ICT and Digital

Kaspersky Warns of Rising Tech-Enabled Abuse Through Stalking, Doxing Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has raised fresh concerns over the growing threat of technology-enabled abuse, revealing that millions of people worldwide are increasingly exposed to digital stalking, doxing and covert online surveillance. In a new report released on Thursday, Kaspersky disclosed…

L -R: Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon Justice Habeeb Abiru; Administrator, National Judicial Institute, Hon. Justice Babatunde Adejumo; Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Barr. Rimini Makama; Chairman, Governing Board NCC, Chief Idris Olorunnimbe; Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa; Head Legal and Regulatory…

Chinedum Ukaegbu A Nigerian-developed blockchain platform, Zora Terminal, created by Kosisochukwu Anyaegbuna, has quickly gained traction, attracting over 10,000 users and facilitating more than $3.5 million in trading volume on the Base Blockchain, signaling a growing influence of Nigerian innovators in the global crypto space. Anyaegbuna’s platform, the report said,…

Michael Olumide As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes how people create, communicate, and consume media, one critical question is emerging: how do we ensure technology evolves without eroding human culture, creativity, and lived experience? This pressing concern will define conversations at MarkHack 5.0, where stakeholders are set to explore the intersection…

As event costs continue to rise and “Zoom fatigue” drives renewed interest in physical gatherings, London-based startup Zance is challenging event organisers to abandon vanity metrics like attendance numbers and instead measure what truly matters: outcomes. Backed by the Mayor of London’s Amplify Ventures and Foundervine, Zance has launched an…

Chief Executive Officer of NatCom Development & Investment Limited (trading as ntel), Mr. Soji Maurice-Diya, says the company remains bullish about its market comeback in Q1 2026, unveiling a renewed strategy to fill what he describes as “innovation gaps” in Nigeria’s telecoms ecosystem. Speaking during the Technology Times Thought Leadership…

Delegation from Pan African organisation, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), will join other digital rights, inclusion and internet governance stakeholders to participate in the annual Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica25) in Windhoek, Namibia, from 24 – 26 September 2025. PIN will leverage insights from its research and advocacy work to…

Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Michael Olumide Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos State Chapter, in partnership with Upticomm Marketing Company, has opened registration for the 10th Anniversary of the Nigeria Digital PR Summit, themed “Digital PR in Action: Owning Your Narratives, Telling Your Story.” This…

Michael Olumide Nigeria is aggressively courting Chinese tech giants to tap into the country’s burgeoning digital economy, positioning itself as Africa’s next major data hub. The message was delivered by Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, who used two major platforms in Guiyang, China, to present both…

Stanley Ihedigbo As the world commemorates the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is urging big tech companies to step up their efforts in combating hate speech on their platforms and protect fundamental human rights online. PIN’s 2024 Londa report documents that hate speech online is prevalent,…