Category: Tech

This week, the FBI issued a call to action for people to start their New Year with new passwords. With various data breaches happening every day, it is important to maintain good cyber hygiene, and New Year is a great opportunity to adopt this new habit.According to Risk Based Security, 2020 was already the “worst […]

The Nigerian telecoms regulator has dismissed reports of mass disconnection of telephone subscribers in relation to the ongoing mandatory linkage of SIM Registration Records with the National Identity Number (NIN).Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said the reports are unfounded in a statement issued this week by the NCC. The deadline for subscribers to line […]

Danbatta at the ProgrammeNewsJanuary 5, 2021Telecoms In 2020: NCC Expands Regulatory Frontier Despite Pandemic (1)Posted By: ITEdgeNews 0 Comment DND, GDP, Gross Domestic Product, MNP, Mobile Number Portability, NBS, NCC, pandemic, regulatory frontier, telecomsShare this story Year 2020, the year of Covid-19 pandemic and global lockdown, turned out to be a mix of challenges and […]

Data presented by Crypto Parrot indicates that Bitcoin’s 30-day average daily trading volume stands at $39.1 billion, which is more than the U.S. top five companies with $37.68 billion in 30-day average daily trading volume.Top 5 U.S. companies in recovery mode The companies include Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (FB). […]

Executive Chairman, IoT Africa Networks Ltd, Lare Ayoola, shares with IT Edge News, Chisa Akor, in Dubai, UAE, his plans to push for strategic adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in public and private spheres. At the just ended GITEX Technology Week where IoT Africa Networks occupied a very visible space inside the Nigerian […]

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to immediately remove the N20 USSD fee imposed on subscribers for National Identification Number (NIN) retrieval requests.The minister’s directive is an intervention aimed at making the NIN retrieval process easier […]

Nigeria begins No NIN, No SIM policy.TELECOM operators in Nigeria have two weeks to block all SIM cards not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN).The regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), gave the order this week in Abuja, as part of government’s measures to checkmate rising cases of insecurity including kidnapping, banditry and other acts […]

MORE than half of the world’s population is connected to the internet. Countless new companies pop up every day that use the power of the web to sell their goods and services. In response, cybercrime is also at an all-time high, bringing the need for cybersecurity professionals. Unfortunately, the supply of skilled workers did not […]

The 8th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy (NCCDE) has called for the launching of high-throughput satellite, NigComSat-2 and NigComSat-3 communication satellites for continuity of services as NigComSAT-1R is fast approaching its end of life (EOF). The council took the step in accordance with the position presented to it by the […]

According to the new Kaspersky report ‘Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities’, cybersecurity remains a priority for investment among businesses. Its share of IT spending has grown from 23% in 2019 to 26% in 2020 for SMBs, and from 26% to 29% for enterprises. 71% of organisations also expect their cybersecurity budget […]