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Telecommunications Company, Glo and other key stakeholder’s in Nigeria’s ICT ecosystem has indicated their desire to support the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards organized by the CENTRE FOR CYBER AWARENESS AND DEVELOPMENT (CECAD) holding August 30th, 2018 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki- Epe Expressway, Lagos. Also Chief Executive Officers of leading technology companies and other IT savvy as well as technology experts have indicated their interest to attend the maiden edition of the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards with the theme: “Harnessing the Opportunities in the 21st Century”. Other partners are the: Association of Licensed Operators…

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  Two Nigerian teams of cyber security professionals from a group called the “NaijaSecForce” have emerged the African Champions in Global Cyberlympics – the Olympics for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers around the world.   Two distinct Nigerian teams, NaijaSecForce and Ek0pwn3rs came first and second respectively and they are to represent Nigeria and Africa at the global stage. Both teams also made it to the top 12 position in the world in the online qualifying round of the competition having solved all the challenges from the prequalifying round.   Global Cyberlympics is an hands-on cyber security team competition that brings…

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  CWG Plc, a pan-African provider of information and communications technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Entersekt, a globally recognized innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions. In line with its commitment to continuously offer cutting-edge technology solutions, CWG will provide Entersekt’s full suite of mobile-centred security and payments enablement products to banks and other enterprises in Nigeria and beyond, either as a hosted solution or on-premises implementation. Adewale Adeyipo, ED–VP Sales and Marketing at CWG said, “This is a major step towards ensuring that our customers can operate in conformity to relevant global practices and regulations by rolling out market-leading…

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By Narendra Nathan Rampant use of apps and social media can leave you vulnerable to financial loss. Find out how you can stop your details from being compromised. Protect your Wi-Fi In our wired world, most devices are connected through Wi-Fi and protecting the connection should be priority. The risks are many. Neighbours tapping into your connection and using data at your expense is a risk. However, the risk quotient rises markedly if financial fraudsters use this route to access your personal data or terrorists use your network for their activities. Some simple solutions can help. Switching off the Wi-Fi…

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  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC, today said it has provided Consumer redress mechanisms to help address some of the challenges faced by the consumer, believing such mechanisem will empower the consumer. The telecom regulator stated this at the 97th Edition of Consumer Outreach Programme in Sokoto State at the Sultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute for Quran and General Studies on Al-Sudai’s road situated in the heart of Sokoto. The mechanism according to NCC are; the Do not Disturb 2442 Code to stop unsolicited SMS or send help to 2442 to choose your preferred SMS and the NCC Toll Free Line…

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The 9th edition of eWorld Conference will hold on September 20, 2018 at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, with the theme: Nigeria’s Readiness for Digital Transformation. The theme of this year’s programme is aimed at underscoring the need for Nigerians and the corporate entities to digitally prepare and transform their systems and processes to achieve their stated mission and visions. According to the chief executive of Ajomedia Limited, publishers of eWorld Magazine, Aaron Ukodie, the more prepared or ready an organization or nation is, the more likely it will achieve its desired outcome. “Transformation is a process of profound and radical…

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  By Cyril Ilayah The Nigerian government has budgeted a whopping N3billion that will be paid in piecemeal to the licensed Infrastructure Companies to aid the deployment of fibre cables and ultimately expand broadband access in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof.Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this to Journalists recently, noted that the payment will be predicated on milestones covered by the licensees. “There is an initiative to pay   a subsidy of around Three Billion Naira (N3b) to the infrastructure companies to deploy the fibre,” he announced. The initiative, according to him is coordinated under the…

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  By Martin Ekpeke No doubts, the Internet and broadband have been globally acknowledged and inextricably linked as the foundation for a sustainable economy and an enabler for sustainable development in terms of job creation, revenue increase for the government and ultimately, wealth creation for a country. In fact, with the availability of Internet, many entrepreneurs, especially in the areas of electronic commerce and most recently gaming, have been able to sell their products and services effectively, with some giving offer deals such as 1xbet promo code to those who are interested. This, Nigeria understands and decided to leverage, coming…

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Researchers from the Austria’s Graz Technical University have disclosed that the Samsung Galaxy S7 comes with a microchip security flaw that makes tat device susceptible to hacking and ultimately put tens of millions users at the risk of spy. According to Reuters, who received the information from the researchers, the perception that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is immune to a security vulnerability known as Meltdown, which is believed to affect most of the world’s PCs, smartphones and other computing devices is not entirely true. ET Telecom reports that the researchers plan to release their findings on Wednesday at the Black…

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  Research and advisory company, Gartner has in its 2018 Hype Cycle for Information and Communications Technology in Africa, identified five technologies that are making the highest business impact within two years. The technologies, according to Gartner are 3D Printing services, Public Cloud Storage, Cloud Office, App and Online data compression. “Africa is entering an important stage in growing maturity, with nine technologies entering the Slope of Enlightenment and climbing toward the Plateau of Productivity,” said William Hahn, principal research analyst at Gartner. Describing how these technologies will impact business performance in Africa, Gartner noted that 3D printing services have…

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