…Commission Sends Message to Banks with Fidelity Bank Fine Following investigations into violations of Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (the Commission) ordered Fidelity Bank PLC to pay a sum of N555,800,000 (Five Hundred and Fifty-Five-Million-Eight Hundred-Thousand naira) as fine …
Read More »India Govt, Telcos Move to Adopt USB Type-C as Uniform Device Chargers
Smartphone companies and industry organisations will be meeting with officials in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs today (Wednesday) to exploree the option of having a common charging port (USB Type-C) for all electronic devices, in line with Europe. The move will benefit consumers at large but lead to higher costs …
Read More »Nigeria, Others to Benefit from EU’s €6 Billion Satellite-Based Connectivity Investment
The European Union (EU) has laid out proposals for a €6 billion “space-based secure communication system” that would “ensure the long-term availability of worldwide uninterrupted access to secure and cost-effective satellite communication services.” The communication service is also expected to allow for the provision of commercial services by the private …
Read More »Juniper Research: 5G Smartphones to Represent Over 50% Smartphone Sales Revenue by 2025
…210% Growth over Next 4 Years A new study by Juniper Research has found that 5G‑compatible smartphones will account for over 50% of smartphone sales revenue by 2025; rising to $337 billion from $108 billion in 2021. It urged mobile handset vendors to ensure hardware maximises the benefits of future mobile cloud …
Read More »Investments in Nigeria IT Sector Falls by 71% to $21.68 Million in December 2020
Despite the intensive promotion of the nation’s technology sector, investments in the information technology (IT) services subsector tumbled from $74.74m at the end of 2019 to $21.68m as of December 31, 2020. This is according to an analysis of the capital importation data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). …
Read More »Telecoms Sector in Nigeria Attracts N823 Billion Investment
…Foreign direct investments dip by 78% in H1 2021 Two major operators in Nigeria telecoms sector, MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa Plc, have attracted a total of $2billion (approximately N822.66billion) investment into their operations. This is even as foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the industry dipped sharply by 78 per …
Read More »Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet Service Records 90,000 Users Globally
SpaceX has revealed that its satellite internet service, Starlink, now has about 90,000 users across 12 countries worldwide. This suggests that SpaceX was able to add about 20,000 new Starlink users in the past month alone. The company disclosed this during a call with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials last …
Read More »What You Need to Know About Ethical Hacking
Meena R. There is very serious interest in Ethical Hacking during the last 4-5 years. It has been observed that more and more companies worldwide have been hiring ethical hackers to hack their systems and show them the vulnerabilities they could found. These penetration testers try to access a companies …
Read More »Minister Tasks IT Experts on Nigeria’s Cyberspace Security as Panacea for Successful Digital Economy
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has tasked Information Technology professionals to prioritise the safety and security of the country’s cyberspace. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) made the call today 3rd August 2021 during his address titled- The Imperatives of Cybersecurity for a Digital Economy. The Minister was the …
Read More »Improving the Digital Economy through A.I and IoT
The world has gone digital. From the news, politics, finance, health, mobile phones and on to education; everything has some form of a digital footprint. Today, people have access to abundant data and information on virtually every subject on this planet. The advent of the internet and computer technologies over …
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