The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed that its database was compromised as a result of the undersea cable cut which disrupted the services of banks and telecom operators in Nigeria.
The National Identity Management Commission has dismissed that its database was compromised as a result of the undersea cable cut which disrupted the services of banks and telecom operators in Nigeria.
The Director-General of NIMC, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter to find out if any of the Commission's Tokenisation verification agents has in any way breached the licensing agreement either directly or through any of their sub-licences, according to the statement.
NAN reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission said that repair works were ongoing on the undersea cable cuts that resulted in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast on Thursday leading to internet service disruption. "Our preliminary analysis would suggest some form of seismic activity on the seabed resulted in a break to the cable", MainOne said, adding it would obtain more data when the cable is retrieved during repair.
However, the NCC in a statement said that operators of the damaged cables had commenced repairs, noting that internet services were gradually being restored.
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