E-Business
FG’s Single Window Service Portal now Live
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has said that the launch of www.services.gov.ng portal is in line with her ministry’s mandate to deploy ICT to drive transparency in governance and improve the quality of public service delivery.
www.services.gov.ng hopes to get government online and the minister hopes that the benefits of the Government Service Portal will manifest in a faster, cheaper and more personalized and efficient service delivery that citizens and businesses can access 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
A statement by Efem Nkanga, special adviser on Media to the minister,, quoted the minister as saying that the portal will improve efficiency in the delivery of government services to citizens and other stakeholders.
It can be assessed in English, French and Spanish.
Mrs. Johnson added that the portal is one of the flagship projects of the Ministry aimed at enabling Nigerians access government services efficiently at the click of a button.
The minister added that Government portal project resonates with the outcome of the survey which the United Nations UN carried out across 48 countries on Innovative E-Government Practices amongst nations.
The result of the survey by the UN showed that citizen service delivery is topmost on the government innovative technology adoption all over the world.
Thus, governments’ use of the Internet to deliver government services has revolutionized the speed and effectiveness of government service delivery and public administration across the world.
She emphasized that Governments increasingly recognize that e-Government offers not just a new technology, but also a mechanism to transform the way government operates.
She gave examples of nations that have taken this route of creating government service portal to include USA (www.usa.gov), Britain (www.gov.uk), Canada (servicecanada.gc.ca), India (www.deity.gov.in), Singapore (www.ecitizen.gov.sg), South Africa (www.services.gov.za), Kenya (www.e-government.go.ke) etc.
The ministry she added in recognition of the important role ICT plays in enabling efficiency in governance developed a single point of entry via the portal for Nigerians and other stakeholders to access government services online by creating a location directory of existing government services that are online and working with Ministries of Agriculture, Education, Health, Industry, Trade & Investment and the ministry to automate 10 processes.
Some of the processes are Trademark and Patent registration, Registration and Accreditation of Seed companies, Seed Import and Export Permit, Evaluation and Accreditation of Certificates, School Inspection Reports, Acquisition of License for Class type license, individual type license and Spectrum License and Farmer’s Registration.
She added that the Ministry also developed standard and secure web templates and toolkit for Federal Government MDAs to utilize to re-design their websites in order to maintain a consistent and standardized look and feel for the online presence.
The Minister further emphasized that the objectives of the Government services portal includes creating a single point of entry to government information and services, enhancing accountability and improve the delivery and quality of public services through technology-enabled civic engagement and transforming public administration efficiency through use of the portal.
Dr. Henry Akpan, permanent secretary of the Ministry, said in his opening remark, that the launch was a unique occasion in the sense that it was the first time a portal of this kind was being launched in the annals of this country.
He stated that the Government Service Portal is a Technology platform developed to provide a one-stop shop for all who wished to interact and engaged with the Federal Government on any service provided through the MDAs.
Mr. Gerald Ilukwe, managing director of Galaxy Backbone, highlighted the benefits and roles of the Portal to Nigerians. He said that the key objective of the portal is to cut out red tape in government services.
Ibrahim Shehu Gusau , chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, commended he Minister for the ‘’Getting Government on line’’ initiative.
He said that with the launch of the portal citizens of Nigeria and foreigners alike can access government services online at the click of a button.
The launch was well attended by stakeholders among them were the Gusua, DGs of the Agencies under the Ministry’s Supervision, representative of the pilot Ministries of Industry Trade and Investment, Health, Education and Agriculture, Heads of MDAs, Nigeria Customs Service and top management staff of the Ministry.
Recall that the Ministry was established in 2011 by President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan to deploy ICT to drive transparency in governance, improve the quality of public service delivery and facilitate the transformation of Nigeria into a digital economy amongst others.
E-Business
Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.
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”.
E-Business
NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a public warning that it is not associated with NINcard.com.
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.
E-Business
NITDA, API Partner Against Harmful Online Content

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.
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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