Opay closure hoax: How to identify fake financial messages, avoid online scams
By Islamiyyah Adekanbi The circulation of a fake notice claiming that fintech company OPay would suspend its operations has highlighted the need for members of the public to verify financial information before acting on or sharing it.The notice, which circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, urged OPay customers to withdraw their funds ahead […]
NIMC captures 15m enrollees in 7 months — DG
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has revealed that 56 million enrollees have so far been captured in the NIN database.
EU gives TikTok a month to respond to consumer complaints
The European Commission said on Friday it has given the Chinese-owned video app TikTok one month to answer complaints from a European consumer group over its commercial practices. The EU’s executive arm said it has started discussions involving the social media platform and the national consumer authorities following an alert launched earlier this year by […]
We’ve put in place policies that ‘ll curb cyber attacks ― NITDA DG
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi says the Nigerian Government has put in place policies that will curb the menace of cyber-attacks in the country. He listed the policies as Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015, National Security Agency (NSA)’s Computer Emergency Response Team, […]
The crypto market downfall and possible ways it can come back
Maybe, currently, it’s the time when grown-ups take charge. The downfall in crypto markets gave a remarkable hit to peddlers of crypto tokens. Even more, the threat of greater regulation has sparked the current sell-off. Overall, the latest downfall in the crypto market is a wake-up call for its regulators and investors. Before anything else, […]
FG set to unveil Batch 10 of Digital Economy Projects
By Emmanuel Elebeke The federal government has concluded plans to launch Batch 10 of its National Policy and Digital Economy Projects for a Digital Nigeria. The lunching will take place on Thursday 27th May 2021 by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami. The projects include National Policy on Virtual Engagements in […]
