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CWG Hosts Columbia Business School MBA in Lagos

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Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) PLC, the leading Information and Communications Technology Company in Africa, sponsored and hosted a Columbia Business School (CBS) MBA Information Session.

The event which was held at the CWG Academy center in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, was attended by over 50 potential MBA students provided participants information on the CBS MBA program, students’ experience, university resources, application criteria, and global alumni network for the benefit MBA students at CBS.

CBS in New York City, is a global leader in providing quality business training for people from different parts of the globe.

According to Glenn Hubbard, Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, the school presently has over 40,000 alumni from over 100 countries. Having foreseen the business opportunity available within the African market and the quality of MBA applicants from Africa, including Nigeria, CBS has increased its recruitment and curriculum within the Africa region.

This year, CBS students visited eight different African countries as part of CBS’ practical curriculum. In each country, CBS students worked directly with established African businesses as well as local entrepreneurs to learn more about doing business in Africa and to build professional networks for future employment.

CWG also understands the impact of quality education on every economy and, hence, has collaborated with CBS on the MBA Information session in Nigeria.

Austin Okere, group chief executive officer of CWG, said that CWG is passionate about improving educational system at the higher institution level in Africa and that this has resulted to the establishment of CWG Academy where fresh graduates receive thorough class room training and hands-on mostly on IT disciplines. The CWG Academy which commenced in 2010 in Nigeria has produced over 300 graduates who are currently working in world-class companies like MTN Nigeria, IBM, CWG, KPMG among others while some of them have started their own ICT businesses. It has also been extended to Ghana.

He also noted that CWG’s corporate social responsibility is centered on promotion of education in selected higher institutions in African countries where CWG has established physical presence. CWG awards prizes to the top graduating students in those schools and offers automatic employment as a way of encouraging excellence among students.

“To us in CWG, intellectual capital development is very crucial for our business growth as well as the economy at large. Hence, the huge importance we place on intellectual capital development”. Austin added.

Also, CWG’s CEO and top management staff engage in voluntary tutoring in entrepreneurship development centers such as; Fate foundation, Lagos Business School amongst others. In 2013, Mr. Okere was appointed as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Business School, New York, a guest lectures at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston and United States International University (USIU) Kenya.

CWG and CBS first began its educational collaboration in 2007, when students of Professor Murray Low of Columbia Business School visited Lagos to meet with and learn from leading entrepreneurs.

Inspired by the achievements of Okere and CWG, Professor Low decided to write an educational case study on CWG, using the CWG story as an example of an inspiring entrepreneur operating within a challenging, yet promising environment.

Through this relationship, CWG and CBS have built a strong relationship that continues today and has created more opportunities for Nigerians to be availed of MBA studies at Columbia Business School.


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Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

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Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.

Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

 

China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have “exploited vulnerabilities” in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms, but not in its cloud-based service.

The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them.

“Investigations into other actors also using these exploits are still ongoing,” Microsoft said in a statement.

The firm said it had “high confidence” the hackers would continue to target systems which have not installed its security updates.

It added that it would update its website blog with more information as its investigation continues.

Microsoft said it had observed attacks in which hackers had sent a request to a SharePoint server “enabling the theft of the key material by threat actors”.

Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer at Mandiant Consulting firm, a division of Google Cloud, told reporter, it was “aware of several victims in several different sectors across a number of global geographies”.

Carmakal said it appeared that governments and businesses that use SharePoint on their sites were the primary target.

A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims’ SharePoint data, he said.

“This was exploited in a very broad way, very opportunistically before a patch was made available. That’s why this is significant,” Carmakal said.

Carmakal said the “China-nexus actor” was deploying techniques similar to previous campaigns associated with Beijing.

Microsoft said Linen Typhoon had “focused on stealing intellectual property, primarily targeting organizations related to government, defence, strategic planning, and human rights” for 13 years.

It added that Violet Typhoon had been “dedicated to espionage”, primarily targeting former government and military staff, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, higher education, the media, the financial sector and the health sector in the US, Europe, and East Asia.

Meanwhile, Storm-2603 was “assessed with medium confidence to be a China-based threat actor”.

 

 

 


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NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a public warning that it is not associated with NINcard.com.

NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

According to the commission, the website has been circulating online to offer services for Nigerians seeking National Identification Number (NIN) services.

NIMC, in a post on its official X account on Wednesday, said, “NINcard.com is not in anyway affiliated to NIMC. Stay vigilant!”

The warning was accompanied by screenshots of fake payment receipts and OTP request pages from the website, both of which were boldly stamped “FAKE” by NIMC to alert the public.


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NITDA, API Partner Against Harmful Online Content

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National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with the Advocacy for Policy and Innovation (API), has convened a one-day workshop in Abuja to advance dialogue on the draft Online Harm Protection (OHP) Bill to confront harmful online content.

NITDA, API Partner Against Harmful Online Content

The bill, a rights-based, locally rooted, and multi-stakeholder initiative, is aimed at addressing the challenges of the digital age.

The event, which held yesterday, brought together government officials, civil society, academics, digital platforms, and legal experts to shape a policy framework designed to combat online ills such as cyberbullying, disinformation, hate speech, digital exploitation, and gender-based violence, while safeguarding democratic freedoms and digital inclusion.

In his keynote remarks, Kashifu Inuwa, director general, NITDA urged a paradigm shift in the way society engages with digital technologies.

“For almost two decades, we have viewed digital technology through a consumer lens. But these technologies are not just products and services. They are transforming how we live, work, and interact. They shape our politics, our society, and our democracy,” he said.

Warning against unaccountable digital power in the hands of private corporations, the DG likened the digital journey to the tale of Alice in Wonderland, where initial fascination with innovation has given way to deeper concerns about privacy, autonomy, and manipulation by big tech platforms.

“We thought we were using Google, but now we realise Google is using us. Social media, once a tool of expression, has become a tool of surveillance and influence,” Inuwa noted.

He, therefore, emphasised the urgency of developing a democratic and accountable framework.  He explained that following the 2021 Twitter ban, NITDA facilitated dialogue between the government and platform operators, leading to a Code of Practice that stressed Nigeria’s sovereignty and legal standards.

According to him, the same process birthed the multi-stakeholder steering committee and the OHP White Paper in December 2024, laying the foundation for the current legislative push.

Earlier in her opening remarks,  Victoria Manya, co-founder, API, observed the moral and civic necessity of the bill.

Her words: “The internet did not break society, it merely revealed its unfiltered version. Every day, Nigerians are exposed to harassment, disinformation, exploitation, and even algorithmic violence. The OHP Bill is not a war on the Internet. It is a peace offering to its users, a social contract for a digital future that is safe, inclusive, and democratic.

“We cannot answer the question of algorithmic power with unchecked state control. We must answer it with shared, rights-based governance. This bill must not be written for the people, but with them.”


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