e-Fraud: Nigeria, West African regulators join forces to stem rising wave

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The Nigerian telecoms regulator says it is joining forces with West Africa counterparts to tackle the rising wave of e-fraud across the sub-region and beyond. Under the plan, the regulators will unite under the platform of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) to develop technical and regulatory initiatives for harmonised efforts on standardised regional roaming […]

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Credit Rating Agencies Should Focus on Investors’ Protection, SEC says at Datapro Webinar

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The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has admonished Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) operating in Nigeria to focus on Investors’ protection in all their dealings, services and activities within the Capital Market. This was contained in the goodwill message delivered on behalf of Mallam Lamido Yuguda, the Director General of the Commission, by its Head of […]

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CBN: ‘Criminal’ Twitter handle behind N50b eNaira scam

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The Nigerian banking regulator has alerted social media users of an alleged ‘criminal’ Twitter account claiming to disburse N50 billion eNaira, the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) launched Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria recorded an African first with the launch of the eNaira promoted by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a digital currency […]

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DJI adopts a modular approach to extend actioncam functionality

DJI has announced the follow up to the very GoPro-like Osmo Action launched in 2019. The Action 2 follows a somewhat different design path this time around, opting for a stripped down main unit and modular attachments that expand functionality.

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Telcos want age limit for SIM card purchase set at 15

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Telecoms companies have asked the government to review the age limit for subscribers to buy SIM cards and other communications services in Nigeria from 18 to 15 years, Technology Times has learnt.

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eNaira: CBN dumps ‘foreign’ domain for .ng ahead of Buhari’s launch 

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The Nigerian banking regulator has adopted the country .ng domain name for the website of eNaira, the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), to be unveiled today by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Nigeria ‘records 34m emergency calls in 8 months’

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The telecoms regulator says that 34 million emergency calls were routed through 24 Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) across Nigeria between January and August this year.

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The best of the Pano Awards – the world’s most spectacular photo contest

Arguably the world’s most spectacular photography competition, the Pano Awards continues to deliver awe-inspiring images celebrating the art of panoramic photography, from fairy-tale sunrises to surreal cities poking through the clouds.

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US Air Force to install nuclear micro-reactor at Alaskan base

The US Air Force is installing a nuclear micro-reactor at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Scheduled to go into operation by 2027, the commercially-owned pilot plant could lead to next-gen micro-reactors being used in other remote locations.

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CEO: MTN Nigeria ‘sell-down’ begins before end of 2021

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Mr Ralph Mupita, MTN Group President and CEO says the sale of shares in its local unit to Nigerians is expected to begin before the end of 2021.

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