U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action ramping up tensions with China.

The U.S. Commerce Department said it was amending an export rule to "strategically target Huawei’s acquisition of semiconductors that are the direct product of certain U.S. software and technology."

The reaction from China was swift with a report saying it was ready to put U.S. companies on an "unreliable entity list," as part of countermeasures in response to the new limits on Huawei, China's Global Times reported on Friday |||READ MORE

NCC Deactivates 2.2m Improperly Registered SIM Cards

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has completely deactivated 2.2 million Improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards across Telecommunication networks nationwide.

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known in a statement signed by Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs in Abuja.

Danbatta said that the Commission’s efforts in this regard was in line with one of the key agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen security of lives and property for all Nigerians |||READ MORE …

Mobile Data, new cancer In Nigeria

Mobile data they say, is life. The internet has become an incredibly crucial part of our day to day life. Facebook Twitter, Instagram, etc, all boil down to the internet. Electronic Banking, electronic mail, e-commerce, etc, are all dependent on this same internet. Need I say more? Nah! I bet you discern how incredibly important this ingenious invention by the US is.

The Internet has tremendously added to the ease at which we live our lives today. Having been initially intended to be used for defense purposes, as at the time of its conception, the Internet has grown to become a crucial part of our daily lives.

This digitally crucial invention doesn’t come free, or cheap – especially in Nigeria. “If I were this important, I should be as expensive as I can get”, I bet the internet would say if it was human |||READ MORE …

NOA Translate FOIA Into Indigenous Languages For Transparency, Accountability

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has say that its had translated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into Hausa, lgbo, Yoruba and 20 other Nigerian indigenous languages to promote transparency and accountability for good governance  process.

The Director General of NOA, Dr. Garba Abari, made known at the stakeholder’s dialogue with the chief executives officer of different agencies and parastatals of government on the theme: “evaluate the application of the Freedom of Information Act and its impact on national development” in Abuja.

Abari said, “It is our hope that this review will enable us all as stakeholders to assess the implementation and impact of the FOIA in various public institutions and allow MDAs |||READ MORE …

FG pegs number of SIM cards Per mobile phone user to three

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr.Isa Ali Ibrahim Patanmi

The Federal Government has pegged the number of the numbers of SIM Cards to be registered by a single individual to three.

This the government said in a statement is meant to curb kidnapping and banditry.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim , issued the directive to the Nigerian Communications Commission On Wednesday |||READ MORE …