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By Ismaila Mustapha The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, is a man used to collecting silverwares. He has, perhaps, a room full of them. But even by the height of the standards he has set by himself, joining the list of eminent citizens of the African continent adjudged to bag the prestigious Zik Leadership prize is, by any means, a huge testimony of accomplishment. Organised by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC) and instituted 25 years ago in honour of the first President of Nigeria, Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe,…

A new report by Atlas VPN team has found that there exist a global cybersecurity workforce gap of 3.12 million in 2020.alone. This wide gap, according to the report can be attributed to the more half of the world’s population that is connected to the internet and countless of new companies popping up every day using the power of the web to sell their goods and services. The report noted that as a result of this cybercrime is also at an all-time high, bringing the need for cybersecurity professionals. Unfortunately, the supply of skilled workers did not keep up with…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said it will comply fully with the directive issued by the federal government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to have National Identification Number integrated into SIM Card registration. In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and Publicity Secretary, Damian Udeh, ALTON acknowledged that the process will be inconvenient for subscribers, but is committed to ensuring its members provide the information and support that will be needed to manage the transition. “In line with the directive on NIN-SIM Card integration, we wish to communicate our intention to…

By December 30 this year, any telephone subscriber in Nigeria without valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records will not be able to make or receive calls. This is part of the decisions taken by the Nigerian government to improve the integrity and transparency of the SIM registration process and ultimately, consolidate the achievements of last year”s SIM registration audit. in a statement issued by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director  Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), this decision followed the earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators by the Minister of…

In its efforts in using technology innovations in the fight against insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has won two prestigious international awards. The awards are the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards (GWA) 2020 and the African Public Relations Association’s (APRA)Certificate of Excellence. While the NCC won Golden World Awards for its harmonized emergency number, 112 and the construction of Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) in 36 states of the Federation and the FCT with 19 states already operational and additional 5 ready for activation, the APRA’s Certificate of Excellence was given to the Commission for its…

An Atlas VPN analysis, which is based on Risk Based Security data has revealed that while no economic sector is guarded against cyber breaches the healthcare sector suffered the most in 2020.  According to the analysis, in the first three quarters of 2019 and 2020, the healthcare sector had 343 breaches, while in 2020, it faced 341 breaches, which account for 12% of breaches this year. “Data breaches are growing in severity, with fewer breaches exposing more records than ever before. Businesses should take note of this and make cybersecurity one of their top priorities next year. It is always better to…

As Small and Medium Enterprises are cutting their expenditure and struggling to survive the business climate occasioned by the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, Kaspersky has suggested some cybersecurity postures these companies need to take even with low security investments: These postures highlighted by the global cybersecurity company in its latest report titled ‘Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities’, include always keeping team aware of IT security risks such as phishing, web threats, banking malware and others that can target employees in their daily working routine. Kaspesky noted that there are dedicated training courses which teach security…

Despite the overall Information Technology cuts across the world as a result of the ravaging Covid-10 pandemic, a great number of companies, especially the Small and Medium Businesses have increased their budget for cybersecurity. According to a new Kaspersky report titled ‘Investment adjustment: Aligning IT budgets with changing security priorities’, investment in cybersecurity grows from 23% in 2019 to 26% in 2020 for SMBs, and from 26% to 29% for enterprises. The report, which was based on a survey of more than 5,000 IT and cybersecurity practitioners also noted that 71% of organisations expect their cybersecurity budget to grow further…

Across the world, there has been a surge in online gamblers. People are spending their time betting on sports, as well as playing traditional casino games. But the laws and regulations are different in various countries around the world. Of course, Nigeria has its own laws when it comes to gambling. The growing online gambling industry means that the laws are having to be adapted to accommodate this. Nigerian gambling regulation Gambling was once viewed as an antisocial activity in Nigeria. But the introduction of Chapter 22 of the Criminal Code Act meant that some types of gambling were legalized…

Stakeholders in the Nigerian educational sector have been urged to adopt approaches that will promote interest of students in technology education. The Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and Education First Nigeria Limited (Edufirst) gave the advice at the 2020 Edutech Conference held recently with the theme “Jobs, Education and Technology: The New Normal”. Speaking at the conference, the President and Council Chairman of NBCC, Mr. Kalowo Falowo noted that the situation of things occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the weakness of education system in Africa. Thus, education managers must ensure that they build on already made progress…