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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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We’re working to get back — WhatsApp

We’re working to get back — WhatsApp

By Arogbonlo Israel Following the global outage of some social media platforms, WhatsApp has said it is currently working to get back. Vanguard reports Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure, all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm on Monday. This is not the first time this year social networking […]

BREAKING: Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp down

BREAKING: Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp down

By Arogbonlo Israel WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many users. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working. When […]

NCC launches telecom campus conversation forum in UniAbuja

NCC launches telecom campus conversation forum in UniAbuja

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched Telecom Campus Conversation Forum as a way of expanding the scope of its consumer enlightenment programme. NCC, on Thursday in Abuja, said, the new initiative was targeted at creating awareness for University students on their Rights and Obligations as telecom consumers. It said it was as well to […]

Nigeria’s e-security ranks top 50 globally, best in Africa ― Report

Nigeria’s e-security ranks top 50 globally, best in Africa ― Report

By Rasheed Sobowale Nigeria’s e-security has been ranked among the top 50 worldwide, better than any other African country according to a report. South Africa, well-known for its digital infrastructure was ranked 85th on e-security in the 2021 Digital Quality of Life (DQL) report. However, “among countries in Africa, people in South Africa enjoy the […]