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ISSAN Roundtable: Stakeholders make case for “Nigerian Identity System”

Lagos, Oct. 26, 2023 – As the world marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, stakeholders in the Nigerian cyber space have made a strong case for an Integrated Identity Management System to be called ‘’The Nigerian Identity System”. They said the system should be a platform whereby international passport, phone number, BVN belonging to one individual are grafted onto one composite interconnected file to easily detect and track perpetrators of cybercrime. They also called for regular update of regulatory guidelines and improved collaboration between the financial sector regulators, industry operators and Nigeria …

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Nigeria admitted to Global Privacy Assembly

Abuja, Oct. 24, 2023 – Nigeria has been admitted to the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) in recognition of its achievements in data privacy and protection Itunu Dosekun, Head of Media Unit of Nigeria data Protection Commission (NDPC), said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Dosekun said the Nigeria Data Protection Bill assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was a major consideration in accrediting Nigeria as a member of the prestigious Assembly “Similarly, the establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission under the Act as the independent data …

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Maida promises to align NCC with Tinubu’s agenda on digital transformation

Abuja, Oct. 19, 2023 – Dr. Aminu Maida, the new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has promised to align the Commission’s focus to advance the nation’s digital transformation agenda.  He said this would be in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu. Maida made the promise during his maiden meeting with the senior management staff of the Commission in Abuja. He said there was the need for the NCC to ensure that all Nigerians had access to affordable and reliable broadband services. Maida …

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Facebook owner Meta breaks privacy rules, Norway regulator tells court

Oslo, Aug. 23, 2023 – Meta Platforms is breaking European data privacy rules in Norway, the country’s data regulator told a court on Wednesday, in a case that could have wider European implications. Meta has been fined one million crowns ($94,145) per day since Aug. 14 for breaching users’ privacy by harvesting user data and using it to target advertising at them. So-called behavioural advertising is a business model common to Big Tech. The owner of Facebook and Instagram is seeking a temporary injunction against the order which imposes a daily fine for …

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FG is thinking outside the box to create jobs for Nigerians – Shettima

Abuja, Aug. 15, 2023 – The Federal Government is thinking outside the box to create more job openings for Nigerians. Vice President Kashim Shettima said this on Tuesday when he received some executives of Google, a global information company, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.  He said there was the need to think outside the box to get more job opportunities for Nigerians.  “Let’s think outside the box and create more job opportunities. We need to walk the talk. “It is easy to pontificate, but very difficult to bring all …

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18 digital lenders delisted by FCCPC

Abuja, Aug. 3, 2023 – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delisted i8 digital lenders. It has directed Google to remove them from Playstore for violations of its guidelines and  gave them five days to prove they are operating within its guidelines. FCCPC listed the affected loan apps as: “Getloan, Joy Cash-Loan Up to 1,000,000, Camelloan, Cashlawn, Nairaloan, Eaglecash, Moneytreefinance Made Easy, Luckyloan Personal Loan, Cashme, Easynaira, Swiftcas, Crediting, Swiftkash, Hen Credit loan, Nut loan, Cash door, Cashpal, and Nairaeasy gist loan.” Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive …

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Tinubu seeks additional $800m loan from World Bank

Abuja, July 13, 2023 – President Bola Tinubu is seeking additional loan of $800 million from the World Bank for the National Social Safety Net Programme. He has written to the House of Representatives seeking approval for the Federal government to take the loan. Under the programme, the Federal Government will pay N8,000 to 12 million families over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships of Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal. In a letter to the House read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during plenary, Tinubu said the …

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Ejikeme Saga: JAMB is several steps ahead of examination cheats – Okebukola

Abuja, July 6, 2023 – Peter Okebukola, a former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), says the saga of Ejikeme Mmesoma, an  Anambra student who sat for the 2023 UTME, should serve as a deterrent to others who may want to cheat in examinations.  He said the innovations introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had shown that the Board was several steps ahead of examination cheats.  He described the incident as unfortunate, saying that many people were unaware of the thoroughness of the Registrar of …

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Threads, new Meta app, will attract over 1 billion users – Zuckerberg

Lagos, July 6, 2023 – Musk Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has projected Instagram’s rival app to Twitter, Threads, to hit over one billion users. This came after a Twitter user stressed the need to have a public conversation app with one billion people on it, stating that Twitter has had the opportunity to meet the target. “There should be a public conversation app with 1B+ people on it. Twitter has had the opportunity to do this, but hasn’t nailed it,” the user identified as Seyitaylor tweeted. Responding to the …

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10 million sign up on Threads, Metta’s rival to Twitter, hours after launch

Lagos, July 6, 2023 – No fewer than 10 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within hours of its launch, the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. Threads has been described as the biggest challenger to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, which has seen a series of potential competitors emerge. The app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries at 2300 GMT on Wednesday, and will run with no ads for now. “10 million sign ups in seven hours,” Zuckerberg wrote on …