The Lagos State government has launched its cybersecurity project designed to safeguard the State’s digital infrastructure against potential attacks that are becoming rampant. The State is also pushing for a State Innovation Bill through which it could implement policies and laws that would improve the development of technology in the State. The Innovation Bill, if […]
Read MoreFifty percent of public service institutions − such as schools, clinics, hospitals, libraries and traditional offices − are anticipated to be connected to the internet by 31 March 2025. This, as part of the universal service obligations imposed on licensees by the telecoms regulator, following the licensing of high-demand spectrum in March 2022. So says the Independent […]
Read MoreWomen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are increasingly adopting mobile internet much faster than men, after stalling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So said Claire Sibthorpe, Head of Digital Inclusion in the mobile for development team at the GSM Association (GSMA), commenting on the findings of The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2024. Compiled by the […]
Read MoreThe Federal Government has suspended the controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the policy is undergoing a review. “The position of […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has faulted the timing of the introduction of the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement on Thursday, NESG asked the Federal Government to reconsider the levy as Nigerians are currently groaning under multiple taxation and inflationary pressures. In […]
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Nigeria, said that the proposed cybersecurity levy on all banking transactions does include Intra-account transfers within the same bank or between different banks and Inter-branch transfers within a bank. The apex bank in circular had directed banks and other financial institutions to start charging cybersecurity levy on financial transaction. The circular […]
Read MoreRegistry Africa, the registry operator and administrator of the .africa domain name, is this year celebrating 10 years in the domain name industry. It has also renewed its registry operator agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for a further 10 years. ICANN is a non-profit partnership of people from across […]
Read MoreThe Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) is facing financial constraints in expanding internet access and security communications services for humanitarians responding to Islamist terror in northeast Nigeria. Only 28 percent of the $1.6 million required by the ETS this year has been secured. The World Food Programme (WFP) has contributed $280,000, and the United Nations Office for […]
Read MoreSoftTalk Messenger, a Nigerian-owned messaging app, has introduced a new privacy feature that allows users to chat and make calls without sharing their phone numbers. The company says this feature addresses different privacy concerns since sharing phone numbers on chat platforms can result in unwanted spam, expose users to security breaches and even compromise user identity. SoftTalk […]
Read MoreNigeria has seen a small gain in broadband internet access as of February, but it confronts a difficult struggle in attaining its broadband objective for next year. According to the most recent data from the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), the country’s broadband internet connections climbed by 1.3 percent month over month in February to 93.4 […]
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