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Tinubu scraps 5% telecoms tax on voice, data services — NCC

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has scrapped the controversial five per cent tariff applied on telecommunications (telecoms) mobile voice and data...

Meta’s moderation gap: how AI misinformation from Africa goes unchecked

When Olayinka*, a fact-checker, was scanning Facebook for health-related misinformation, he noticed something odd. Two different wellness brands, Eco...

NCC tightens corporate governance rules for telcos

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stiffened the corporate governance guidelines for telecommunications (telcos) operators to enhance transparency, internal...

Regulatory gaps on phone number recycling fuel identity theft, data breaches

WHEN Okezie Kelechi lost his SIM card, the one he had used since his secondary school days, he didn’t...
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Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

By Tolu Olarewaju, Keele University and Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Kingston University META, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp,...

What does it mean to ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ all cookies, and which should I choose?

By Ahmed Ibrahim, Edith Cowan University and David Cook, Edith Cowan University IT'S nearly impossible to use the internet without...

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