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June 20, 2019
The Nigerian Communication Commissionon Thursday, said it had established an Internet Industry Code of Practice forinternet service providers in the country to secure the country’s cyber space.
NCC’s Deputy Director, ConsumerAffairs Bureau, Ismail Adedigba, made this known during the 106th edition of theconsumer outreach programme  held inBenin.
Adedigba said the internet code was aregulatory intervention expected to secure the country’ cyberspace againstimminent threats from cyber attackers.
Adedigba stated that the demand forinternet service was on the increase, adding that NCC had designed a number ofprogrammes aimed at reducing the effects of cybercrimes on telecom consumers inNigeria.
The resource person, who presented apaper during the programme, Abdulazeez Jide, urged telecom consumers to protectthemselves by securing their password and changing it regularly.
According to him, constant consumereducation and awareness forum such as this has to be sustained by regulator aswell as the service providers.