Author: DigitalTimesNG

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is willing and ready to offer any support required by the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) to enable the latter to achieve its mandate of regulating, coordinating, and ensuring “the provision of safe, quality blood and blood products” to all persons who may need such in Nigeria. NCC’s Director, Human Capital and Administration (DHCA), Usman Malah, who led the NCC team to receive the NBSC delegation on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the commitment recently when the Director General of the NBSC, Dr. Omale Amedu,…

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Emmanuel Ojeabulu, winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Open Golf Championship has been listed in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). The premier golf championship which was held from 18 – 20 November at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 was keenly contested by over 190 low handicap players from several golf clubs in the country. Benin-based Emmanuel Ojeabulu won the 3-day championship. Playing three shots off the pace going into the last 18-holes, Ojeabulu played one of the best golf of his life, maintaining steady pars for a closing 74, 3-over the course par to win the World…

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that diligent implementation of various telecommunications policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks has continued to enhance the nation’s capacity to deepen citizens’ access to digital resources, transform media and knowledge production and positively impacting Nigeria’s economic and social progress. Danbatta stated this in a keynote address delivered at a two-day International Conference of the Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON), which ended at the weekend. The Conference, the second by the Association, was attended by numerous leading scholars from media and mass communication,…

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned that a new Phishing, Attacks Exploit Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability, can load malicious QBot malware on the compromised device without triggering any Windows security alerts. In its advisory, NCC-CSIRT indicated that the vulnerability, which is present in all versions of Windows-based products, presents as Phishing Attacks and Malware threats. NCC-CSIRT reports that ProxyLife security researcher discovered the new phishing exploit on Windows zero-day vulnerability to drop a Qbot malware without displaying Mark of the Web (MoTW) security warnings. “To take advantage of the Windows Mark of the Web zero-day…

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A 48-year-old businessman, Chukwu Reuben Okorie, has become the third winner to be presented with a three-bedroom house in the ongoing Globacom’s Festival of Joy promotion. The Abia State-born Okorie, who couldn’t process the sudden change of fortune, kept begging Glo staff at the presentation of the keys to the house to him on Friday to jolt him back to reality as winning a house in such a manner could only have been in a dream. He said, “this is too good to be true. This is too much for me to contain. Oh my God, oh my God,” he…

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking the nation’s judiciary to be part of Information Communications Technology (ICT) trends, whose impact has now affected the ways that justice is delivered across the world. The Commission’s leadership made the call during a workshop organized for Nigerian judges which started in Lagos on Tuesday with the theme: “The digital world and the future of adjudication,” with judges from the federal and state high courts, and appeal courts in attendance. Speaking at the 18th annual capacity-building workshop, the Chairman, NCC Board of Commissioners, Prof. Adeolu Akande, urged the legal luminaries to make greater…

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The management of ITREALMS Media is partnering E-waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria (EPRON) and Ecofeld Nigeria Limited, for a day-long collection scheme of small electronic waste on Thursday, December 8, 2022. The event is part of the activities marking the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue in commemoration of the 2022 International E-Waste Day (IEWD) with the theme “e-Waste: Recycling it all! No matter how small” billed to hold at Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos. Group Executive Editor, ITREALMS Media, the organisers of the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, Mr. Remmy Nweke, who disclosed this, encouraged mobile device enthusiasts to…

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For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned consumers against the patronage and use of counterfeit devices and devices that have not been type-approved. The NCC strongly warned that such devices negatively affect the quality of experience while leaving their users vulnerable to losses and other discomforts. The latest warning came following the Commission’s enforcement activities in Kano, where it arrested representatives of three companies responsible for the sale of counterfeit as well as non-type-approved devices. The arrested representatives were handed over to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for investigation and further necessary action.…

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