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- 19 Jul 2021
National Coordinator of CECAD Speaks on Internet Day Celebration
As preparation for the novel Internet Day celebration continues globally, Dr. Bayero Agabi, president of the Centre for Cyber Security Awareness and Development (CECAD), promoter and organizer of the…
- 28 Aug 2016
CECAD, Kano, Others to Sign IT Innovation Pact for Northern Youths
The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Kano State government and the Bayero University, Kano are on the verge of…
- 30 Jun 2021
CECAD Urges FG to Explore Benefits of World Wide Web Celebration
Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD), promoter and organizer of this year’s World Wide Web celebration in Nigeria, which is scheduled for August 5th has adduced reasons why Nigeria as a…
- 16 Aug 2016
NITDA, Galaxy Backbone, Others Participating At 2016 Nigeria Digital Confab
The 2016 Digital Innovation Conference, scheduled to hold in Kano State, had attracted the attention of a good number of government agencies, such as the National Information Technology Development…
- 11 Feb 2018
NCC, Others Urge Youths to Be Responsible Online
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other stakeholders have urged the Nigerian youths to maintain a high sense of social responsibility while surfing the internet to ensure the internet…
- 3 Sept 2018
Glo Bags Best Women Enterprise Support Award
Globacom has bagged the Best Women Enterprise Support (Company) Award at the 2018 Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summits and Awards (NWDAS), organised by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and…
- 23 Aug 2018
Glo to Power Nigeria Women Digital Summit
Globacom and other key stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT ecosystem have indicated their desire to support the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards, organized by the Centre for Cyber Awareness…
- 14 Feb 2020
FG Reiterates Commitment to Strengthening Cybersecurity, Warns Against Use of pirated softwares
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-stated that the Federal Government is irrevocably committed to strengthening cybersecurity in the country. …
- 29 Nov 2016
NITDA, NCC, NigComSat & 24 Others to Discuss Cyber Security
Cyber security has been declared a major statutory responsibility of the present administration and the concerned government agency like National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has…
- 12 Oct 2018
Digital Economy a Catalyst for National Development- Shittu
Dr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications has said that Nigeria will not have any meaningful development without a commensurate level of development in digital economy and technology. He stated…
- 12 Aug 2021
WWW Day Celebration: Stakeholders Urge Youths to Leverage Internet for Productivity
Youths in Nigeria have been urged by stakeholders in the country’s Information and Communications Technology sector to leverage the Internet and be productive in their various field of endeavor,…
- 19 Jul 2016
CECAD Proposes October as Nigerian National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
A media stakeholder group has called on the federal government, through the office of the National Security Adviser to adopt October as the Nigerian National Cybersecurity Awareness month as being…
- 26 Oct 2017
Mobile Banking, New Target For Cyber Criminals in West Africa
Participants at this year's National CyberSecurity Awareness Month, organized by United States Consulate in partnership with International Centre for Leadership Development Nigeria, believes that…
- 9 Aug 2021
NITDA DG Extols Benefits of Web in Driving Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the web is the backbone of the digital economy. As it serves as a pathway to…
- 7 Feb 2018
CECAD in collaboration with NCC and NIRA organizes World Safer Internet Day
The Nigerian Communications Commission on Tuesday joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Safer Internet day with the slogan: “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better Internet starts…
- 30 Jun 2026
Army Says Terrorists Now Recruiting, Raising Funds Online
Nigerian Army has warned that terrorist and criminal groups were increasingly exploiting cyberspace to recruit members, raise funds, coordinate attacks and spread propaganda, describing the trend as…
- 11 Sept 2013
Nigeria Needs More iDEA Centers-Adoke
Rock Adoke, a software developer and cyber security analyst, has urged the Federal Government to establish more incubation hubs on the platform of Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship…
- 3 Nov 2020
FG Waxes Worriedly over Rising Cyber-Terrorism
Cyber-terrorism- the use of computer network tools to shut down critical national infrastructures (such as energy, transportation, government operations) or to coerce or intimidate a government or…
- 16 Jun 2017
Capacity Building for Cyber Security in Nigeria
One of the biggest challenges on the internet today is cyber crime. This is because, hackers are becoming more sophisticated by the day. In order to ensure that the internet is much safer, there is…
- 20 Oct 2024
Digital Encode Targets Unicorn Status, Showcases Cutting-edge Cybersecurity Solutions @ AfriTECH 4.0
Digital Encode Limited, a leading Cybersecurity and Governance, Risk and Compliance company in Africa, is proud to announce its sponsorship of Africa Tech Alliance Forum . The event, which is set to…
- 14 May 2013
ITU Appoints Patience Jonathan “Child Online Protection Champion”
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has appointed Dame Patience Jonathan, first lady of Nigeria and president, African First Ladies Peace Mission, as ITU’s Child Online Protection (COP)…
- 22 Jul 2026
NITDA Pushes Stronger Cyber Resilience Across Government Agencies
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to adopt a coordinated and proactive approach to securing Nigeria's government digital…
- 28 Aug 2017
ESET Targets 90% Cost Drop On IT Security Solution for Undergraduates
ESET Nigeria has given more details on the recent partnership with the National Information Development Agency (NITDA) which intends to take information technology (IT) security awareness to the…
- 20 Mar 2022
Emerging Technologies Veritable Tool in Combating insecurity – Prof. Pantami
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has reiterated that the use of emerging technologies in combating insecurity remains a veritable tool which…
- 3 Oct 2023
RiverSafe Partners with Victor Moore Foundation
RiverSafe, a leading cybersecurity professional services provider, has partnered with Victor Moore Foundation (VMF), a Nigerian based, education-focused charity that supports young people to access…
- 28 May 2021
Rudman Lauds NITRA Role in Advancing ICT Sector
Members of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) have been lauded for their role in the development of Information and Communications Technology, ICT, particularly in…
- 2 May 2023
Remmy Nweke Joins NIRA BoT
Mr. Remmy Nweke, lead consulting Strategist and Group Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media group, has been elected to the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA)…
- 25 Aug 2008
Experts Blame Cyber Crime on Domain Hoisting
Information and Communications Technology experts have blamed the rising online fraud in the country on hoisting of websites by government and private organizations in domains outside the…
- 30 Oct 2017
Key Considerations in Using a Web Application Firewall
Cyber security specialists are realising more and more the growing danger of application layer threats to a network. While there is no denying the need to remain aware of distributed denial of…
- 16 Jul 2023
Cyber Security: NITDA, CIFCFIN to Collaborate on Digital Forensics
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency, has assured the President of Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Investigator of Nigeria (CIFCFIN)…