By Favour Unukaso THE Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, is excited to hear of the remarkable contribution of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022). The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated this in the ‘Nigeria’s...
Read MoreSMILE Nigeria has again emerged the winner of the African Brand Leadership Merit Awards as Africa’s Best Internet Access and Data Connectivity Service Provider of the Year 2022. The latest awards, which benchmark industry leadership performance, was earned by Smile for its brand equity in which is ingrained the properties of high visibility, product...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso ONE of world’s Internet Exchange operators, AMS-IX and MainData Nigeria Limited (MDXi), an Equinix company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to operate and grow Internet Exchange services in Africa. AMS-IX will be setting up an Internet exchange at MDXi, the carrier-neutral Data Center of MainOne in Nigeria. MDXi will act...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth- Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The Company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso SOME 5.7 billion people in 76 countries have experienced both partial and total Internet shutdown since 2015 till date. Also, in the first half of the year, Internet disruptions affected more citizens, about 1.89 billion people compared to 1.54 billion in 2021’H2, though the cases reduced by 14 per cent....
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has urged organisations to adopt stronger cybersecurity measures like ensuring their employees use strong, unique passwords for every account and enabling multi-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it is supported to prevent ransomware attacks. It also advised organizations to ensure regular systems...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE value of metaverse-related market activity could hit $2 trillion in global revenues by 2030, but there is a risk of developers missing out on lucrative opportunities if the ecosystem fails to implement standards, encourage interoperability and educate consumers. This is according to a new report from analyst company ABI Research....
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF), a futuristic Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), which focuses on promotion of 21st century knowledge through quality education, practical entrepreneurship, healthy living and enhanced lifestyle, is set to flag off a project to create over 10,000 employment opportunities for residents of Imo State, while also equipping entrepreneurs...
Read MoreBy Favour Okon HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the newest member and hero of the C-series family – Nokia C21. Whilst maintaining the excellent build quality, signature security promises and the all-day battery life signature to the popular C-series, the new Nokia C21 comprises even more value, bringing upgraded...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA). Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission. The new NCC’s spokesman was recently promoted a substantive director, alongside...
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