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- 23 Oct 2013
DDoS Perpetrators Change Tactics, Launch High-Bandwidth Attacks
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has reported that DDoS perpetrators changed tactics in Q3 2013 to boost attack sizes and hide…
- 22 Jan 2014
Prolexic Publishes Top 10 DDoS Attack Trends for 2013
Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, has published its top 10 attack trends for 2013 with advice on enterprises to increase…
- 11 Dec 2012
Alcatel-Lucent Builds Airtel’s Network Backbone Across Africa
Alcatel-Lucent is to help Bharti Airtel meet rapidly growing demand for mobile broadband services in its African operations by supplying advanced new IP (Internet Protocol)-based networking…
- 28 Jun 2026
OADC Reaffirms Abundant Capacity in Data Centres in Nigeria to Host Financial Data
Ayotunde Coker, managing director, Open Access Data Centres has reiterated availability of abundant capacity and world-class infrastructure in key data centres in Nigeria. This is coming against the…
- 27 Apr 2019
NiRA Hosts Developers Conference, Hackathon
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) hosted the maiden edition of the Developers Conference and Hackathon in April 2019. The program was a three-part event comprising of the 2019 Deep…
- 29 Jul 2020
Xiaomi Launches Redmi 9, Entry-level Smartphones
Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi 9, Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C as part of the Redmi 9 series of entry-level smartphones. The Redmi 9 series succeeds the Redmi 8 series by Xiaomi and aims to offer…
- 26 Jul 2016
The Insecurity of Things
Evolution in technology is enabling more “things” to connect more often around the world, at a pace that’s showing no sign of slowing down. By 2020, 70 percent of people across the world will be…
- 20 Dec 2023
Phase 3 Telecoms Targets Expansion in 2024
Phase 3 Telecoms has revealed that the company will expand its operations in 2024, applauding employees and institutions that have been instrumental to its success in the past two decades. Mr.…
- 31 Jul 2012
Check Point Ltd Takes Information Security to Next Level
There is no gainsaying that present day structure and pace of corporate life have changed just as the saturation of traditional markets is taking companies to more risky places; the shift towards a…
- 12 Apr 2023
ETAP Launches First Digital Car Insurance Product in Africa that Redistributes Funds to Users
ETAP, an insurance technology company that creates solutions and incentives to improve the automotive experience across Africa, has launched ETAP Takaful, a new ethical car insurance product that is…
- 2 Jul 2021
Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Set to Host Brokers at NCRIB Forum
Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance Limited (HLA), newly launched insurance companies, have announced plans to host over three hundred brokers at the Nigerian Council of Registered…
- 25 Jun 2024
Eight Important Steps to Secure Your PalmPay Account
In today's digital age, securing your financial transactions and personal information is more important than ever. According to the 2023 NIBSS Annual Fraud Landscape report, incidents of “Fraud loss…
- 19 Mar 2026
Telegram’s Massive Crackdown Fails to Curb Cybercrime Hubs
Telegram has unleashed its most sweeping enforcement campaign yet in 2026, deleting millions of illicit channels and groups while boosting daily takedowns from 10,000 to 140,000—with peaks surging…
- 12 Jan 2017
Top 5 Tech Trends to Watch In 2017
Technology is one of the most dynamic industries in the world. It keeps changing and improving at a geometric sequence. So, expect ground-breaking innovation and changes in technology this year. So,…
- 24 Mar 2026
SEDC Launches SEVCP to Expand Access to Capital for Startups
South East Development Commission (SEDC) has launched the South East Venture Capital Programme (SEVCP), to expand access to capital for startups and strengthen Nigeria’s investment landscape. The…
- 27 Sept 2023
Microsoft's AI Assistant Set to Debut in Windows 11
Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing its own artificial intelligence assistant for its Windows 11 platform, as well as announcing further AI integrations into other applications. In a…
- 12 Nov 2021
UNICEF, Jumia Partner to help Giga Connect Schools in Africa to the Internet
UNICEF and African e-commerce platform Jumia have announced a partnership in support of Giga’s work to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and…
- Telecom21 Aug 2026
Dr. Tijani Affirms October Rollout Date for FG’s 90,000km Fibre-optic Network Project
Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has said the Federal Government will begin the implementation of its 90,000-kilometre nationwide fibre-optic network project in October.
- 15 Jul 2014
CWG Leads Consortium to Deliver NgREN
Dr. Jonathan Ebele Goodluck, President of Nigeria, recently commissioned the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), the first of its kind in West and Central Africa, built by a consortium…
- 11 Feb 2017
IBM, Nokia, Others Launch IoT Cybersecurity Alliance
IBM, Nokia, AT&T, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec and Trustonic have announced that they are collaborating to help address IoT security challenges. The “IoT Cybersecurity Alliance” said the…
- 15 Dec 2015
MTN’s Record Fine, Others to Shape 2016
Gareth Mellon, ICT Programme Manager at Frost & Sullivan Africa provides a run-down of the top six technology trends to watch in Africa as we edge closer to 2016. Accordi to Mellon, while MTN…
- 15 Nov 2021
Cyberespionage: NCC Warns of Iranian Hacking Group Targeting Telcos, ISPs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again notified the general public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyberespionage in the African telecoms space. This is inline…
- 29 May 2025
Africa Cross-border Payments Set to Hit $1 trillion by 2035
Africa’s cross-border payments market is on track to hit $1 trillion by 2035, according to a new report by venture capital firm Oui Capital. Titled "Africa’s Cross-Border Payment Landscape—a deep…
- 17 Jul 2014
Microsoft to Cut 18,000 Jobs this Year
Microsoft Corp said it will slash up to 18,000 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, this year as it trims its newly acquired Nokia phone business and tries to transform into a cloud-computing and…
- 14 Dec 2009
Phase3 Telecom Re-assures of Reliable Data Backbone
Telecommunications infrastructure provider in the West Africa region, Phase3 Telecom, has said that it is working towards building a very robust data network backbone that would provide very reliable…
- 11 Sept 2017
Kaspersky Lab Introduces Next Gen Consumer Line-up, Coupled with Free Antivirus
Kaspersky Lab has launched updated versions of its consumer flagship products which ensures even better protection against ransomware. The internet security solution, the Lab said, is able to protect…
- 7 Jul 2023
Qbot Emerges Most Prevalent Malware in First Half of 2023, Mobile Trojan SpinOk Makes its Debut
Check Point® Software Technologies, a provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its Global Threat Index for June 2023. Researchers found that the Trojan Qbot has been the most…
- 14 Feb 2023
Monieworx Enables 3 SMEs Raise N100M in 10 days through Regulation Crowdfunding, Nigeria’s First
Alternative Finance Limited (Obelix), Nigeria’s SEC-regulated Crowdfunding Intermediary, on Wednesday announced that it has fundraised N100 million from 9,324 registered small-ticket retail investors…
- 8 Aug 2022
DDOS Attacks see Smart Rise in Q2
During Q2 of this year, distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks reached new heights as both the number of smart attacks, and the average duration of these attacks, increased sharply. Compared to…
- 20 Mar 2024
Konga May Disrupt The Nigerian Stock Exchange By 2027
Konga Online Shopping Limited, leading ecommerce giant could be preparing its runway for a listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) within the next 3 years, news sources gather. Working with…