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- 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…
- 30 Jul 2018
Nigeria Security Agencies Laud Global Accelerex Over Cyber Crime Seminar
More than 40 Security officials across 15 Nigerian Security Agencies gathered under one roof in Abuja last week, for the Global Accelerex Cyber Crime Seminar for Nigeria’s Security Agencies. The…
- 17 Dec 2014
Cybersecurity Capacity Portal to Support Global Efforts in Cybersecurity
The first global online resource for building cybersecurity capacity has been launched and it will help coordinate international efforts in cybersecurity through sharing of information and best…
- 12 May 2021
UK Pledges £22m to Support Cyber Capacity Building in Africa
Dominic Raab, British Foreign Secretary, has announced £22 million of new investment to build cyber security resilience in developing countries and globally, particularly in Africa and the…
- 7 Aug 2022
Halogen Partners FG on Cyber Security Training for 40,000 Youths, Military Personnel
At least 40,000 Nigerian youth and security personnel will receive free training from cyber security experts at Halogen Group, Nigeria’s security risk group, in the coming days. This is courtesy of a…
- 16 Sept 2016
CyberXchange Confab ’16 Rings Collabo to Strengthen W/Africa’s Cyber Security
The number one topic for CEOs this year is cyber security and keeping company as well as client ecosystems safe. Security issues are even more pronounced with the slump in oil prices causing economic…
- 31 Jan 2018
ATCON Partners Koenig Solutions on Cyber Security Workshop
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is partnering with Koenig Solutions Limited India and other international network security experts on a 3-day intensive…
- 11 May 2016
Electronic Fraud is Online Equivalent of Stealing - Akindeinde
Oluseyi Akindeinde is the chief technical officer of Digital Encode, a cyber- security company involved in the implementation of security measures and certification for banks and others. Akindeine is…
- 7 Nov 2016
CyberXchange: Experts Advice Organisations, Govts to Protect ‘CommInfrastructures’
In a bid to further the drive for improved cyber security in Nigeria, experts at CyberXchange Conference, West Africa’s premier information security conference have emphasised on need for…
- 16 Nov 2023
Kaspersky Opens Africa’s First Transparency Centre
As part of the Africa Cyber Defence Forum, Kaspersky has created its first Transparency Centre on the continent. The Kigali, Rwanda, centre will also open as part of Kaspersky's Global Transparency…
- 13 Nov 2008
Nigeria is Ripe for Institute of Cybercrime Monitoring-Uwaje
Dr. Chris Uwaje, is president of Global Network for Cyber Solutions (Organisers of the Conference) and first vice president of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). He is also…
- 28 Nov 2015
NSA Partners Microsoft on Curbing Cybercrime Breaches
In a renewed drive to tackle headlong the menacingly advancing cybercrime challenge in Nigeria, platforms and productivity services giant, Microsoft Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja joined forces with the…
- 3 Jun 2025
Nigeria Strengthens Cybersecurity, Launches National Cleanup Plan
Nigerian government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has announced a strategic collaboration to…
- 29 Apr 2020
Zoom Taps Oracle Cloud to Support Dramatic User Surge
Zoom Video Communications has turned to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support its exponential growth, as the video-conferencing platform’s daily users spike to 300 million, up from 200 million, in a…
- 3 Jun 2016
Data Sovereignty Key To ‘Local’ Data Center Growth, CyberSecurity- ATCON
Association of telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has identified proactive data sovereignty policy framework as sine qua non for cyber and national security drives. Mr. Olusola Teniola,…
- 7 Dec 2019
21st Century Technologies, Nexusguard to Provide Cyber Resilience for DDoS Attacks in Nigeria
21st Century Technologies Limited, a leading ICT powerhouse in Nigeria has partnered with Nexusguard, a leading DDoS security solution provider to unveil DDoS scrubbing center in Nigeria to provide…
- 8 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…
- 27 Mar 2025
Nigeria's $1 Trillion Economy Vision Hinges on Digital Backbone
Industry leaders at a summit on the implementation of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) framework in Nigeria have established a direct link between Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy…
- 24 Jul 2013
Osun Bubbles as NCS’ 11th Conference Kicks off Today
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS’) Conference – arguably the premier and most influential yearly event for the IT Industry and Professionals in Nigeria begins today at the Royal Park Hotel Iloko-…
- 9 Apr 2026
NITDA Boss Warns of AI Threat Shift @ GITEX Africa
The era of treating cybersecurity as a mere IT problem is over. As AI-powered digital threats become more elusive and destructive, Nigeria is shifting its strategy toward "Total Resilience"—a…
- 22 Jul 2013
ITU Crowns Dame Jonathan Child Online Protection Champion
Dame Patience Jonathan, first lady of Nigeria was yesterday formally appointed Champion for Child Online Protection at a ceremony in Geneva that had a high powdered Nigerian delegation in attendance.…
- 15 Jul 2026
NITDA, FUET Partner to Boost Digital Infrastructure, Innovation and Skills Development
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria's higher education sector through strategic investments in digital infrastructure,…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2018
NITDA Advocates for Adequate Local Capacity Processes to Solve Local IT Problem
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasized the need to build local capacity processes that would solve relevant local IT…
- 23 May 2016
Digital Encode Emerges Cybersecurity Company of the Year @ BoICT 2016
Digital Encode, an information security management and assurance services company, continues its winning streak by emerging Cybersecurity Company of the Year at the coveted Beacon of Information and…
- 9 Oct 2025
NITDA DG Says FG On Course to Secure Digital Economy in the Age of AI
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE, the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Nigeria is taking decisive steps to safeguard its digital future by…
- 17 Mar 2026
New Horizons Nigeria Commissions ICT Centre @Adeleke University to Boost Tech Skills
In a major boost to technology education and digital innovation in Nigeria, New Horizons Systems Solutions Limited, a subsidiary of the US-based global ICT training organization, New Horizons…
- 17 Mar 2026
New Horizons Nigeria Expands Digital Access with New Retail Centre in Akute
Residents of Akute and surrounding communities now have direct access to world-class technology training following the launch of a new retail center by New Horizons Nigeria. Mr. Tim Akano The newly…
- Telecom1 Sept 2026
Over 2,000 Attend 2026 ACAI Summit in Ile-Ife as Experts Seek More AI Investment
More than 2,000 students, researchers, technology professionals, entrepreneurs, academics and technology enthusiasts attended the 2026 American Center for Artificial Intelligence (ACAI) Summit at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, on Thursday.
- 4 May 2024
INTERPOL Appoints Uche, Nigerian CP as Chairman, African Heads of Cybercrime Units
International Police Organization (INTERPOL), has appointed Ifeanyi Henry Uche, Nigerian Police Commissioner, as the chairman of the African heads of cybercrime units comprising heads of 54…