Author: Rommy Imah

– Inaugurates National Blockchain Implementation and Steering Committee

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to disconnect Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) if they fail to pay the debt owed to Operators for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services which amount to over N120 Billion. The announcement for the approval was made by the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Friday, through a statement signed by its Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and Head, Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga. ALTON has, therefore, warned that In view of the foregoing, unless Deposit Money Banks meet their debt obligations, telcos will disconnect all banks indebted…

Chief Achu said that because of the obvious increase in the demand for green buildings and house features that are eco-friendly, Ken-NAB Homes prides itself as pioneering tech-powered buildings in the Real Estate sector.

Ring, a globally acclaimed brand in Home Security has made a debut in Nigeria following the announcement of an agreement between the leading home security device makers and TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech and lifestyle products. The agreement which allows TD Africa to distribute select Ring devices in Nigeria, will also see the pioneer bulk distributor in West Africa for a plethora of renowned global brands, leverage its growing network of channel partners and key resellers in extending the reach of Ring’s cutting-edge solutions to millions of potential users across Nigeria. At the Ring Products launch held…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described as untrue, an online publication (not Digital TimesNG) which claimed that the Commission incurred a budget deficit of N17bn, Spending N35.2bn on Personnel and Consultancy Fees in 2021. The NCC in a rebuttal contained in a statement on Tuesday evening and signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, expressed concern with the inability of the online publication to accurately interpret the contents of its 2021 Annual Reports which have been made public. It noted that it was as a result of this inability that the publication gave a wrong impression that the…

Latest reports by the Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have shown that hundreds of banking and financial apps are at grave risk of attack from the new Nexus Android banking trojan. CERRT said in the latest report that the new Nexus Android banking trojan is designed to operate stealthily, with the ability to hide from detection and evade security measures. According to CERRT, “A staggering variety of different banking and financial apps are susceptible to attack by this Trojan. The malware is being distributed through phishing pages disguised as legitimate…

The Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned of the existence of several phishing websites being promoted through Facebook Messenger accounts to spread various types of malware. CERRT warned in an advisory it released recently that the illegitimate Facebook accounts pose as official ChatGPT pages and publish links that lead users to phishing websites that look like ChatGPT websites. “These websites trick users into downloading malicious files or software onto their machines,” the advisory disclosed. According to the CERRT Advisory, “When an unsuspecting user clicks on a link on the…

In the wake of recent allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecom regulatory body on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, vehemently denied any involvement in such acts, and advised the public to disregard the allegations. The official denial is coming on the heels of an avalanche of enquiries made by the media to the NCC, on allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made against the Commission by some individuals and groups in the social and alternative media. The NCC said that by the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003 and other…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria recorded a total of 3,834,244 cyber-attacks before, during and after the gubernatorial election of March 18, 2023, out of which over 1.4million was recorded on election day. In a release signed by Dr. Femi Adeluyi, Senior Technical Assistant (Research and Development) to the Honourable Minister, Prof. Pantami provided the breakdown of the attacks as follows: Friday 17th March 2023 1,046,896 Saturday 18th March 2023 1,481,847 Sunday 19th March 2023    327,718 Monday 20th March 2023    977,783 “During this period and as previously…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the theme of this year’s World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), which is “Empowering Consumers through Clean Energy Transition,” provides players in the telecommunication industry the opportunity to carefully examine the unintended side effects of the industry’s critical social infrastructure on the environment. Mr. Adeleke Adewolu, NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management (ECSM) stated this in his opening remarks at the celebration of the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day held at the NCC headquarters annex, in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the celebration is being pivoted around a theme that allows telecom service…