Osun State raises team to fight cybercrime

Following what it considers as rapid increase in cybercrimes, cyber bullying and deliberate online false news, the Osun State Government has inaugurated a committee against these acts to give effect to relevant provisions of the law.

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Alleged Caller Tunes Infringement: MTN ‘does not cut deals with artistes’ 

MTN Nigeria Communications Limited does not enter into direct agreements with artistes, but rather through its value added service partners, an insider has told Technology Times amid criminal charges filed against the largest mobile phone company by the nation’s copyright agency.  

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ONSA: How Binance executive fled from custody

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), which today confirmed that an executive of Binance, cryptocurrency exchange under investigation in Nigeria, escaped from custody and allegedly fled the country using "a smuggled passport."

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IGR: Gombe eyes technology to double tax collection

Gombe State Government has unveiled its strategic plan to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to N22 billion by leveraging modern technology. Aisha Yaro, the newly appointed Chairman, Gombe State Internal Revenue Service (GIRS), dropped hints of the plan during a courtesy visit to Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State, by the management team of […]

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Nigeria files tax evasion charges against Binance

The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed tax evasion charges against Binance, the leading global crypto exchange, under plans to regulate the cryptocurrency in the country. Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), which filed a lawsuit against Binance on March 25 with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, accused Binance of four counts of tax evasion, including: non-payment […]

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NIN-SIM linkage: MTN Nigeria loses subscribers as fresh disconnections loom

MTN Nigeria, the country's largest mobile network operator with a 36.58 percent market share by operator, has experienced a decline in its subscriber base following the enforcement of the subscriber registration scheme imposed by government.

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Nigeria seeks West African alliance to guard undersea cables

Nigeria has asked the West African region to join forces in protecting undersea cable infrastructure in the wake of recent service outages that hit cable majors.

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Ondo, NDPC to train youths on data protection

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ondo State Governor, has announced a collaboration with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to train young individuals in the state as data protection officers.

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ITU: Nigeria welcomes half a million containers of e-waste monthly

Nigeria receives over 500,000 containers of e-waste monthly exposing citizens to health risks such as DNA damage, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has warned while calling attention to the growth in residues from consumer technologies.  

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D’banj, MTN join forces to hunt music talents

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has teamed up with MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile phone company in the country, to launch the second edition of music talent hunt, "Best of the Street."

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