Category: Tech

Wari, a global platform offering digital financial services, is partnering with Lycaremit to strengthen its global network; Lycaremit users will benefit from Wari’s highly secure network to access low-cost fund transfers across 30 African countries, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East; Services will be available online immediately, via WhatsApp Messenger and via a mobile app […]

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE), Festus Y.A Daudu, has charged the management of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to ensure that it keeps building the capacity of Nigerians in the IT sector. Daudu made this charge this week in Abuja at the ministry’s headquarter when the NITDA’s Director […]

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has agreed to forge a strategic alliance with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre on research and development solutions to tackle Nigeria’s security and other challenges.The agreement, according to the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, will further strengthen inter-government synergy for the country’s good. Thee agreement was […]

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 […]