NCC offers students free 100MB daily for online learning
•ALTON hails gesture, says it’ll enhance digital education in NigeriaBy Prince Osuagwu Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has launched a Zero-Rated Data Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative, offering eligible users up to 100MB of free data daily to access approved educational websites and platforms. Access to digital learning The initiative, launched […]
ICT: Sector in need of stability in 2021
*How NCC’s strategic plans will help By Prince Osuagwu The Nigerian telecommunications sector is in dire need of stability. Several incursions of the ministry of communications and Digital Economy, into the functions and activities of the otherwise independent regulator of the sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, have not only dimmed the vibrancy of the […]
NITDA scoops N12.6m from NDPR audit reports
By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) says it has made no less than N12.6 million from companies filling the Nigerian Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) audit report forms. The money, according to NITDA Director-General, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, was remitted into the government coffers. Abdullahi who made the disclosure while on a […]
Cyber attacks: Tros Technologies equips SMEs with counter attacking techniques
By Prince Osuagwu With the Advent of Coronavirus pandemic, both Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs and many corporate organisation have been forced to work remotely. This has also provided unfettered access to cybercriminals to attack the most vulnerable organisations. While most of them incur huge losses, others go out of business as a result. But […]
UK empowers 10m digitally-vulnerable Nigerians against COVID-19
The United Kingdom, UK, government has facilitated the training of over 10 million digitally-vulnerable Nigerians through CyberSafe Foundation, a non-governmental organisation in the information security ecosystem.
Data audit : March 15th deadline for filing annual report sacrosanct – NITDA
By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has warned all data controllers and processors in the country that the 15th March 2021 deadline for the filing of their annual data audit report still stands. The Director-General of the agency, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi sounded the warning on Monday at a virtual press […]
