NIN: NGO sues Govt over plans to cut 100m phones

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Paradigm Initiative says it has sued the Federal Government over threats to cut service to phone lines not linked with National Identity Number (NIN).

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MTN NIN registration goes online to beat deadline

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MTN NIN registration has opened online for subscribers to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with SIM registration data, the mobile phone company says. The largest telco also says it has received an enrolment and verification license from the nation’s ID manager, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), “based on which this work is being done.” […]

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COVID-19: Contactless ATMs arrive Nigeria to check virus

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Contactless ATMs that keep the deadly COVID-19 virus at bay when customers withdraw cash have arrived Nigeria, First Bank says about the pioneering African rollout.

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5G: MTN, Ericsson win award as CEO calls for speedy rollout in wake of COVID-19

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MTN South Africa and Ericsson have received a major award for their collaboration to launch 5G wireless service.

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Telecoms industry ‘raised Nigeria’s revenue by N344.71b’, NCC says

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Nigeria received over N344.71 billion in earnings from the telecoms industry over the last five years, according to the industry regulator.

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Medallion CEO ‘tipped as next ATCON President’

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Technology Times has learnt that Engr Ike Nnamani, Medallion Communications Limited President and CEO, is tipped as next President of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), as the industry group elects new leaders next month. Barring any last-minute change, Nnamani will succeed Olusola Teniola, current President of ATCON, the influential pressure group for organisations […]

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Watch & Download: Data Protection- Public Presentation of NPDR Performance Report 2019-2020

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Public Presentation of NPDR Performance Report 2019-2020 by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and other stakeholders underway in Abuja.

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COVID-19: Domain name price cuts will take Nigerians online, NiRA says

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Nigeria's internet domain name manager says an interim price cut will help local businesses migrate online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nigeria’s telecoms watchdog hit by Facebook identity theft

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The Nigerian telecoms watchdog says it has suffered an identity theft attack on popular social media service, Facebook, raising the bar of high-profile cyber crime.

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To raise Digital Nigeria army, govt looks to tech

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The Federal Government plans to raise an army of skilled workforce by looking towards technology to drive its Digital Nigeria initiative

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