The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Bayelsa State Government in accelerating telecommunications infrastructure deployment, digital literacy and skills in the State. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, reiterated this commitment during a courtesy visit by a delegation from Bayelsa State to the Management of NCC in Abuja recently. Bayelsa State’s Commissioner for Communications, Science and Technology, Dr. Promise Ekio Ekio, who led the delegation, while stating the purpose of the visit to the Commission, said Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector is one of the critical…
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Jiji, Nigeria’s biggest online Marketplace, which acquired Cars45, the online car auction service, has announced that it is changing the Cars45 brand name to Jiji Cars. Recall that Cars45 was recently acquired by Jiji, as Jiji has grown to become a credible platform for car sales. The acquisition was made in a bid to consolidate and strengthen Jiji’s positioning in the car dealership market. The move came from the fact that car sales and enquiries are among the top five reasons people visit the Jiji site. Apart from real estate, the search for affordable cars constitutes a primary reason people…
PECB University has signed a new Academic partnership agreement with Digital Encode Limited. The agreement is aimed at committing the knowledge, resources, and efforts of the two organisations to provide top-class education to students in Nigeria. PECB University is an independent institution of higher education focused on business education, which is inspired by the tenets of professionalism of its parent company, PECB Inc. – a world-class certification body for persons on international standards. Digital Encode on the other hand, is a leading Pan-African professional service and integration firm founded in 2003, that specializes in the design, management, and security of business-critical networks,…
Pioneer broadband service provider, Smile Communications Nigeria, has just introduced a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service, an innovative self-help service, for its teeming subscribers. This latest introduction into the Nigerian market is essentially a mobile communication technology used worldwide to access network services by simply sending text between a mobile phone and an application in the network. This USSD service is unique as subscribers’ can access Smile’s USSD service without using any Internet connection or data. Subscribers can access the various services by simply dialling the code *4504# from their mobile phones without calling Customer Service or going…
In continuation of this year’s International Women’s Day Celebration, Meta in partnership with She Leads Africa, FATE Foundation and Afrigrants hosted 50 women-business owners to an exclusive dinner on Friday, 11th March 2022 at the EbonyLife Place in Lagos, to celebrate their remarkable achievements. The theme for Meta’s IWD celebration this year, #Beyond, applauds the resilience and impact of women-owned businesses by spotlighting their role in bridging access to essential services and products during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event featured panel discussions with female business leaders who spoke on the theme by highlighting a future beyond resilience alongside inspirational stories…
MTN Group has committed to supporting a bi-national conference for businesses operating in South Africa and Nigeria during the first visit to its South African headquarters of the chairman of MTN Nigeria, the Group’s biggest operating company. The commitment was made to Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa H.E. Muhammed Haruna Manta when he met with the MTN Nigeria delegation, led by MTN Nigeria Chairman Ernest Ndukwe and MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola, at MTN Group headquarters in Fairland. MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita hosted the visit. Jonas said the trip from the…
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has released findings of a dual ransomware attack where extortion notes left by Karma ransomware operators were encrypted 24 hours later by Conti, another ransomware gang that was on the target’s network at the same time. In the article, Sophos details the dual attacks, “Conti and Karma Actors Attack Healthcare Provider at Same Time Through ProxyShell Exploits,” explaining how both operators gained access to the network through an unpatched Microsoft Exchange Server, but then used different tactics to implement their attacks. “To be hit by a dual ransomware attack is a nightmare scenario…
In recognition of his tremendous contribution and support towards promoting the course of women development, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been billed to chair a public lecture to mark the 2022 International Women Day (IWD) in Kano State. The lecture with the theme: ‘Break the Bias’, slated for March 10, 2022, at the Sa’adu Zungar Auditorium Complex, Mambayya House, Gwammaja, Kano by 10.00 a.m. prompt, is being organised by The Kano Civil Society Forum (KCSF). KCSF is the umbrella body of over 200 Civil Society Organisations (CSO)…
FinTechNGR is playing its part in addressing challenges posed by startups and investors in Nigeria’s FinTech ecosystem
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, has challenged startups and innovators in the Nigerian ecosystem to take ownership of existing policies to further consolidate and enhance the success of the ecosystem. Pantami gave the charge when he met with indigenous innovators in Lagos, to explore avenues of developing the Ecosystem to further drive the digital economy agenda. Speaking at the interactive session organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) themed; Fostering an Enabling Environment for Start-up Growth, the Minister disclosed that the objective of the session was to understand first hand, what the ecosystem requires…