E-Business
NITDA Targets 10,000 Jobs through Outsourcing

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), an agency under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has said it is targeting to create 10,000 jobs annually through outsourcing.
Mr. Ashiru Daura, acting director general, NITDA said that the agency would work with the Nigerian Association of Information Technology Enabled Outsourcing Companies (NAITEOC), and other stakeholders in the IT sector to develop a strategic plan for the implementation of the National Outsourcing policy that would bring about this laudable objective.
Daura who spoke at the second National Outsourcing Conference, with the theme: “Empowering the Outsourcing Sector for Service Delivery and Job Creation” said that “One of the most significant achievements since the last conference was held in 2011, was the establishment of the Nigerian Association of Information Technology Enabled Outsourcing Companies (NAITEOC) as an umbrella body to coordinate and champion ITE outsourcing in the country.”
The DG said that China, India and United States had been the main destinations of global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Information Communication Technology (ICT), accounting for more than 50 percent of the overall investment, adding that India’s share alone amounts to nearly $17.2 billion.
Underscoring the potentials of Nigeria’s virile population, he said: “Nigeria, with her enormous human resources and endowed skills should be seen at the top of the ladder in providing ICT solutions and outsourcing opportunities. Our aim is to be the market hub of outsourcing in Africa and providing over 100,000 jobs annually for its youths in the next three years.
“It has become imperative to inform you that NITDA and other stakeholders in the industry aim at using the conference to chart a new course for service delivery and job creation which our economy can leverage for the attainment of the vision 2020, which is to build a virile outsourcing hub that will drive service delivery and employment generation in the country.
“It is our resolve at NITDA to give all necessary support to NAITEOC until we achieve our goal of making Nigeria the preferred outsourcing destination in Africa and among the leaders in the world.”
Daura, however, said one of the most important prerequisites for achieving the aforementioned goal is the improvement of service delivery, as no one would outsource their business activities if there is no guaranteed and qualitative service delivery, adding that that is why the conference is part of its theme.
The theme of the conference, Daura said, was informed by the current state of unemployment in the country, which is given at 23.9 per cent of the total population by the National Bureau of Statistics. He said: “This level of unemployment is disheartening especially when we have not explored the opportunities IT outsourcing presents to us.”
According to him, NITDA and NAITEOC are also aware of the of the place of job creation in President Goodluck Jonathan transformation agenda, adding that it was their resolve to create an enabling environment for providing job opportunities for the teeming youths through the use of IT enabled services.
He said statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC), indicates that 2050, 80 per cent of the workforce worldwide will be working in services.
In his remarks, Mr. David Onu, chairman of NAITEOC, , said the lack of jobs in the country was responsible for a lot of social issues bedevilling the country, adding that if the youths could be gainfully employed in productive ventures, the country would move forward.
Onu acknowledged that jobs could be created for the teeming youths through outsourcing, stressing that the global outsourcing industry was about $500 billion industry with Nigeria accounting for between $5 billion to $8 billion domestic market value.
According to him, Nigeria’s outsourcing industry currently employs about 10,000 Nigerians, adding that with effective government regulatory policies in place and conducive environment, the industry could employ more than five million Nigerians directly or indirectly in the next few years, stating that the country had the potential of becoming an outsourcing destination in Africa.
E-Business
NIMC Says NIN Services Back Online

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the restoration of its National Identification Number (NIN) verification services nationwide.
This, according to the commission, follows the completion of a system maintenance exercise.
In a statement issued on Friday, the NIMC confirmed that all previously disrupted services have resumed.
“NIMC wishes to inform the general public that the recent technical maintenance has been completed and all services have been restored,” the statement read.
The NIMC urged Nigerians seeking to enroll for NIN to visit the its official website to locate the nearest enrollment centers.
The agency also encouraged individuals to make use of its self-service portal for tasks such as data modification, including name changes.
To further ease the verification process, the Commission recommended downloading the NIMC NameAuth app (oath.app) from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store for quick and secure NIN authentication.
NIMC expressed appreciation for the public’s patience during the service disruption, which had impacted banks, telecom providers, and government agencies that rely on NIN verification for their operations.
E-Business
Report Reveals African Organizations Dangerously Overestimating Cyber defences

