Category: ICT

NUPRC Visits INFOSYS HQ, Advances Regulatory Process Digitalisation, Automation

Ganiyu Amodu

The senior officials from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have made a formal visit to the headquarters of Infosys in Bengaluru, India. The commission, which made this known in a statement to Platforms Africa, maintained that the visit was in a significant step towards fostering digital transformation in the Nigeria’s Upstream Petroleum Industry. Infosys a global leader in information system technology with about 320 thousand employees and about USD18.6 Billion annual turnover provides support and services to the major oil companies, national oil companies and service companies in…

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Conflict Reporting Can’t Be Sheer Content Creation, By Tunde Akanni, PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

So fluid and hard to define, content creation can be as amusing as may be stupefying… It’s the worst form of mimicry for genuine journalism practice.”     Expectedly, this season of uncertainty unleashed on the nation by #EndBadGovernance campaigners is revealing acutely strange tendencies about the media. Whatever may be the stance of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, global broadcasting now runs ceaselessly on the telephone handset of individuals, courtesy of the internet. Facebook is hardly any less laden as the utmostly manipulable X’s Space. This is the same…

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Protesters Loot, Set NCC Ablaze + PHOTOS

Aliyu Aliyu

In a troubling turn of events, Kano State’s anticipated hunger protest spiraled into chaos as participants ransacked and torched the newly constructed NCC Digital Industrial Park on State Road. This cutting-edge ICT center, set to be inaugurated next week, was reduced to ruins. The incident marks a significant setback for the region’s technological advancement efforts, as the state-of-the-art facility was poised to become a beacon of digital innovation. ‘What I Saw At Hospital When Onyeka Onwenu Was Dying’ – Peter Obi Viral videos capture the dramatic scenes of protesters ransacking…

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MTN Shuts Down Offices Across Nigeria

Precious Ibekwe

“All stores and service centres of the Telecoms giant now under lock and key. Here’s why”   Telecoms giant, MTN, has shut all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the company said this in a terse statement on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. Hundreds Of Dollars Laundered Out Of Nigeria Every Hour — Interpol In a viral video on social media Monday, a mob is seen destroying a barricade fence just outside the MTN office. The clip showed a large crowd of angry subscribers vandalising…

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Reactivate All Barred Lines, NCC Orders MTN, Others

Aliyu Aliyu

“Lines barred due to the NIN-SIM linkage’ll be reactivated for a limited period;” details of the order from NCC   The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all telecom service providers to immediately reactivate all lines barred due to the NIN-SIM linkage. Platforms Africa reports that the Director Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka, who said this in a statement, maintained that the reactivation was for a limited period. Mouka said, “Over the weekend many telecom subscribers/consumers were unable to access their phone lines because of the inability of many…

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‘Massive,’ Facebook Removes 63,000 Nigerians’ Accounts

ADEOLA YUSUF

Sextortion, what to know about the new Internet scam tens of thousands of Nigerians are found guilty of     Meta has removed approximately 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria for attempting to engage in financial sextortion scams, primarily targeting adult men in the United States. These scams, known as “sextortion,” involve threatening to release compromising photos, either real or fake, if the victim does not pay to stop them. In a statement on Wednesday, Meta revealed that the removed accounts included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts linked…

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Hard Time: Nigerians Cut-down Spending On Data, Phone Calls, Down Telecoms Outlook

Abibat Babalola

▪️ Report highlights key Telecoms areas hard hit by economic situation, blames harsh government policies as MTN, Glo, others count losses   The Information and Communications Technology, ICT, the sector has shown great stability in recent years, holding off bad economic conditions, to contribute handsomely to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. However, the sector, buoyed by the huge contribution of the telecommunications sub-sector is beginning to show weak signals which industry operators are not comfortable with. The weak signals, ranging from surprising dips in the revenue of sector players,…

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The Data Storage Behind Smart And Safe Cities, By Ghassan Azzi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Whilst technological breakthroughs and the adoption of digital technologies have brought a new era of progress, it can sometimes be hard for the untrained eye to recognise cutting-edge innovations in every-day life. However, smart cities are a key field where new technologies, such as smart video, directly and visibly, raise living standards. Smart cities use information and communication technologies to improve operational efficiency, share information with the public and provide a better quality of local authority services. For example, advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have enabled connected public…

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‘Suicide Or Not?’ Reactions Trails e-Commerce Giant, Konga’s ex-CEO Death

Ganiyu Amodu

. “He was reported to have called his US-based brother and daughter from other marriage on how his wealth should be shared” ‘Last hour of Nick Imudia   This is the sad tale of how Nick Imudia, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, died. Unconfirmed report making the rounds alleged that Imudia committed suicide in his home. Platforms Africa can not confirm this. Here is one of the reports that has gone viral on how the Konga ex-CEO died. “Nick, who was until…

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Nokia Makes History With World’s First Immersive Voice Call

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, Pekka Lundmark has made a phone call using a new technology called “immersive audio and video” that improves the quality of a call with three-dimensional sound, making interactions more lifelike. The Finnish smartphone maker announced this development in a statement obtained from its website on Tuesday. READ ALSO: ‘Nigeria’s Oil Production Drops To 1.25mbpd,’ OPEC Contradicts NNPC’s May Figure ‘No Way,’ Gov Soludo Kicks Against LG Autonomy Sexual Harassment: Minister Reports Perm Sec To Head Of Service The call was made with Finland’s Ambassador…

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