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Electronic fraud, a challenge in Nigeria’s telecoms industry —NCC
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that cybercrime/electronic fraud is among the issues challenging the consumers and telecommunications industry in Nigeria today.The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Professor Umar…
Tizeti partners MainOne to expand affordable high-speed WiFi in Africa
Leveraging the strong partnership between the companies in Nigeria, Tizeti has extended its partnership with MainOne as the company launches in Ghana as GhanaWifi.com. This will be Tizeti’s first expansion outside Nigeria, in the…
Samoa to host ITU’s global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations
THE International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) annual global Girls in ICT Day celebration will be held next year in the Independent State of Samoa.The advocacy event, which raises visibility of the importance of attracting women and…
NBC to switch off analogue signal in 2020
THE National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria (NBC) has restated that plans are underway to begin analogue switch-off in six localities, starting with Abuja next year. The commission also announced that the Federal Government will issue…
Nigeria must develop ICT sector for economic growth —SystemSpecs boss
AN expert has described the emergence of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as the best thing to happen to the world and Nigeria in particular, saying there is the need to educate more people, especially, up-coming…
Bells University students develop software to computerise hospitals
A team of 19 students of Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, were recently mentored by a leading US-based international ICT company, New Horizons, for developing a high-end hospital management application to solve the…
CcHub, TASUED unveil EdTech COE in Ijebu-Ode
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Nigeria and Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria’s premier university of education recently unveiled the EdTech Centre of…
Board composition: Group urges multinational companies to emulate MTN Nigeria
Multinational corporations operating in Nigeria have been urged to emulate telecommunications firm, MTN Nigeria, by ensuring good representation of Nigerians on their board of directors. Making the request at a media briefing addressed by…
GITEX 2019: Startups commend NITDA, request for more slots
Some startups that participated at the 39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) have commended the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), just as they requested for more slots in subsequent exhibitions for…
Airtel Africa announces partnership with Mastercard to transform digital payments
Airtel Africa has announced a partnership with Mastercard, giving over 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users across 14 African countries access to Mastercard’s global network.The Mastercard virtual (non-plastic) card allows…