By Favour Unukaso Cybercriminals are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) through cloning to defraud unsuspecting consumers. A new report by iiDENTIFii, remote biometric digital authentication and automated onboarding technology platform, noted that this said imagine receiving a call, email or SMS from authorities urgently requesting payment. “The details of the request are clear, professional...
Read MoreThe World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have come together to host an engaging conversation with Nigeria’s creative ecosystem, in collaboration with The Nest Innovation and Technology Park. The event, scheduled for April 20th, 2023, themed “Intellectual Property and Development: Creative Ecosystem Conversation” is aimed at discussing...
Read MoreTHE number of phones approved for sale in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) increased to 1,985 as of April 2023, gradually nearing the 2000 mark. Checks showed that 24 new phone models were approved in the latest update from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) between January and now. As of January the...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Internet service providers (ISPs) operating in the country without a valid license to desist from such or risk clamp down. NCC, in a notice, sighted by this platform, with the title: “To All Licenced ISP and Intending ISP Licenses,” informed the public...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied claims of telephone tracking and leakage leveled against it in some quarters of the media. NCC, in a statement, signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, Tuesday, said it has been inundated with enquiries by the media on allegations of telephone “tracking” and “leakage” made...
Read MoreTELECOMMUNICATION operators activated additional 953,192 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in February to push active telephone lines in the country to 227 million from 325 million connected lines since the telecoms revolution began in Nigeria. The new figure was a slight departure from the 226 million recorded in the first month of the year....
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would continue to consult stakeholders on issues affecting telecommunication services deployments and developments, in line with its culture of inclusiveness, collaboration and partnership as predicated in its strategic focus. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission (EVC), Professor Garba Danbatta, represented by the Commission’s Director of...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware. NCC-CSIRT further warned in its advisory that the consequences of falling victim can be significant for individuals...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated its commitment to ensuring safer and improved Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and management in the country. As such, NCC said in line with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003 and the Nigerian Communications Commission (Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations) 2011, any individual or group involved...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecoms sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. Minister of...
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