Nigerian prop-tech startup, Seso Global has launched regional offices in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) to better engage with communities in the diaspora. The new regional offices will also enable the startup to build partnerships that make it safe and easy to successfully invest in African real estate. Launched in 2019, Seso allows property developers, agents, and governments to manage their properties, documentation, and transactions on a secure blockchain database through the firm’s customer relationship management (CRM) system. Once verified, properties are listed on the Seso marketplace where clients can browse properties and interact with further…
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Again, in a space of few days, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has informed the general public of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware called TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. The NCC said in a release signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs at the NCC, that TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices. TangleBot equally gains control of the device but in a far more invasive manner than the FlutBot malware. The disclosure on TangleBot was made in a recent security advisory made…
The Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) of the Nigerian Communications Commission said it has independently identified two cyber vulnerabilities and advised Nigerian telecom consumers on the measures to be taken to get protected from the cyber-attacks. DigitalTimesNG understands that the CSIRT, in its first-ever security advisories less than three months after its creation, has solely identified the two cyber-attacks targeting the consumers and proffer solutions that can help telecom consumers from falling victims to the two cyber vulnerabilities. The team said in a statement signed by the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde that the first of…
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech, lifestyle and cutting-edge solutions has unveiled plans to empower over 10 million Nigerian women by 2025 aimed at engendering a mindset shift and contributing to harnessing the latent potential of the country’s burgeoning female population. Mrs. Chioma Ekeh. Chief Executive, TD Africa, disclosed the laudable initiative on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Ekeh said the first group of beneficiaries of the women empowerment initiative was the wives of junior employees drawn from TD Africa and other companies in the Zinox Group. To flag off the project, the women had earlier toured the office…
The partnership between Shell, one of the largest oil and gas exploration and production companies and SAP on its Young Professionals Program is producing a steady supply of work-ready digital skills that can support vital digital transformation efforts. World Bank data suggests more than 230 million jobs in Africa will require digital skills by the end of the decade, while a recent IFC report found that demand for digital skills will grow faster in Africa than in other global markets. “As a business, we are deeply committed to sustainable development and actively support development within our communities,” says Adeolu Okanlawon,…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite eCommerce giant, has rolled out a free delivery campaign that has heightened excitement among shoppers on its platform. Tagged “It’s the season of Love,” the Konga free delivery offer kicked off on Monday, January 24, 2022. Checks by our correspondent reveal there is palpable excitement among shoppers, many of whom have wasted no time in besieging Konga.com to take advantage of the offer. The free delivery campaign, DigitalTimesNG understands, covers shoppers in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt on orders above N4,599 across multiple categories. Among the wide variety of products across categories on offer for this…
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…
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…