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Mrs. Bella Disu, daughter of Globacom founder, Mike Adenuga, who says she is leading social activism is asking African leaders to help the continent reach its fullest potential.

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Airtel Nigeria’s operating licence is yet to be renewed contrary to claims by the mobile network operator, the nation’s telecoms regulator says.

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The telecoms regulator says it has joined forces with the office of the National Security Adviser to address cybersecurity responses for the Nigerian telecoms industry. Under the plan, Nigerian Communications Commission has set up its Computer Security Incidence Response Team (CSIRT), which the telecoms regulator says will “provide its constituency with services and support surrounding […]

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Olufemi Benjamin Anjorin, a 21-year old Physics student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has been named among the recipients of an award celebrating open source innovation across the globe backed by the Linux Foundation.

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The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria has crossed the 70% local traffic mark placing Nigeria among economies with the most developed internet ecosystem in Africa, according to a new report by the Internet Society.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has exceeded its N36 billion revenue projections from spectrum licence fees for 2021, after earning over N150 billion within five months.

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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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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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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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