ipNX VISITS NCC, HAILS COMMISSION FOR EFFICIENT REGULATORY SERVICES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Top Management members of ipNX, a licensee of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Friday, visited the headquarters of the Commission on a courtesy visit.

IS AI COMING FOR THE JOURNALIST?

By Azu Ishiekwene

One year ago, on November 15, 2023, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) invited me to speak on “Nigerian Media, Sustainability and Existential Threats by Big Tech.” Being asked again this year is a privilege, but I won’t be surprised if this is my last invitation.

ITALIAN AUTHORITIES SET TO EXAMINE DEEPFAKE BOTS APPEARING ON TELEGRAM

By Chinua Okafor(Click to follow me)

• A new generation of deep fake bots.
• “Talk about brief nudity”

The Italian Data Protection Authority began an examination of the prevalent use of bots that spawn counterfeit nude images on the  messaging app Telegram.

ITREALMS E-WASTE DIALOGUE KICKS OFF IN LAGOS TODAY

* As NCC Boss, Umar Danbatta, Delivers Keynote Address 

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) 

 The 2021 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue has kicked off in Lagos today Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Adam’s Hall of Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road.

ITREALMS E-WASTE DIALOGUE PARTNERS EPRON, ECOFELD ON COLLECTION OF SMALL E-WASTE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

As part of the activities marking the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, the management of ITREALMS Media will on Thursday December 8, 2022, partner E-waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria (EPRON) and Ecofeld Nigeria Limited, for a day-long collection scheme of small electronic waste

ITREALMS MEDIA ANNOUNCES 2026 NIGERIA DIGITALSENSE FORUM

* Focuses On Sustaining WSIS Vision And Multi-stakeholder Synergy

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)

As the global community accelerates toward a more integrated digital future, ITREALMS Media Group, through its flagship digital rights initiative, the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF), has officially announced the 2026 edition of its annual convening on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D).

ITREALMS MEDIA UNVEILS 2026 NIGERIA DigitalSENSE FORUM

* Focuses On Sustaining WSIS Vision And Multi-stakeholder Synergy

By Our Reporter

As the global community accelerates toward a more integrated digital future, ITREALMS Media Group, through its flagship digital rights initiative, the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF), has officially announced the 2026 edition of its annual convening on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D). The forum, scheduled for Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, will bring together policymakers, tech innovators, and civil society under the theme: “Sustaining WSIS Vision with Multistakeholder Synergy in Nigeria.”

ITREALMS, AWBA-OFEMILI CHATROOM PARTNER ON MEET ADU CANDIDATES 2024

By Tricia Okwuoma (Science & Info-Tech Reporter)

The international multiple award-winning, ITREALMS Media group, is collaborating with Awba-Ofemili ChatRoom to organise a week-long ‘Meet ADU Candidates 2024’ on social media for the forthcoming Awba-Ofemili Development Union (ADU) general elections aspirants.

ITU RANKS NIGERIA HIGH IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READINESS

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

A new report of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has ranked Nigeria very high at 71 per cent, in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5 - advanced state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5 with Germany, Finland and Singapore leading the global chart.

JAMB INTRODUCES SELF-REGISTRATION FOR 2022 UTME/DE APPLICANTS IN ABUJA, LAGOS

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced self-registration outlets in Abuja and Lagos for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations.

James Webb Space Telescope Completes Its Primary Mirror Deployment, Concluding A Major Mission

By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai

James Webb Telescope (JWST) has finished unfolding its primary mirror, concluding a series of major steps that took place over the course of two weeks. For the massive telescope, which has taken decades to build, to work, all of those deployments had to be perfect.

Kano Trade Fair: EMIR OF KANO, OTHERS APPLAUD NCC’S CONSUMER INITIATIVES

• * We're Committed To Consumer Protection, Says Danbatta

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, influential individuals, who visited the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) pavilion as well as telecom consumers, who participated at the ‘NCC Special Day’ at the recently-concluded 42nd edition of the Kano International Trade Fair, 2021 in Kano State, have commended the Commission for its various consumer-centric initiatives.

KONTEMPORARY BOSS, OLUFUYE, TO CHAIR 2025 NIGERIA DIGITALSENSE FORUM SERIES

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Govanance Correspondent)

The former President of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria and Principal Consultant, Kontemporary Konsulting Ltd, Jimson Olufuye, would preside over the 2025 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series, scheduled to hold on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

LAGOS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SEEKS NCC'S PARTNERSHIP ON 2022 ICTEL EXPO

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the successful execution of the 2022 Information Communication Technology and Telecommunication (ICTEL) Expo.

LAMIDO OF ADAMAWA COMMENDS NCC'S CONSUMER PROTECTION INITIATIVES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square Dialogue (VSD), which held at the weekend in Yola, Adamawa State.

Leaked GTA6 Gameplay Videos And Source Code Surfaces Online

• *Rockstar Confirms The Leak In A Twitter Statement

By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai

Grand Theft Auto VI footage has leaked online, the next entry in Rockstar's open-world franchise. There are 90 videos of GTA VI footage in a 3GB file posted on the GTA Forums, according to PC Gamer. "Teapotuberhacker" claims to be behind the recent Uber hack and says they may leak more data soon, including GTA V and GTA VI source code, assets, and testing builds.

MAFAB HAS LAUNCHED 5G SERVICES IN NIGERIA....NCC

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it's attention has been drawn to some misleading comments on social media which falsely claimed that “ MAFAB Communications, one of the companies granted Fifth Generation (5G) licences by the Commission is yet to roll out the service, nearly two years after obtaining a licence, and one year after the roll-out date.”

MARK ZUCKERBERG, LOSES $6 BILLION IN FEW HOURS OFFLINE OF WHATSAPP, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK

• * Global Relief As The Social Media Services Returns

By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai

Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth, on Monday, plummeted by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook Inc.’s flagship products offline.

MASS COMMUNICATION MEDIA REMAINS STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO NCC.....Danbatta

* As Delegation Of LEADERSHIP Media Group Pays Him Courtesy Visit

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The mass media, whether print, broadcast, online, or other specialized genres, will remain central and strategic stakeholders to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in its commitment to delivering on its regulatory mandates as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003 and other policy instruments.

Meta Cancels Supposed 300-person VR/AR XROS Project

By Chinua Albert Okafor @TheRoboRai

According to reports, Meta has discontinued its custom operating system that was supposed to power upcoming augmented and virtual reality headsets, but its full reasoning and future plans remain unclear.