Media & Telecoms

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together towards advancing the actualisation of national targets for ubiquitous broadband access, in furtherance of Nigeria’s digital transformation policy. This aligns with and gives expression to NCC’s…

The Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, said that there was no plan afoot to increase its tariffs, against the backdrop of imminent hike. Adebayo gave the assurance on Wednesday during Sunrise Daily on Channels Television. He said, “There…

Following concerns raised over the use of phones to negotiate ransom by terrorists despite the NIN-SIM registration, telecoms operators (Telcos) have said there were no unregistered SIM cards on the network of any service provider in the country, insisting that all registered…

Telecommunication Operators, including Globacom, Airtel, MTN and others, have threatened to raise tariffs if the Federal Government does not resolve critical issues currently affecting the industry. Speaking on behalf of the telecos at a press briefing in Lagos on Thursday, Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman…

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has discovered a newly-hatched malicious software that steals users’ banking app login credentials on Android devices. According to a security advisory from the Commission’s CSIRT, the software identified as Xenomorph targeted 56 financial…

TELECOMS giant, MTN, has stated that its decision to embark on another rebranding journey that will see it wear a new logo is aimed at indicating the company’s evolution from a telecoms company to a technology company. The company’s Chief Sustainability and…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has shut an Abuja-based radio station, Vision FM, for discussing the extension of the appointment of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General, Rufai Abubakar and his alleged incompetence. In a letter addressed to Vision FM’s Managing Director…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service (SMS)-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. TangleBot, according to the agency, employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that…

The deployment of fifth generation technology has got a boost as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria has placed the telecommunication sector on the priority list for access to foreign exchange. The Global System for Mobile Communications Association in late…