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2-Month Telecoms Blackout Ends, NCC Restores Services In Kaduna Communities

November 28, 2021 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the immediate restoration of telecommunications services for communities in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that this approval came two months after the services were shut down in the state. A message from the NCC to Kaduna State Government read that the approval had been granted with immediate effect. READ ALSO: Beware, Be Prepared, COVID-19 Fighting Back – Buhari JUST IN: Man Arrested For Defiling Friend’s 10 Yr-Old Daughter in Lagos Nigeria Lifts Suspension on Emirates Airline, Ends 9 Months’ Bickering PHOTOS:…

Nigerian Teenager, Tomisin Ogunnubi, beats Others From 170 Nations to Emerge $1bn Tech Champion

November 22, 2021 ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are the details of how the 16-year-old coding star and tech prodigy beat 49,900 other tech whiz kids from 170 countries to emerge one of the 100 Global Winners in the $1bn Rise Initiative. Nigerian teenage tech prodigy, Tomisin Ogunnubi, has emerged one of the champions at a global tech competition. The 16-year-old coding star beat 49,900 other tech whiz kids from 170 countries to emerge one of the 100 Global Winners in the $1bn Rise Initiative. READ ALSO: How My Student Beat Me Up, Tried To Kill…

NCC Alerts Of Hacking Group, Lyceum, Targeting Telcos, ISPs

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 ADEOLA YUSUF

For the second time in one week,the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has once again, notified the public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyber espionage in the African telecoms space. In a statement by Ikechukwu Adinde on Monday, the NCC said the Iranian hacking group known as Lyceum (also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten, or Spirlin) has been reported to be targeting telecoms, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Africa with upgraded malware in a recent politically motivated attacks oriented in cyberespionage. It stated…

Pantami And The Challenge Of Scholarship, By Olukunle Martins

November 15, 2021 ADEOLA YUSUF

In the past few years, one of the challenges the country have had to grapple with is the level of bigotry, which has dominated our socio-political discourse . Such is the sensitivity of this issue that it has permeated all sectors and affected the perceptions of citizens to decisions and or appointment into offices irrespective of whether such are done with good intentions by the appropriate and or approving authorities. Today, one of the youngest and scholarly personalities on the federal government of Nigeria, Professor Isa Pantanmi, the Minister of…

Nigeria Embargoes Sanctions for NIN-SIM Verification Deadline Violators

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 ADEOLA YUSUF

Minister opens up on real reason government extended verification deadline “for the eighth time in a row” Contrary to earlier announcement, Nigerians who are yet to link their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to their National Identification Numbers as at end of October won’t be sanctioned. The Nigerian Government has again extended the deadline for the NIN-SIM data verification. Platforms Africa reports that this is the eighth time the deadline has been extended. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who announced the extension, urged Nigerians and legal…

BREAKING: Facebook Changes Name to Meta

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 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…

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

October 23, 2021October 24, 2021 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,…

Nigerians Make 34 million Emergency Calls in Eight Months – NCC

October 23, 2021 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…

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

October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 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…