Buhari: Nigeria’s Independence logo ‘picked from Internet challenge’

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President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigerians chose the nation's Diamond Jubilee logo in an internet challenge, ahead of the October 1 National Day.

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Nigeria’s cyber police warn Tecno users of ‘security risk’

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Nigeria's cyber police have alerted of critical security risk found on Tecno phones, the popular Chinese brand in the local market.

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Suspected cyberattack on NCC ‘is routine website maintenance’

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What was today speculated to be a cyberattack on the nation's telecoms regulator has been explained as "routine website maintenance."

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Nigeria’s telecoms regulator plugs in new Digital Economy Unit

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Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has linked the recently created Digital Economy unit into the organisation’s internal structure. Technology Times checks on the website of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has now been integrated into the internal organogram of the telecoms regulatory agency.  NCC’s Digital Economy Department was created to be “principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies […]

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Online stores ‘boosting sales of sex products’

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The privacy offered by online stores is driving up sales of sex products and boosting the sexual wellness industry, a new study reveals.

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eSports market heads for $2.40b driven by ‘rising Internet users’

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Driven by a rising tribe of Internet users across the world, the esports market is forecast to reach $2.40 billion by 2024.

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Digitization driving location based advertising market, study reveals

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Location Based Advertising is on the rise thanks to growing adoption of digital technologies by today's consumers, a new study reveals.

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Smartphone prices in Nigeria drop amid Covid-19 season

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Smartphone prices in Nigeria dropped even as shipments declined following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to market study by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The drop in smartphone prices in Nigeria that saw average selling price (ASP) for smartphones decline by 9.8% quarter on quarter in Q2 2020, is one of the highlights of the IDC […]

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Nigerian telecoms regulator: Why Digital Economy Unit was created

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The Nigerian telecoms regulator says it created a new Digital Economy Unit to promote the Federal Government’s National Digital Economy Agenda. The Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved the new Digital Economy Department created to implement programmes and policies to support the Federal Government’s agenda, Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of […]

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HiiT Plc offers online training scholarships amid COVID-19

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HiiT Plc has offered Nigerian students online training scholarships valued at N20 million in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading ICT training services provider, HiiT PLC says that the scholarship offer targeting students of Nigerian tertiary institutions to complement Federal Government’s COVID-19 Economic Palliatives. Mr. Kayode Shobajo, Chief Executive Officer, HiiT Plc, all that […]

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