Moniepoint’s co-founder only African on TIME’s inaugural Tech, Data list
By Juliet Umeh Nigerian engineer and Moniepoint Co-founder, Felix Ike, has joined some of the world’s leading technology executives after emerging as the only African representative on TIME magazine’s inaugural Executives of the Year: Tech and Data list.Ike, who serves as Chief Technology Officer, CTO, of Moniepoint, was named among 50 technology and data leaders […]
Nigerians below 18 not allowed to own SIM cards — NCC
By Arogbonlo Israel The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said Nigerian citizens below the age of 18 would not be allowed to own a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card. The commission revealed this in a recent publication on its official website. The draft copy of the modified registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations as seen by […]
Nigerian teacher wins Facebook award for developing online teachers’ platform
A Nigerian Teacher, Dr Peter Ogudoro, has won an award by Facebook as one of the world’s amazing virtual community managers for developing a “most helpful and engaged educators’ platform called Nigerian Teachers’’. This is contained in a media release made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the platform, Nigerian Teachers. The […]
Expo 2020 Dubai: Nigeria to highlight untapped tech ecosystem on Virtual Reality tour
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor & Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s bourgeoning Information and Communications Technology, ICT sector will be on the spotlight again, when the Expo 2020 Dubai kicks off this month. This time around, all the promising innovations and creativities which form part of the fertile ground that attracts prospective foreign investors will be showcased […]
Ransomware: Financial institutions spent over $2m in recovery costs in 2020 — Sophos
By Juliet Umeh The latest report from the next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos on the state of Ransomware in the Financial Sector has revealed that mid-sized financial services organisations worldwide spent over $2 million on average in recovering from a ransomware attack. According to the firm, the figure exceeds the global average of $1.85 million, even […]
180m telephone lines linked to NIN ― NCC
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof Umar Danbatta on Tuesday said over 180 million telephone lines are now linked with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The EVC disclosed this on Tuesday during the Public Inquiry on three Regulatory Instruments on the Rule Making Process at the headquarters […]
