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President Muhammadu Buhari has waded into alleged security threats posed to Nigeria following tech outsourcing deals with India by MTN, Ericsson and Huawei. /p3NxEV-eqy

Amina Oyagbola, HR Executive at MTN Nigeria is quitting the nation’s largest mobile phone company, Technology Times has learnt this afternoon.
http://technologytimes.ng/amina-oyagbola-quits-mtn-nigeria/

Technology Times has just learnt that Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications is to lose three Federal Government technology agencies to Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, his Ministry of Science and Technology counterpart amid protracted turf battle between the two Ministers over supervision of the agencies.
http://technologytimes.ng/technology-war-nigcomsat-nitda-galaxy-backbone-nigeria/

Will President Muhammadu Buhari move National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Galaxy Backbone and Nigeria Communication Satellite Company (NIGCOMSAT), three technology agencies supervised by Ministry of Communications, to Ministry of Science and Technology?

Check the story link here:
http://technologytimes.ng/will-buhari-take-nitda-galaxy-backbone-nigcomsat-to-science-and-technology-ministry/

MTN Nigeria and Globacom Limited, the two biggest telecoms operators allegedly engaged in anti-market practices that made the industry watchdog fix data prices in Nigeria, Technology Times has learnt.

Follow the unfolding story here: http://technologytimes.ng/telecom-data-prices-nigeria/

The hopes of 368 youths hired by NITDA, Nigeria's tech agency has been dashed as they have been told to hit the job market.

Check the story here:

http://technologytimes.ng/citing-budget-constraints-nitda-cancels-recruitment-of-368-nigerians/

The NCC has said that mobile money growth is slow because phone networks were excluded by CBN from participating in the service.

Do you agree or disagree?

You can read the original story by Technology Times via this link:
http://technologytimes.ng/ncc-why-nigeria-is-yet-to-see-mobile-money-growth/

In this opinion article on Technology Times, this writer believes that Nigeria should censor the Internet.

What is your view?

Please read original article via the link:

http://technologytimes.ng/opinion-why-internet-censorship-is-now-necessary-in-nigeria/

Technology Times has just reported that the National Assembly is considering a Bill that will make Nigerians be charged at the rate of nine percent of the fees payable for voice calls, SMS, MMS, Data and Pay TV viewing, among other services.

The GSMA representing mobile operators across the world is saying no to plans to tax Nigerians in the article via this Technology Times link:

http://technologytimes.ng/gsma-rejects-9-communication-service-tax-says-it-affects-digital-development/

The return of former MTN Nigeria exec may count for the operator.
http://technologytimes.ng/nigeria-savvy-exec-to-help-mtn-weather-regulatory-storm/

Does anyone agree with this banker's statement that mobile money did better in Kenya because of this claim?

Check the original post view the link below:

http://technologytimes.ng/kenyas-mobile-payment-system-succeeded-kenyans-not-think-defraud-people-unlike-nigeria/

Do you know that you now risk a whooping ₦2 million fine even as a victim of a cyber attack in Nigeria?

This report by Technology Times explains the aspect of Nigeria's law that says so here:

http://technologytimes.ng/double-jeopardy-as-cyber-attack-victims-face-%E2%82%A62m-fine/