Author: ITPulse

Starting today Monday, April 4, 2022, all unlinked SIM cards to National Identity Number (NIN) will be barred from making outgoing calls, a statement jointly signed by the Nigerian Communications Commission and National Identity Management Commission has revealed. The statement, which quoted the federal government to have given the instruction to telecommunications operators, commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). The statement revealed that as of date, over 125 Million SIMs have had their NINs submitted for immediate linkage, verification and authentication. Similarly, the…

The Head, Media and Public Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mrs. Grace Bose Ojougboh has tasked Public Relations and media professionals and other important institutions/agents of change in Nigeria to join advocacy for gender balancing, inclusion and fairness for the promotion of socio-economic development in the country. Mrs. Ojougboh, who is also the producer/host of the weekly inspirational programme ‘Amazing Grace with Bose’ on YouTube, made the call while delivering a paper around gender balancing and fairness at the March 2022 monthly meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Abuja Chapter which took place at the…

By Cyril Ilayah In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, cloud computing has become an indispensable component of modern IT infrastructure. As organisations continue to migrate their workloads to the cloud, the demand for cloud engineers with expertise in cloud architecture, deployment, monitoring, and security has skyrocketed. Adeyinka Ayodeji, a Cloud Service Engineer with a strong performance background in cloud administration, is at the forefront of this exciting and dynamic field. Cloud engineering is the practice of designing, deploying, and managing cloud computing infrastructure and services. This involves working with a range of cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft…

Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have warned that the high cost of diesel, which is presently been sold at above N700 per liter is capable of causing service disruption across the country. The operators, who gave the warning through its umbrella body the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), also warned that if nothing is done to bring down the cost of diesel, then operators will have no choice but to begin a process of price review. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the Chairman of ALTON, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, also expressed concern over the general state of security…

I remember vividly how I was recruited into Setraco Construction Company at Igobiri-Toru-Ebeni project in Bayelsa State as a young and fresh Geology graduate coming from school. I had this notion that being a graduate, every other person who was not one was to bow and take orders from me. It didn’t take long when I figured out that my school degree was merely an advantage but that the world of experience was an entirely different one that required me to be low-headed to learn. Consequently, I found myself being humble toward Mr. Samuel who was a secondary school leaver…

The healthcare system in Nigeria will begin to experience improved service delivery, Interswitch has assured with the relaunch of its eClinic, innovative health-tech solutions that will effectively address challenges associated with medical records management. The eClinic is being relaunched by Interswitch through its subsidiary, eClat Healthcare Limited and will provide Nigerians with access to improved quality healthcare services. Speaking on the relaunch of eClinic, Dr. Wallace Ogufere, Chief Executive Officer, Interswitch eClat, said that the introduction of the improved health-tech solution to the healthcare system in Nigeria, would facilitate efficiency and enhance the trust between patients and their healthcare providers,…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has accused the Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello of declaring war against telecom services in Kogi State and seven other neighboring states. The Chairman of ALTON, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo who made the accusation today at a press conference in Lagos said the Kogi State government has ordered the shutting down of all cellular sites in the state, resulting in the non-availability of telecom services in the state and its environs. “We wish to state that the shutting down of cellular sites in Kogi State is a war against telecom…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has discovered two new separate cyber threats targeting Windows Platforms and a particular kind of router respectively. The discoveries, which were made through the telecom regulator’s Computer Security Incidents Response Team (CSIRT), noted that the discoveries were made known in two separate advisories released by the cyber-space protection team earlier this week. According to NCC, the first cyber threat is ransomware known as ‘Lokilocker’, which is capable of wiping data from all versions of Windows systems or platforms. It causes data loss, and denial of service (DoS), which reduces user productivity. “Lokilocker”, is…

The Nigerian government has urged telecom subscribers to immediately link their National Identity Numbers to their SIM cards without delay. This is coming as the March 31 deadline approved by the federal government expiries today. “In preparation for the enforcement, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami urges citizens and legal residents to use the next few days to ensure that they complete the linkage,” a statement jointly issued and signed by NCC and NIMC stated. While thanking all those who have completed their NIN-SIM linkage, the statement added that the Minister has further directed that the…

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has released findings on how attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched VMware Horizon servers, paving the way for persistent access and future ransomware attacks. A new technical paper, “Horde of Miner Bots and Backdoors Leveraged Log4J to Attack VMware Horizon Servers,” details the tools and techniques used to compromise the servers and deliver three different backdoors and four cryptominers. The backdoors are possibly delivered by Initial Access Brokers. Log4Shell is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Java logging component, Apache Log4J, which is embedded in…