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- 25 Feb 2021
5G is Threat to National Security- ONSA
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has expressed concern over the proposed licensing of the fifth generation of wireless communications technology network (5G) in the country, describing…
- 10 Jun 2018
Worries as MDAs, Others Shun ONSA Cyber Security Infrastructure
Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) has expressed concerns over lack of interest by government agencies and private organizations to use its robust cyber security infrastructure for monitoring…
- 21 Feb 2019
NCC, ONSA to Address Security Concerns from Fake Phones
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other government agencies, set up committees to combat the recurrent cycle of…
- 27 Nov 2025
IHS Nigeria Commits to National Security @ the Unveiling of the NCTC Strategic Plan
IHS Nigeria, the country’s leading communications infrastructure provider and a subsidiary of the IHS Towers Group, joined senior government officials, security leaders, members of the diplomatic…
- 13 May 2026
FG to Balance Innovation with National Security with Stronger Drone Regulations
Federal government said it is committed to the implementation of stricter, more organized drone regulations to balance innovation with national security. This came as stakeholders at the 6th…
- 14 Sept 2021
FG Moves to Implement National Cybersecurity Policy
The federal government has begun moves to implement the new National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021. The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) announced plans for the…
- 1 Feb 2019
ONSA Refutes Plan to Shut Down Internet Access
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied alleged plan to shut down internet access during the upcoming general elections. ONSA was reacting to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, who…
- 4 Jun 2014
Presidency Mulls 1st National Cybersecurity Forum Nigeria
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in the Presidency will host a National Cybersecurity Forum from June 18 to 19 at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos. Nigeria…
- 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…
- 1 Sept 2024
NCC Uncovers Thousands of Illegally Linked SIM Cards ahead of NIN-SIM Deadline
Recent investigations by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),…
- 7 Aug 2018
NLC Accuses NCC, MTN of Undermining National Security
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of aiding telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria to disobey extant Nigerian laws and international Labour…
- 3 Nov 2021
ONSA Engages Telecom Stakeholders on Cybersecurity
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), engaged the stakeholders in the Telecommunication sector to discuss the implementation of Nigeria’s National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS)…
- 20 Jul 2026
Nigeria, United Kingdom Share Outcome of their Fourth Security and Defence Dialogue
Nigeria and The United Kingdom held the fourth Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) Dialogue at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Abuja, recently. The dialogue, an important…
- 25 Dec 2019
NCC Invites Input on Proposed Drones Regulation
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has met with stakeholders, including the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), to harmonise the…
- 28 Oct 2016
NCC to Establish Computer Security Response Teams for Telecoms
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed plans to set up Computer Security Incidence Response Teams (CSIRT) exclusively for the telecommunications sector. The Commission which also…
- 20 Jun 2019
NCC Writes ONSA over Threat by NCAA to Demolish Masts
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), following threat by NCAA to pull down 8,805…
- 6 Mar 2018
SIM Card: ONSA, NCC Partner to Track, Apprehend Criminals
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has a direct link to the NCC’s SIM registration data base in order to monitor and apprehend…
- 11 Dec 2015
$2Bn Arms Deal: Ex-Director Delivered $47m in 11 Suitcases to Dasuki
Further details have emerged on how huge cash estimated at $2billion meant for arms purchase was allegedly diverted by key government officials and politicians during the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan…
- 17 May 2024
Crypto Exchanges Begin Delisting Naira from P2P Platforms- SEC
Crypto exchanges have commenced delisting of the Naira from Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trading platforms, following directives of the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Securities and Exchange…
- 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…
- 7 Oct 2021
Cybersecurity: NCC Inaugurates Incident Response Facility
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an incidence response facility aimed at addressing incidences of cybercrimes, protecting telecoms infrastructure and encouraging increased…
- 12 Dec 2015
Sambo, Ex-VP, Received N20m Stipends Monthly from Dasuki
Ibrahim Idris Wambai, the former Accounts Officer II, has revealed that that the Office of Nigeria’s former Vice President Namadi Sambo was on a monthly stipend of N20million from the Office of the…
- 22 Nov 2021
Nigeria, Others Record 2m Cyber Attacks in Six Months
Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya recorded over two million phishing (cyber) attacks in the first half of 2021, according to Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), national security adviser. Monguno who…
- 14 Aug 2025
NCC Rallies Stakeholder Support to Protect Telecom Infrastructure
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to the full operationalisation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Executive Order on Critical National Information Infrastructure…
- 16 Mar 2026
FG Determined to Protect Rights, Privacy Online- NITDA
Federal government is determined to protect Nigerians’ rights and privacy in the digital space, according to Dr Ayodele Bakare, assistant director, Cybersecurity Department, National Information…
- 8 Oct 2025
NCC’s Maida Calls for Unified Action to Accelerate Broadband and Safeguard Telecom Infrastructure
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent collaboration among Nigeria’s states and stakeholders to accelerate broadband…
- 17 Aug 2025
NCC Launches Nationwide Campaign to Defend Nigeria’s Digital Lifelines
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is leading the charge to implement the Presidential Order that designates telecommunications infrastructure as Critical National Information Infrastructure…
- 13 May 2024
Cybersecurity Levy Meant for Financial Institutions, Telcos – Senate:
Senator Shehu Umar Buba, chairman, Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, on Sunday, clarified that the recently imposed cybersecurity levy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 13 Aug 2020
FG to Deduct Money from Source for States Engaging in Double Taxation
Federal Executive Council (FEC) has asked Hajia Zainab Ahmed, minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, to deduct money from source from states engaging in double taxation in the country.…
- 2 Feb 2017
Pantami Frowns: 585 Govt Sites Hacked in 2015, N90Bn Lost
Dr Isa Pantami, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called for stringent measures to curb incessant cyber threats witnessed in the country. The DG who…