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NCC raises alarm over call masking

By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has raised the alarm over the resurgence of call masking in the country’s telecommunications industry, warning that the practice threatens industry revenues, national security and the integrity of Nigeria’s telecommunications ecosystem. The telecom regulator described call masking as an act of economic sabotage capable of adversely affecting […]
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Untold secrets of internet speed

You know it doesn’t make sense to be angry with an inanimate object, but that doesn’t stop you from lashing out on your mobile device from time to time; especially when it takes so long to load pages on the internet. Although sometimes, the Internet Service Providers, ISPs are to blame, there are efforts you can make to speed up browsing.

Glo named among Africa’s top 2 most admired brands

The Award made a good outing for Nigerian companies as 11 of them made the list. South African and Kenyan brands were joint second with four places each on the list. The rankings also showed that indigenous African brands are on the rise as they constitute nearly 25% of the the Brand Africa 100.

BVN registration: As with telecom operators, would so be for the banks?

THE Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, carried out an unprecedented action, weekend, slamming telecommunications giant, MTN, with a fine of N1.04 trillion for failing to deactivate 5.1 million unregistered SIM cards on its network within the stipulated time. Specifically, Hi-Tech gathered that the NCC fine was for allegedly undermining efforts by the Nigerian government to tackle security challenges and the war on terror and allied crimes, as the telecoms operator allegedly refused to deactivate unregistered mobile phone lines on its network.

How ICT impacted MDGs in 15 years

Recently, the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda was held in New York with a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The summit was also meant for governments to make their final assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which global leaders agreed upon in the year 2000. It is evident that in the past 15 years, the ICT revolution has not only impacted on the MDGs but driven global development in an unprecedented way.

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