The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted on October 31 as the deadline given to Nigerians to link their National Identity Numbers (NIN) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM). In a statement titled “NIN-SIM Integration: NCC sensitizes telecom consumers on October 31 Deadline”, the NCC reminded and urged telecoms consumers to linkContinue Reading

Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband to late former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been reportedly murdered by gunmen. The Nation learnt he was killed at Umuoji in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State on Tuesday evening. Though details of the incident are still sketchy, a source close to the familyContinue Reading

Microsoft has recently discovered another type of malware, named FoggyWeb by Microsoft, that hackers are currently using to remotely steal network admin credentials. The credentials allow the attacker group, which the company has called Nobelium, to hack into admin accounts of the Active Directory Federation Services’ (AD FS) servers and control users’ accessContinue Reading

The Nigerian Customs Service, through the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ has intercepted live cartridges concealed in bags of cassava flour, popularly called garri and parboiled rice. Theophilus Duniya, Public Relations Officer of the FOU who confirmed the incident to Channels TV on Monday, revealed that the items wereContinue Reading

SINGAPORE, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies traded firmly on Monday, having rebounded from selling driven by an intensifying crackdown on the asset class in China, as buy-the-dip speculators swooped in. Bitcoin was up about 1% in Asia trade at $43,719, having fallen to just below $41,000 in the wake ofContinue Reading