The Akwa Ibom State government has said that it has begun the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to stimulate entrepreneurial drive. Udom Emmanuel, the governor of the state, said this in his remarks during a three-day 4th National Treasury workshop, organised by the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Uyo on Tuesday. Represented by his deputy, Mr Moses Ekpo, the governor said that the action was aimed at making the people, especially the youths, to be less dependent on the government. He said ICTs would also stimulate the youth to rather tap into their creative…
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Veteran technology journalist and the founding Editor-in-chief of ITREALMS Media group, Mr. Remmy Nweke, has been named the chairman of a five-man subcommittee on Awareness and Sensitisation (AS), constituted by the Sectoral Working Group (SWG) of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum on Information and Communications Technologies (NCCF-ICT). Other members of the subcommittee include the Secretary, ICTLOCA, Mr. Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo; Manager, Members Relations at Computer Professional (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN), Mrs. Elizabeth Adekunle; Chief Operating Officer, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Mrs. Eyitayo Iyortim; and Chief Consultant, TechLaw Development Services, Mr. Inye Kemabonta. Confirming this at the group’s recent…
On Monday, Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) alerted Nigerians of the existence of another hacking group known as Lyceum orchestrating cyberespionage in the African telecoms space. Below are the SEVEN steps telecom consumers and the general public can take to prevent any attack by this cybercrime group: Ensure the consistent use of firewalls (software, hardware and cloud firewalls). Enable a Web Application Firewall to help detect and prevent attacks coming from web applications by inspecting HTTP traffic. Install Up-to-date antivirus programmes to help detect and prevent a wide range of malware, trojans, and viruses, which APT hackers…
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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has re-emphasised the confidence of the Commission’s Management in the continuous support of its Board of Commissioners towards actualising the set targets and goals for advancing the growth of the telecoms industry. Danbatta spoke even as the Commission’s three-day 2021 Board and Management Retreat (BMR) comes to a close. On the heels of Danbatta’s declaration came a pledge by the Chairman, NCC Board of Commissioners, Prof. Adeolu Akande, ‘to go to the drawing table’ in ensuring the Commission is well-positioned to deliver…
Renowned communication scholar, Professor Ralph Akinfeleye, has called for an urgent review of the National Broadcasting Code, describing the extant edition, issued last year by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), as inconsistent with democracy. Akinfeleye, a former head of the Mass Communication Department of the University of Lagos, made the call at the public presentation of “Question Marks on the 6th NBC Code Amendments,” a publication by Consortium of Independent Broadcasters and Free Press Advocates. At the event, which was held at the Lagos office of the Independent Press Centre (IPC), Akinfeleye stated that the code is an attempt by…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted telecom consumers and the general public of the discovery of new Android malware. The malware, named ‘AbstractEmu’, can gain access to smartphones, take complete control of infected smartphones and silently modify device settings while simultaneously taking steps to evade detection. The NCC said in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde that this discovery was announced recently by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT), the national agency established by the Federal Government to manage the risks of cyber threats in Nigeria, which also coordinates incident response and mitigation…
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Smile Communications has activated an effective plan to make every weekend from now until 31st December, 2021, exciting and memorable. With Christmasand its attendant jollity about to come early for subscribers of Smile Communications, the company said in a statement that the satisfaction of its customers is it’s priority. The offer; Double Data Weekend (SuperFast internet from Friday – Sunday), will ensure that when customers use the MySmile App from Friday to Sunday to recharge their Bigga plan, they get 100% BONUS data that is valid for 14 days. With the 100% BONUS data, customers are assured of more connection…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has clearly identified key initiatives being implemented to consolidate the growth and gains of the telecom sector. The statement comes even as stakeholders in Nigeria commemorate 20 years of telecoms revolution in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, listed the digital frontiers while delivering a paper titled: ‘Telecommunications in Nigeria: The Next Frontier’ at the 20th anniversary of the telecommunications revolution in Nigeria organised recently by Compact Communications Limited, at the Muson Centre, Lagos. As part of the activities marking the event, the telecom regulator was honoured with a…