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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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A senior special assistant on media and publicity to President Bola Tinubu, Temitope Ajayi, has dismissed reports that Microsoft, is shutting down its operations in Nigeria. According to the aide, media reports alleging that the Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Lagos will shut down is incorrect. The ADC represents Microsoft’s first-ever engineering offices in Africa. […]
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The TikTok account of the Nigerian content creator, Young C, who embarked on a 24-hour challenge of being buried alive has been banned by the short video platform. A check on the platform showed that his profile was no longer available. Young C had sparked outrage on Wednesday when he embarked on a challenge to […]
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The of Nigeria (CBN) will begin the implementation of an amended 2015 Cybersecurity Act that will levy a 0.5% fee on all electronic transactions on May 20, an increase of 900% from an earlier levy of 0.005%. This implies that any electronic transfer of ₦1,000 will attract a ₦5 fee while a ₦100,000 transfer will […]
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) recently unveiled a sophisticated new identity card equipped with advanced features. The functions which include payment functions, is part of the latest innovations under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The development, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System, introduces the AfriGO card, a national […]
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