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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 Jul 2019
Experts Urge Implementation of National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy
Worried by absence of coordinated approach in the fight against cybercrimes, information and communications technology experts hare seeking the revival of National Cyber security Policy and Strategy…
- 15 Jul 2018
Global Accelerex Trains Nigerian Security Agencies on Cyber Crime
Global Accelerex Limited, a Central Bank of Nigeria-licenced Payment Terminal Service Provider and Payment Solution Service Provider, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, is set to…
- 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…
- 11 Feb 2015
Deloitte: Nigerian Cyber Security Outlook 2015
Our 2014 cyber security outlook was an eye-opener into the Nigerian cyberspace as all the predictions made were accurate. 2015 must therefore not be underestimated as the seeming deduction is that…
- 22 May 2022
SMEDAN Advises Young Nigerians on Entrepreneurship
Young Nigerians aspiring to be entrepreneurs have been advised not to wait until there is a huge amount of money but instead take the bold step of starting small while having their eyes on the big…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 13 May 2019
NCC Partners Security Agencies, NSA, Others to Combat Cybercrimes
The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, said that it was partnering security agencies, the National security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, and others towards combating the menace of…
- 31 Jan 2022
Nigeria-UK Holds Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London
The UK and Nigeria are holding the first meeting of the Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London this week. Sir Stephen Lovegrove, UK National Security Adviser, and Major…
- 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),…
- 24 Aug 2025
NITDA Alerts Nigerians to eSIM Security Flaw Deployed to Hijack Devices Worldwide
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a public alert over newly discovered critical security vulnerability in embedded SIM (eSIM) cards, now being deployed by…
- 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…
- 7 Dec 2016
FG Advises Nigerians to Brace for Telecom Data Price Increase
Adebayo Shittu, communications Minister Adebayo Shittu has asked Nigerians to brace for a price rise while making a case for telecom service providers, which according to the minister were operating…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 27 Jul 2018
NCC Collaborates with NSA to Stop Call Masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it is collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA to address the issue of call masking. Speaking at the Consumer Conversation…
- 5 Nov 2017
FG Clamps Down on Online Newspapers, Others
Federal government has begun secret moves that will see a number of online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute “threat to national security” permanently shut dow, according to the…
- 7 Apr 2024
FG to Roll Out three National ID Cards for 104m Nigerians in June
Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens across the country. The three new national…
- 25 Jan 2022
FG Launches National Policy on 5G, Directs Security Institutions to Leverage the Technology
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology to enhance security in the country. The president gave the directive…
- 3 Oct 2017
NCC to Participate in Cyber Security Awareness Month in October
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday it would participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October to be organised by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
- 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…
- 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)…
- 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…
- 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…
- 18 Sept 2013
Senate Okays Controversial Wiretap Programme
The Senate has endorsed a bill seeking to empower relevant security agencies in the country to intercept communications prejudicial to national security for public interest. The so-called 'lawful…