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NCC raises alarm over call masking

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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The mission and vision of the IT Oracle

The mission and vision of the IT Oracle

Whether he is writing his numerous articles for newspaper publication or presenting position papers at the various IT forums, Uwaje sounds like a lone voice in the wilderness crying; “prepare the way for Nigeria to emerge on the global information society stage”.

Digital security is tops as CTO 2010 ends

Digital security is tops as CTO 2010 ends

Running in its 20th series, the United States of America’s Computers, Telecommunications and Office equipment, CTO 2010 ended last week in Lagos, even as it continues to expose Nigerian ICT sector to the foreign vendors scrambling for the juicy market.

Piracy rate in Nigeria now 83 per cent, BSA

Piracy rate in Nigeria now 83 per cent, BSA

While the software giant, Microsoft calls for additional government and industry support to combat software piracy in Nigeria which remains among the highest in the world, the seventh annual global software piracy study released last week by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an international association representing the global software industry, in conjunction with the market research firm IDC, revealed that software piracy rate in Nigeria is 83%.

Blues for ICT market: Endless anxiety over bid to secure single, common site

Blues for ICT market: Endless anxiety over bid to secure single, common site

There appears to be growing anxiety among ICT vendors in various markets in Lagos State as efforts to relocate Nigerian Information Communications Technology market including Computer Village Ikeja, GSM Village, Saka Tinubu and GSM Village also in Ikeja may not have yielded the expected results, CyberLIFE checks can reveal