Prepare against cyber attacks: Minister warns internet stakeholders
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu has called on internet stakeholders to put measures in place to tackle all forms of cyber attacks in the country. Shittu told the…
Fidelity Bank splashes millions to customers in promo
Six lucky customers of Fidelity Bank Plc have emerged winners in the 8th edition of the bank’s Get Alert in Millions Promo draws held in various regions of the country….
Boost for power: General Electric to establish gas turbine assembly plant in Nigeria next year
General Electric (GE) plans to launch a gas turbine assembly plant in Nigeria next year and has invested over $100 million as it seeks to tap growing demand for gas-fired…
Telecom consumers contribute $11.9bn to sector in 2 years; operators endorse NCC 2017 Year of the Consumer Campaign
By Theresa Igata Contributing N5.6 billion and N6.3 billion to the telecom industry in 2015 and 2016 respectively, and the figure predicted to still rise in 2017, the Nigerian Telecom…
Budget delay: Senate bars NNPC, others from capital expenditure
The Senate has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other revenue generating agencies to stop further capital expenditure until they comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act. It said…
Telecom nets N15trn to GDP – Danbatta; NCC may sanction operators over poor service
Theresa Igata Nigeria’s telecommunications sector contributed over N15 trillion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since the liberalisation of the sector, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The…
Repair of vandalized pipelines in Kano, Kaduna costs NNPC N1.6bn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had spent over N1.6 billion on the repairs of the vandalised pipeline between Kaduna and Kano in 2016. The NNPC Group Managing…
5 ways to protect your devices from Ransomware ‘pandemic’
With the world reeling from the WannaCrypt attack – an ongoing cyber-attack of the WannaCry ransomware computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system – fears are rife that the…
Again, inflation takes a hit, drops in April – NBS report
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measure inflation declined by 0.02 per cent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said in data released on Tuesday. The NBS in…
Hackers hit Disney, demand ransom
Film studio Disney has said hackers have threatened to release one of the studio’s forthcoming movies unless it pays a ransom. Disney CEO Bob Iger told ABC employees about the…