Internet

NiRA Ends 2019 Performance with 39,163 Newly Registered Domain Name

The numbers of newly registered domain names in Nigeria currently stood at 61,939 while 39,163 were so far renewed and with the numbers of active domain now 147,745 with the inclusion of gov.ng, Premium domains, and domains registered for more than one year. The President of the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Mr. Muhammed Rudman […]

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Business

Facebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57b in Five Years

The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected climb as high as $57 billion in the next five years. A study conducted by Analysys Mason highlighted how Facebook investments in infrastructure and connectivity across the region will deliver over $57 Billion in Economic Benefits over the next five years (2020–2024). According to […]

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Internet

Hackers Target About 130 Accounts This Week, Says Twitter

Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of many prominent personalities and organizations were compromised. Hackers had accessed Twitter’s internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim […]

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Internet

NITDA Raises the Alarm on Fake Websites Pledging Federal Government Lockdown Funds

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has rasied the alarm over the existence of fake websites in circulation, trying to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. The Agency said its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) identified a number of websites using various phishing tricks to attract Internet users. One […]

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Internet

Facebook Introduces Messenger Rooms to Connect During COVID-19 Lockdown

Following the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook decided to introduce new products that make it easier to spend quality time with loved ones and to deal with feelings of isolation and loneliness. Facebook has lately monitored a rise in demand for real-time video with Video calling on Messenger and WhatsApp video more than […]

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Telecoms

NCC Warns About Fake Website Promising Free Data Bundle

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is fake website currently promising internet subscribers of free data bundle. The fake website (https://covid-19-fg-grant.blogspot.com/?=1) is asking Nigerian citizens to apply for a free Internet bundle ostensibly being given by the Nigerian government in collaboration with NCC. In a disclaimer message from the NCC issued by […]

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Internet

Lagos EXCO Makes History with First-Ever Virtual Meeting

The Lagos State Government South-West, Nigeria made a major landmark in Nigeria as the first state in the country to hold a virtual State Executive Council meeting with the executives exchanging banters here and there, waving of hands and laughter. The meeting was chaired by the Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. “Can you see me?” […]

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Internet

Sophos Uncovers Trickbot Attackers Leveraging Coronavirus Fears to Send Spam Mails

In the last 24 hours, SophosLabs has uncovered a new email spam attack targeting Italians with a document containing a macro loaded with Trickbot malware. There are already fears, just as the COVID 19 spread so fast across the world, that such email which takes advantage of COVID-19 fears by offering up a clickable document […]

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Internet

About 64 % of Nigerians Don’t Know When they are Under Cyber Attack

The 2019 KnowBe4 has revealed that about 64 % of Nigerians don’t known when they are under cyber attack and may not even know what to do. Others don’t even recognise a security incident or issue if they saw one while more than a quarter had fallen for a scam. Nigeria one of the African […]

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Internet

Valued-Added Platform Services to Fuel IoT $8b Revenue Forecast

The total number of 5G connections will reach 1.5 billion globally by 2025, rising from only 5 million in 2019. This is an annual average growth of 150% over the next 6 years. The new research, Networks in IoT: Sector Analysis & Impact Assessment 2020-2025, anticipated that revenue from these 5G connections is a highly […]

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