Elon Musk has suggested that all users of social media platform X could be required to pay to use the service in an effort to stop bots on the site. Speaking during a live-streamed conversation on artificial intelligence (AI) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, the billionaire said the company is “moving towards […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for its regulatory roles for its dedicated efforts in promoting awareness and knowledge of Information Communications Technologies (ICT), among the Judiciary in particular, and the Nigerian public. The CJN made this remark at the 2023 edition of NCC-hosted […]
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has again cautioned telecommunication consumers on the rising trend of electronic frauds on telecom platforms across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The NCC’s Director, Consumer Protection and Advocacy Unit, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Mr. Alkasim Umar, gave the warning during a sensitisation programme tagged: ‘Shine Your Eyes-No Fall Mugu’, in […]
MTN Nigeria Communication Plc, one of the leading mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country, has expressed its concern over the rising incidents of vandalization of its sites, infrastructure, and national assets across the country, particularly in South Eastern region. The telecom operator’s General Manager of Regional Operations in the East, Callima Inino, lamented over […]
….As FCCPC Puts 55 Operators Under Watch Statistical data from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) showed that the number of companies with full approval to operate as digital money lenders (DMLs), also known as loan apps, in the country had increased to 161 as at the end of August this year. According […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned loan app companies and telemarketers over their unauthorized usage of people’s phone numbers for commercial activities and threatened to prosecute anyone found violating regulations or laws in the country relating to individual’s right to privacy. The Commission, in a public notice published on its website on Thursday, clearly […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reported that Nigeria recorded 164 crude oil theft incidents between August 19 and 25, 2023. The company, which made this disclosure during its weekly “Energy and You” series aired on the NTA News Network, indicated that in the period under review, it recorded a total of 41 […]
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, at Tin-can Island, Lagos, has impounded two containers from India with tramadol and codeine concealment with Duty Paid Value, DPV worth over N550.3 million. The Command also disclosed that two suspected were arrested in connection with the seizure, with the importer offering over $54,330 (N50 million) to be set free […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it has created over 1,200 for Nigerian youths in its 27 Emergency Communication Centres (ECCs) located across the geopolitical zones of the country. The commission, in a statement issued by its Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka, also promised that more youths and professionals would be employed […]
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Duport Midstream Company Limited, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, has opened up on a business dispute he had with the family of the late MKO Abiola, saying that insinuations that he engaged in fraudulent acts in the deal by his business rivals through cronies are unfounded and totally mischievous. Speaking on […]