Technology firms including Microsoft have tried to disrupt a cybercriminal group whose malicious software has been used in ransomware attacks and other hacks around the world, the companies said Wednesday. The effort included a court order from the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that allowed Microsoft […]
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Elon Musk has defended his offer to purchase Twitter on Thursday, saying during an on-stage interview at the TED conference that he sees the acquisition as nothing less than a turning point for civilization. Musk said the proposed deal is not about the economics of Twitter’s (TWTR) business, but about […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that telecommunications consumers in Nigeria have a major role to play in complementing efforts being put in place to ensure effective protection of telecommunications infrastructure. The Commission made this request and assertion recently at a sensitization programme it organized at Wannune, Tarka Local […]
The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of global digital banking platform market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning DUBLIN, Ireland, April 12, 2022/ — Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (www.Quadrant-Solutions.com) announced that it has named CR2 (www.CR2.com) as a 2022 technology leader in the SPARK Matrix analysis of […]
Nigeria’s largest telecommunications provider, MTN, has received a final approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate a payment service bank. This comes four months after an approval-in-principle granted to the company in November 2021. In a statement by Uto Ukpana, the Company Secretary, the company said, “MTN Nigeria […]
“Universities can be used as mentoring, training and couching grounds to the students, encouraging them to start their own business while in school” Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has challenged Universities in the country to devote greater attention to entrepreneurship training in order to produce […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to unblock millions of unregistered lines. Just last week, the Federal Government directed telecommunication companies in the country to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from Monday, April 4, 2022. Unlinked lines are […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to officially inform telecoms consumers, whose Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are barred from making calls, that affected SIMs will not be unbarred by the service providers until they are linked with the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of the SIM holders. This information has […]