10+ hour, 36+ min ago  (196+ words) The Federal Government has ordered a temporary halt to the implementation of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting issues within the digital economy, pending the completion of a unified national policy framework. The directive was…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (278+ words) Meta-owned instant messaging platform, Whats App, has announced the commencement of a global rollout for username reservations, a major security update designed to protect users" phone numbers from public exposure. In a statement released by the tech company, the newly…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (438+ words) As part of efforts to improve grid management in Nigeria, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has officially handed over the control room building extension for the SCADA/EMS at the Gwagwalada 330k V Transmission Substation to the Nigerian Independent System…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (327+ words) as broadband penetration hits 55. 67% Over'half'of Nigeria's population are now connected to the Internet via broadband. This was revealed in the latest industry data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to the latest data, Nigeria's broadband penetrative has hit…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (369+ words) Airtel Nigeria has launched the Airtel Web Data Calculator, a new digital tool designed to help customers estimate and better understand their internet data consumption based on real-life usage patterns. Available through Airtel's website, the calculator enables customers to estimate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (379+ words) The President of AMCODET, Mr Kehinde Apara, disclosed this in an interview on Saturday in Lagos. Apara said that stolen, counterfeit and unregistered mobile phones risked being blocked from all telecom networks under the NCC-DMS. Apara said the NCC-DMS, which…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (128+ words) Nigerian News Direct Telegram channels claiming to recruit for Iranian intelligence removed following CNN investigation Following a CNN investigation into potential links between Iran and a recent spate of antisemitic attacks in Europe, Telegram channels examined in the report have…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (210+ words) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday has commenced a two-day Stakeholders" Policy Review Workshop at the Marriott Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, to deliberate on the comprehensive review of the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) 2000. The workshop provides a strategic platform…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (570+ words) This is as the regulator acknowledged the growing public frustration over poor telecommunications services across parts of the country, saying that ongoing industry-wide investments and regulatory interventions are already improving network quality. This was contained in a statement signed by…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (238+ words) The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to significantly extend the waiting period for reassigning inactive phone numbers, proposing a new 18-month (one year and six months) dormancy threshold to safeguard Nigerians from identity theft…...