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…
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-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…
–To Connect more than 300,000 students to Digital Learning in Nigeria
A computer lab, constructed by Huawei Technologies and commissioned at the weekend to serve the community of Koguna Town of Makoda Local Government of Kano State, has been named “Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta Computer Lab”. Director, Public Relations of Huawei Nigeria, Lola Fafore, said at the commissioning, which was witnessed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, and the District Head of Makoda, Alhaji Labaran Abdullahi, that the project was among the company’s contribution to Nigeria as part of its corporate social responsibility. Fafore assured that Huawei will continue to promote digital inclusion, primarily through the…
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to ensuring there is a balance in the representation of females in the information technology (IT) ecosystem. Speaking recently through the Head, Digital Media Management of the Commission, Nafisa Usman Rugga, at the ICT Quiz competition for girls in Senior Secondary Schools organized by Nigerian Women in Information Technology (NIWIIT), the EVC said there was an urgent need to equip the girl child with adequate knowledge, access and use of Information Technology programmes and services which will give them the needed…