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Bank customers are expected to gear up for increased service disruptions as banks across the country fast-track the migration of their core banking systems to more secure and cost-effective software. Many financial institutions have already initiated the process, but it’s expected to intensify in the coming weeks, potentially leading to frequent transaction delays and unexpected […]
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The Nigeria Police Force, being the leading security agency in Nigeria, launched Intelligence-led Policing in 2015, with the installation of a tracking device that was installed by the then-Inspector-General of Police office, Solomon Arase. Real-time tracking devices like GPS trackers or cell phone trackers provide critical information during an investigation, such as the location where […]
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Some hackers have taken control of the official Facebook page of the Kano Hisbah Board, the state’s religious security organization. The hackers posted inappropriate and explicit media content after taking over the page. Checks have showed that the hackers are posting n*de videos on the page. Currently Hisbah Kano page has 63,000 likes and 82,000 […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has warned about the dire state of the telecommunications sector in the country, describing it as being in an “intensive care unit” (ICU). He proposed the need for an urgent intervention to prevent the industry’s collapse. While addressing the hybrid telecom investment forum virtually on Tuesday […]
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After news broke that WhatsApp may exit Nigeria because of a $220 million fine, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said Nigeria’s case will not be different. FCCPC said WhatsApp and Meta infringed and violated the privacy rights of Nigerians and were fined in line with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act […]
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Telecommunications giant, MTN has shut down all its offices and service centres nationwide. This follows violent outrage by some of its subscribers across the country after the network provider barred their lines on Sunday. Some subscribers whose mobile sim cards were deactivated due to the non-linkage of their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their sim […]
Keep ReadingThe Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has condemned the vandalisation of the MTN office in the FESTAC area of the state. A number of angry subscribers whose mobile accesses were deactivated due to the non-linkage of their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their sim cards on Monday, vandalized the telecoms giant’s office […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunication operators to immediately reactivate all customers’ blocked phone lines affected by the NIN-SIM verification exercise. On Sunday, MTN deactivated the mobile lines of numerous users, said to be due to their failure to connect their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their phone numbers. This follows the Nigerian Communications […]
Keep ReadingMeta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced on Wednesday that it has removed 63,000 accounts connected to Nigerian cybercriminals involved in financial sextortion scams targeting users in the United States. In its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report, Meta detailed that the takedown included a smaller coordinated network of about 2,500 […]
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Meta has announced its lifting of the restrictions on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. The penalties were initially implemented following the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters in January 2021. The company stated, that “Former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party, will no longer be subject […]
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