The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has once again, alerted the general public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyberespionage in the African telecoms space. The Commission said in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde and made available to DigitalTimesNG on Monday that the alert is in keeping with its commitment to continuously keep stakeholders in the country’s telecoms sector informed, educated and protected. An Iranian hacking group known as Lyceum (also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten, or Spirlin) has been reported to be targeting telecoms, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Ministries of Foreign Affairs…
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Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, and Access Bank Plc, a foremost financial institution, have announced plans to support the free delivery of discounted, high-quality essential food items to millions of Nigerians in a move targeted at putting smiles on their faces this festive season. The project, a humanitarian initiative will be executed under the auspices of Konga Kares, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the Konga Group, through which it has identified with and empowered critical segments of the population in need of a helping hand. Through this partnership, interested and public-spirited Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora…
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, has upgraded Ivorian ISP, VIPNET’s capacity from 155Mbps to 1Gbps. VIPNET is a telecommunications operator that provides connectivity services and technology integration solutions through the national broadband coverage. Over the years, VIPNET has positioned itself as one of the major internet providers in Côte d’Ivoire and they are known as the Third Internet Access Provider and First Alternative Operators in Côte d’Ivoire. VIPNET became MainOne’s first local ISP partner in Côte d’Ivoire. Following a successful year, a request was made to upgrade its capacity provisioning as a result of MainOne’s…
Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant, Konga is set to raise the curtains on the biggest sale of the year – Konga Yakata. Running from Thursday, November 11 through Sunday, December 12, 2021, the Konga Yakata season ushers a rare opportunity for savvy shoppers to stock up their homes, get their festive season shopping off to a flyer and grab all the assortment of genuine products and gadgets they have looked forward to, all on a budget. Among the variety of products across multiple categories on offer for Konga Yakata are Laptops, Desktops and accessories, Mobile phones and tablets, Home & Kitchen…
A staff of Arik airline had been apprehended while soliciting a bribe from a travelling passenger at the General Aviation Terminal, Lagos. The apprehension followed an emergency FAAN Management meeting on the incessant extortion of passengers by airport officials at the nation’s airports and steps being taken to address the situation. The meeting had in attendance the MD/CE, Directors of the Authority, Special Adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Airport Managers and Airport Chiefs of Security. FAAN said in a statement that the On Duty Card of the erring staff has been withdrawn immediately,…
As Konga Yakata, Nigeria’s biggest sale of the year goes live today, Thursday, November 11, 2021, anticipation is at fever-pitch. Konga Yakata will end on Sunday, December 12, 2021. This year’s edition is set to take on an extra dimension as millions of shoppers await what has been described for the first time as Konga Yakata Plus. Konga Yakata is widely regarded as the biggest sale event in the annual shopping calendar in Nigeria. The 2021 edition of the sales fiesta is set to run across the various platforms in the Konga Group including Online, Offline or physical stores across…
Four deserving Nigerian tech startups have been awarded N20 million grant by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in furtherance of its commitment to encourage the development of new indigenous technologies and contents, that are oriented in cutting-edge research to stimulate sustainable economic growth. The four tech startups are Clearflow System Hub, Aelaus Engineering Teams/Hyech Electronics Solutions, Kalibotics, and CyberNorth Tech. The four tech startups emerged winners of Virtual NCC Internet of Things (IoT) Code Camp and Hackathon 2021, and each of them received N5 million on their innovative technology solutions aimed at making life better for Nigerians. While the first…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data centre capacity and the rollout of fibre-optic cable on the continent. The partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa’s leading independent fibre and digital services provider, aims to increase digital connectivity and inclusion in Africa and to support the region’s growing digital ecosystem. IFC’s equity and debt investments in Liquid Intelligent Technologies, which to date total approximately $250 million, will support the company to grow its hyper-scale data centre capacity in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa through its subsidiary, Africa Data Centres. As Africa’s population grows…
The auction of the 3.5 GHz spectrum for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, will take place on December 13, 2021, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In the Information Memorandum (IM) presented by the Commission at a stakeholder engagement forum organised on 5G spectrum in Lagos recently, NCC is adopting Ascending Clock Auction format, which is software-based while a mock auction has been slated for December 10, 2021, as a precursor to the actual auction on December 13, 2021. The IM provides information, conditions, obligations, financial implication, timelines and other necessary details on the planned…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared that it is irrevocably committed to boosting the nation’s digital economy through responsive regulations. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta made this declaration at the Commission’s 2021 Annual Cybersecurity conference, organised in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) which took place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja recently. The conference was themed “Building Trust in the Digital Economy through Cybersecurity and Sensitization on the Implementation of the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS),” Danbatta who was represented by NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management…