Author: Rommy Imah

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Rommy Imah is Founder/Editor of Digital Times Nigeria (www.digitaltimesng.com). He has been in active journalism in over two decades with a bias for technology and business reporting. He is particularly passionate about technology and how it can be used to transform human life, businesses and services.

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that the telecom industry has witnessed milestones in more ways than one. This he said, includes the rapid growth in technology, which is redefining service delivery, and creating wide and high expectations from all stakeholders. Danbatta made this assertion in his keynote speech at the ‘Talk To The Regulator’ Forum held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Thursday, June 1, 2023. He said that to keep up to date with developments in the industry, the Commission has equally taken measures to improve regulations to accommodate…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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