PAY Tv service provider, StarTimes, has shut down transmission via Digital Video Broadcasting–Terrestrial 1 (DVB-1), replacing the technology with DVB-T2 it launched 11 years ago. General Manager at StarTimes Nigeria, Eric Xiao, who announced the decision in Lagos, said with the wide acceptance of StarTimes in various homes and in line with its...
Read MoreTHE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been made aware of a fake LinkedIn account that is being attributed to our Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta. Categorically, in a statement, signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the commission stated that the said LinkedIn account is...
Read MoreTHE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday, led a delegation of top officials of the Commission on condolence visits to the families of two prominent Nigerians, who recently passed away. The visits were to the families of the late Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, former...
Read MoreWORLD Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and UNITED Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with The Nest Innovation Hub, have hinged creativity and innovation on a robust Intellectual Property System. Gathered at a forum with the theme: ‘Intellectual Property and Development: Creative Ecosystem Conversation, held at Microsoft Office, Kings Tower, Ikoyi, Lagos, UNDP, WIPO and...
Read MoreBy Tola Adedamola NIGERIA is expected to benefit from a new project partnership between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission (EC), targeted at promoting Internet services and skills for everyone worldwide over the next three years. The ITU-EC project, ‘Promoting and measuring universal and meaningful digital connectivity’, will leverage EUR...
Read MoreTELECOMMUNICATIONS firm, 9mobile has disclosed that it has injected over N70 billion in network modernisation and expansion in the country. Chief Executive Officer of 9mobile, Juergen Peschel, disclosed this in Lagos, when he spoke on, “Re-engage to Succeed”, informed that 9mobile is on the path of resurgence, “we are taking back lost territories in...
Read MoreBy 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...
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