The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has in what signals a momentous year for the Commission, already put two awards in its kitty, as it was honoured with The Regulator Of The Year Award for 2021. Its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), Prof. Umar Danbatta, also received the Public Official Of The Decade Award. The combined awards, issued on the heels of a public lecture, titled, Public Sector Financing: The Oil Revenue, Challenges, Solutions and Prospects, eloquently expressed the significance of the telecom sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s economy. Noteworthy is telecoms’ 12.45 per cent contribution to the nation’s…
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Skool Media Nigeria Limited has urged all stakeholders to put all hands on deck towards changing the course of education to make it a tool of transforming the society, noting that a transformed education will give birth to a transformed society. Skool Media said in a release signed by Mr. Sola Oluwadare, Head, Corporate Communications & Strategy that as a way of promoting this, it is working on a one-stop-shop application called “Exam Padi” that will address challenges students face in preparation for examination at this time and make it friendly to them. “The fact remains that without a proper…
Smile, a leading telecommunications services provider has announced a special 15% recharge bonus when a subscriber downloads the MySmile App and makes use of it to recharge. The telecom company said in a statement that the 15% Bonus on recharge as the campaign is called is specifically to encourage all Smile subscribers to own and utilize the MySmile App. To fully benefit from this offer, the customer only needs to download the App, activate it, and recharge a monthly data plan using the App. Abdul Hafeez, Chief Marketing Officer of Smile Nigeria, encouraged Smile customers to empower themselves by installing…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has tasked staff of the Ibadan Zonal Office (IBZO) of the Commission to sustain their commitment to regulatory effectiveness in keeping with its strategic objectives. Danbatta who urged the staff not to rest on their oars, made the call recently at Ibadan when he visited the IBZO of the Commission en route Osogbo to deliver the 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of the Fountain University. The EVC, management and other staff in his entourage, were earlier received on arrival at Ibadan by the Controller, Ibadan Zonal Office…
Serial entrepreneur and former Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Plc., Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has hailed Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite eCommerce giant as a stretch factor that has taken on and surmounted huge challenges, while positively disrupting the face of eCommerce in Nigeria. She made the call on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the Konga Group’s retreat held at the impressive Yudala Heights on Idowu Martins, Victoria Island, Lagos Awosika, who was one of the special guests at the half-year business review retreat organised by Konga, heaped praises on the e-commerce giant for bouncing back from a potential exit in 2018…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)’s commitment and dedication to enhancing digital skills development among youths, through the implementation of various Information and Communication Technology skill acquisition programmes have been applauded by the Federal Government. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, gave the commendation during the inauguration of a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC), a project executed by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an arm of NCC, at the Ijesa Muslim Grammar School, Ilesa, Osun State recently. The minister who represented President Muhamadu Buhari at the event, commended…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted members of the public that a cybercrime group has perfected a new year scheme to deliver ransomware to targeted organisational networks. The NCC said in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde that the new ransomware uncovered by security experts has been categorised, by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (ngCERT) advisory released over the weekend, as high-risk and critical. ngCERT advisory observed that the criminal group is said to have been mailing out USB thumb drives to many organisations in the hope that recipients will plug them into…
In today’s digital territory, the demand for secure systems is matched by an equally pressing need to ensure the privacy of users. ANUOLUWAPO OLAWUYI, a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over five years of experience, has been at the front seat of this transcending intersection between privacy and security. His project emphasises that these two elements, while often viewed as distinct, must be interwoven for a comprehensive cybersecurity mechanism. As privacy-enhancing technologies continue to take new form, Harrison’s expertise showcases how these solutions can safeguard sensitive data while maintaining robust security. In a society that prioritises data, breaching the gap between…
Kwik Delivery, Nigeria’s last-mile delivery startup under the trading name of Africa Delivery Technologies SAS, Thursday announced that its GMV and revenue for 2021 grew by over 400% year on year. The startup also announced that the platform reached 100,000 B2B users. Kwik Delivery is a digital platform connecting delivery partners and corporate customers in large African cities and offering digital solutions for e-commerce payment and fulfilment. The service was launched in June 2019 and opened to B2B customers in Lagos, Nigeria, and has since rapidly expanded both in terms of customer base and services. “2021 has seen explosive growth…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Urges youths to embrace digital skills acquisition