Many businesses are overestimating their defence against cyber attacks, which creates a significant human risk blind spot. A new KnowBe4 report exposes a worrying disconnect between what leaders think about their cyber security readiness and what employees experience.
According to the KnowBe4 Africa Human Risk Management Report 2025, based on insights from cyber security decision-makers across 30 African countries, despite high awareness, a critical gap exists in turning that awareness into actual readiness and resilient behaviour.
Key findings from the KnowBe4 Africa Human Risk Management Report 2025:
Confidence vs awareness: While cyber security awareness is high, leaders express uncertainty about their workforce’s ability to act on that awareness. Many feel employees may overestimate their capabilities in recognising, reporting and mitigating threats.
The need for adaptive and personalised security awareness training: Many companies fail to personalise security awareness training to specific roles or risk exposures.
Widespread BYOD usage: A large percentage of employees (between 41% and 80%) use their personal devices for work.
AI policy development is lagging: Many companies (46%) are still in the process of developing policies for using AI tools in the workplace.
Regional variation: Southern Africa trains more, East Africa governs AI better and West/Central Africa sees the most human-related security incidents.
This gap is significant because Africa has become an attractive target to cyber criminals, especially those that launch AI-powered attacks. A LexisNexis Risk Solutions study found 60% of South African organisations have seen an increase in AI-facilitated financial crime – above the 56% global average.
Kehinde Popoola, regional manager and key representative for West and East Africa at Rubrik, said digital transformation is gaining momentum in Africa and companies are more exposed to cyber risk. The Rubrik executive adds that amid an increase in threats, it is crucial that organisations adopt an assumed breach mindset.
The KnowBe4 research shows that cyber security preparedness and the actual structures required to support secure behaviour seem misaligned.
The report highlights that just 10% of cyber security leaders are fully confident that staff would report a phishing attack or other cyber threat, despite rating employee security awareness of cyber threats at four out of five or higher.
There is also a significant perception gap between decision-makers and general employees in Africa regarding security awareness training, with 68% of leaders believing that training is tailored to roles, compared to only a third of employees feeling adequately trained.
KnowBe4 asserts that many organisations only conduct annual or biannual training that is too generic to effectively change behaviour, contributing to uncertainty about its effectiveness.
According to another report, the KnowBe4 African Cybersecurity and Awareness Report 2025, which focuses on end-user based responses, only 43% of African respondents felt confident in their ability to recognise a cyber threat, and just one in three believed their security awareness training was adequately tailored to their role. This comparison suggests the development of a dangerous perception gap in many organisations.
“There’s a disconnect here – between what leaders think is happening and what employees are actually experiencing,” says Anna Collard, SVP content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa. “The data shows that without procedural and cultural follow-through, awareness simply doesn’t translate into readiness.”
“The continent’s cyber security posture may be more confident than it is truly resilient,” Collard adds.
E-Business
Domain of Deception as Attackers Deploy Spyware Under Guise of Legal Threats

Kaspersky has detected a rapidly escalating malicious campaign that has targeted over 1,100 corporate users since June 2025. The attackers pose as a legal firm and in their emails threaten recipients with lawsuits over alleged domain name patent violations, aiming to deploy malware.
Victims who opened and launched the attached files – that mimicked legal documents – had a Trojan installed on their devices, and the attackers could spy on the content of their screens. Organisations across healthcare, finance, and education sectors have been targeted.
The campaign began with 95 emails on June 11 and has since continued to escalate. Apart from claiming that the recipient’s domain name violates patented combinations of a major brand and threatening litigation, in the email the fake legal bureau also expresses the patent holders’ interest in acquiring the domain and offers getting acquainted with the details of the alleged violations by opening the attached archive with “documents”.
It is worth noting that the attackers, likely to avoid detection, attach an archive that is not password protected, and inside it includes another archive that is password protected and a file containing the password along with it.
After the user entered the archive password and clicked on the alleged legal document inside, a Trojan was installed on the device. The user saw a message displayed that read, “This document cannot be opened on this device. Try opening it on another windows device,” and simultaneously the Tor Browser was covertly downloaded and installed in the background.
Through it, the malware regularly sent snapshots of the user’s screen to the attackers over the Tor network. The malware also autostarts whenever the computer is restarted.
“This campaign is a sophisticated blend of psychological manipulation and technical deception, leveraging fear of legal action to coerce businesses into executing harmful files hidden in attached archives. Its rapid growth since June 11 underscores the urgency for organisations to bolster defenses.
Victims face the risk of losing their private data. Robust email security, employee training, and swift incident reporting are essential to counter this evolving threat,” comments Anna Lazaricheva, spam analyst at Kaspersky.
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