptocurrency solution was a product of necessity, saying that “It sounds funny how Coinazer came to existence.” “I was at my Uncle’s shop at Ikeja Market popularly known as Computer Village attending to one of his customers who…
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