E-Business
IT Firm Urges Girl Child to Embrace Opportunities in ICT

Technology firm, Technology Distribution (TD) has urged young females to embrace opportunities inherent in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
Mrs Chioma Chimere, Coordinating Managing Director, TD, gave the advice on Thursday in Lagos, during the ”This Is Me – The Tech Talk”, a programme to mark the International Girls in ICT Day, celebrated on April 25.
Chimere said that the opportunities in the ICT sector encouraged the female gender to express themselves.
Ify Afe, Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard (HP
”The girl child should pursue a career in ICT because the opportunities are limitless, and it gives her the platform to be herself, to express herself and also be a woman, a wife and a mother at the same time.
”I think the opportunities are there already, because the ICT industry is such that admits its kind, it is attractive. So long as you are mentally prepared for it, then you can harness the opportunities.
”Most times it is not a question of educational qualification. You don’t have to be an Electrical Electronics Engineer or a Computer Engineer to find a career in ICT. I am a graduate of English Language and Literature and. I have been in IT for 23 years.
”So it goes beyond what are studying. it is for people who are open to change, people who are open to do things and people who are open to dynamism.
”Our industry is very dynamic. So any woman who is hard working and dynamic in character would flourish naturally in ICT,” she said.
Chimere said that the company had gathered over 150 girls from Senior Secondary 2 (SS2) to try to expose them to the opportunities that lie within the ICT space.
According to her, the programme goes beyond ICT, as a lot of girls are struggling with other things that are way beyond career.
”So today we are having talks about loving yourself, talks about the perspective of a man, and then we are having a highly acclaimed CEO’s give them stories of their growth from grass to grace.
”This is so that the girls understand what life is all about, so that they can start young to create values and live by those values.

Cross section of participants at the event
”This is our contribution to our society, to mold the young girl and get her prepared for the huge task that is ahead,” she said.
Speaking earlier, Chidalu Ekeh, Head of Marketing, Konga, urged the girl-child to away love herself, so as to break barriers.
Ekeh said that ”Loving Yourself” was a journey, a process that needed to be nurtured.
She said that the female gender should apply the principle of potentiality, hence, to continue searching, looking for a better way than the way she presently had.
”In accepting your flaws, don’t forget to appreciate your strength and laud your accomplishments.
”You have to be yourself and ensure you are a positive person, hold on to your dreams and be flexible,” Ekeh said.
Mrs. Ify Afe, Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard (HP), said that women must learn to grow each other.
”If you feel we are not given the opportunity to stand up, then for no reason should you stunt a fellow woman,” Afe said.
She further urged them not to work in silos, stressing that building healthy relationships with each other will bring about the desired growth.
E-Business
Transcorp Hotels Delivers Stellar H1 Results, Declares Over ₦1Bn Dividend

Transcorp Hotels Plc has delivered a stellar performance in the first half of 2025, recording a 60% year-on-year surge in revenue to ₦47.57 billion, up from ₦29.72 billion in H1 2024. Gross profit climbed 71% to ₦36.21 billion, maintaining a strong 76% margin despite inflation and operational headwinds.
The hospitality giant, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, also announced an interim dividend payout of ₦1.024 billion — offering ₦0.10 per 50 kobo ordinary share to shareholders.
In a bold move, the company unveiled Nigeria’s largest corporate venue — the 5,000-seat Transcorp Centre — staking its claim as the new leader in event hospitality. Chairman Emmanuel Nnorom described the results as proof of Transcorp Hotels’ transformative strategies and unwavering investor commitment. MD/CEO Uzo Oshogwe attributed the success to relentless execution and a resilient business model.
Transcorp Hotels, renowned for iconic assets like Transcorp Hilton Abuja and its digital platform Aura, says it isn’t just leading Nigeria’s hospitality sector — it’s redefining excellence across Africa.
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.
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