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Nigeria NIN-SIM linkage now 1.4% of phone users sparking concerns

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 2, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:July 2, 2021

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The Federal Government and telcos are worried over the slow pace of the Nigeria NIN-SIM linkage, which has only reached 1,314,279 lines, representing 1.4% of submitted phone numbers, according to Technology Times checks. The slow pace has sparked concern that the ongoing harmonisation of National Identity Number (NIN) and SIM card information mandated for phone […]

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Nigeria Cybercrime Act 2015: The death penalty, President’s power and other things to know

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 1, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:July 1, 2021

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The telecoms regulator has beamed its spotlight on 10 key provisions of the Nigeria Cybercrime Act 2015, one of the major enabling laws for fighting cybercrime and other technology-aided criminal activities.

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NIN-SIM linkage: Govt fixes July 26 deadline for phone users

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 29, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:June 29, 2021

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The Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM linkage under the Nigerian digital identity programme to July 26, 2021.

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No plan to shut Ikeja Computer Village tomorrow, Market Board says

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 28, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:June 28, 2021

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The Ikeja Computer Village Market Board says the public should disregard information of planned shutdown tomorrow of Nigeria’s largest technology market hub. The news making the rounds on some social media platform that on the closure of the market on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 is “fake news”, Mr. Godwin Enamoh, Public Relations Officer of the […]

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CSO coalition writes President to lift Twitter suspension in Nigeria

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 26, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:June 26, 2021

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A coalition of 35 Civil Society Organisations has written to President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the Twitter suspension in Nigeria because of the socio-economic impact on the people.

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Buhari, Twitter open talks on Nigeria ban

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 22, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:June 22, 2021

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President Muhammadu Buhari, whose deleted tweet led to the suspension of Twitter's operation in Nigeria, has finally agreed for the Nigerian government to engage in talks with the social media firm.

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Photos: Buhari, MTN top execs meet as operator visits Nigerian Govt

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 18, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:June 18, 2021

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Top executives of South Africa’s MTN Group and local subsidiary, MTN Nigeria, last week undertook a three-day visit to top Nigerian government officials that culminated in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja.

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5G: MTN taps OpenRAN as African ‘early adopter’

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 18, 2021
Post category:5G Technology
Post last modified:June 18, 2021

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MTN Group is becoming an African early adopter of OpenRAN network technology to quickly roll out network services, including 5G, the mobile phone giant says. Among several benefits, OpenRAN will let MTN roll out services like 5G on its legacy network across its African footprints, which includes Nigeria, where it owns the largest mobile phone […]

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Huawei donates ICT lab to NCC chief’s alma mater

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 15, 2021
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Post last modified:June 15, 2021

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Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, the local unit of Chinese equipment supplier, has donated an ICT lab to the alma mater of the nation’s telecoms regulatory chief.

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WATRA: Nigeria pushes West African telecoms partnership plan

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 3, 2021
Post category:Technology
Post last modified:June 3, 2021

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Nigeria says it is supporting a telecoms ecosystem plan to deepen collaboration among 16 West African economies under the West African Telecommunication Regulatory Assembly (WATRA) umbrella.

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