The Federal Government says it is working frantically to complete the 120,000 kilometre fibre optic cable project to enhance internet access, financial inclusiveness and telecom services nationwide. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, Professor Garba Danbatta stated this while addressing guests at the Commission’s World Cosumer Rights Day commemoration event. Professor Danbatta said the Federal Government had so far completed about 55,000 kilometres of the project, while the rest will be completed soon to further integrate the grassroots in governance and digital financial services. Professor Danbatta said in view of the critical value of consumer satisfaction…

Russia has said that it is opening a criminal case against Meta for “calling for the murder” of their (Russian) citizens. The development, according to Russia, followed Meta’s (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) action relaxing rules on violent messages aimed at Russia’s army and leaders. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it was launching an investigation “due to illegal calls for the murder of Russian nationals by employees of the American company Meta.” Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office also requested that the internet giant be branded “extremist.” The General Prosecutor’s Office said, “materials were being distributed on…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to review and rescind his reported approval for security agencies to access people’s personal details via NIN-SIM linkage without due process of law.” This is contained in a statement, by the SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. President Buhari had in February reportedly given his approval for some security agencies to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission in the course of carrying out their duties. But in the suit number FHC/L/CS/448/2022 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos,…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Implementation of Strategies for the Enhancement of the Quality of Government Digital Technology Projects and Services during its meeting in Abuja. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami. The approval will enable the implementation of strategies for the enforcement of the Information Technology (IT) Project Clearance by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in accordance with the NITDA Act (2007), and under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement signed by the Technical…