2023 polls: NANS commends NCC for preventing hacking of INEC server
By: Tijjani Ibrahim The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has lauded the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, for preventing the hacking of the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, during the recently-conducted general elections in the country. The student body also passed a vote of confidence on the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Garba Danbatta. NANS, in a statement by the National Secretary General, Comrade Usman Kankia, noted that repelling millions of cyber attacks on the server during the polls was worth commending as anything otherwise would have put the whole exercise into jeopardy. “We are moved by the unprecedented transformation he has brought to the NCC, some of which include: The successful auction of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum broadband for the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria to boost internet speed and connectivity across the country “Regulatory strides that have continually created a level...