Category: ICT

BREAKING: Facebook Changes Name to Meta

ADEOLA YUSUF

The social media network firm has changed name from Facebook. It shall, henceforth, be callled Meta   Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Facebook, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, has publicly announced a change of name for Facebook to Meta. Platforms Africa reports that Zuckerberg made this announcement on Thursday at the company’s Connect event. The social media company’s “new name will be ‘Meta,’ he declared. READ ALSO: Lagos Declares One-Week Break For Public, Private Schools Nigeria is World highest porn-watching country – Report NNPC to Spend N621.2bn on 21 Nigerian Roads’ Reconstruction…

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How To Read A Deleted WhatsApp Message +Why Secret Not Kept on Social Media

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is a step-by-step approach to reading a deleted message on WhatsApp. Its up and down sides + why you should think twice before keeping a secret on social media   There is an interesting hack on WhatsApp Messenger that you will surely like, even though this may bring some conflicts depending on the nature of the message that the sender aborted.  The recipient of a message will not only benefit from this messenger hack but also may get into ‘fights’ when a supposedly deleted message is made visible.  Nearly…

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Android Phone Users at Risk as Virus mimicking banks’ Apps Rocks Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is NCC’s account of how the virus, Flubot Malware, could be used to steal Money, valuable data through your phone + What millions of Android users should to do   The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned millions of telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware called Flubot. Platforms Africa reports that a malware is a generic word used to describe a virus or software, designed specially to “disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.” In a statement by Director  Public Affairs,…

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Nigerians Make 34 million Emergency Calls in Eight Months – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

About 34 million calls bordering on security and emergency issues were processed by the 24 Emergency Communications Centres (ECC)  of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in the first eight months of the year. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, revealed this in a statement signed by the Commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde. Danbatta said the 24 ECCs which are currently operational in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have become a rallying…

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Searches for Tiwa Savage Sex Video Surpassed 200,000 in 96 hours – Google

ADEOLA YUSUF

The number of searches by Nigerians and others for the sex video of music superstar, Tiwa Savage, has surpassed 200,000 in the last 96 hours. Platforms Africa reports that Google, in a mail forwarded to subscribers of Google Trends on Thursday, disclosed this, adding that the trending video has become Google’s most searched piece of item. The trending matter has been on the lips of everyone including entertainers and politicians. READ ALSO: Nigerian Music Superstar, Tiwa Savage’s Sex Video Rocks the Internet BREAKING: Gunmen Open Fire On Nigeria’s Imo Traditional…

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Why Nigerians Who Link SIMs to Third Party’s NINs Risk Jail Terms – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

“If the person, whose SIM is linked to your line, uses their own SIM to commit crimes or any form of atrocities, it is easy to be traced to you and then, you will be dealt with because the SIM is linked to your NIN.” The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecommunication subscribers not to allow their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to be linked to another person’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Platforms Africa reports that a statement quoted the NCC as disclosing this during the third run of…

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Buhari Dragged to Court Over N5bn Budget to Monitor Nigerian’s WhatsApp

ADEOLA YUSUF

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged plans to spend approximately N5 billion (N4.87billion) to monitor WhatsApp phone calls and text messages. PLATFORMS AFRICA reports that the group is asking the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of Nigerians and other people, as it severely threatens and violates the right to the preservation of privacy.” The suit followed the proposal in the Supplementary Appropriation…

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Comply With Regulations, NCC Tasks MTN, Glo, 7,983 Other Telecoms Licensees

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked telecom licensees in the Africa’s most populous country to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and other regulatory frameworks put in place to ensure a more competitive and sustainable telecoms sector in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that under the list of licensees last updated by the NCC as at October 13, 2021, there are 7,985 Telecoms licensees in Nigeria including the MTN, Glo, 9Mobile and Etisalat. “The NCC confirmed 930 entries at the Individual category Licensees while there 7,055 licensees…

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Nigerians To Get 5G Any Moment As NCC’s in-Road to full deployment hits 97%

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it is now 97 per cent ready for the full implementation of the country’s 5G policy. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, re-affirmed the status of the Commission’s 5G technology deployment at the annual African Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTech 2021) held in Lagos with the overarching theme: “Embracing Changes and Digital Transformation in the New Normal.” Focusing his presentation on “NCC as a Digital Transformation Crusader and Nigeria’s in-Road to 5G Deployment,” Danbatta stated…

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Nigeria deepens 5G deployment plans, dissects regulatory frameworks

ADEOLA YUSUF

How NCC’s regulatory instruments will impact 5G, national security, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, opens up   The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has declared that three of the Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency; as well as to enhance spectrum availability to facilitate the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Platforms Africa reports that the three instruments, which…

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