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- 27 Oct 2017
Senators Visit NIRA, Bemoan Worrisome Dimension of Cyber Attacks
By peter oluka Senator Foster Ogola, the vice chairman, Senate Committee on ICT & CyberCrime and the Chairman, Conference Planning Committee, said that the Committee is worried by the increase in…
- 12 May 2026
National Assembly to Review National Data Protection Act
Sen. Afolabi Salisu, the Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security, has said efforts were ongoing to review the National Data Protection Act (2023) to meet emerging threats associated with…
- 23 Dec 2022
Confusion as Senator, Reps Disagree over Controversial NITDA Bill
The controversy surrounding the bill to repeal the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Act raged on at the hurriedly arranged joint public hearing by the Senate and House of…
- 16 Sept 2019
James Agada to Keynote South East Cyber Security Conference
Techcode Nigeria Limited, Organisers of South East Cybersecurity Conference, dubbed SECYCONE, has disclosed that Dr. James Agada, former chief executive officer, CWG Plc., will deliver keynote…
- 22 Dec 2022
Controversy Looms Over NASS Plan to Conduct Secret Public Hearing on NITDA Bill
A clandestine move by the Joint Senate and House Committee on Information Communications Technology, ICT, to pass a controversial bill concerning the Nigerian Information Technology Development…
- 23 Nov 2023
Senate to Amend Cybercrimes Act to Stem $500m Loses Annually
Senate has decried an annual loss of $500 million to cybercrimes in Nigeria and described the loss as a major threat to cybersecurity. Accordingly, the upper chamber resolved to amend the Cybercrime…
- 7 Nov 2017
Nigeria Loses N127Bn to Cyber Crime – Saraki
Dr Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, has said that Nigeria has lost about N127 billion to cybercrime. He disclosed this at Nigeria’s first Legislative Stakeholders Conference on ICT and Cyber…
- 27 Jun 2018
Senate Moves to Regulate Social Media
AbdulFatai Buhari, chairman Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime has said that the National Assembly will make law to regulate what Nigerians do on social media. Senator Buhari, who…
- 24 Jul 2026
HURIWA, CLO Protests Bill Asking Social Media Firms’ to Open Shops Nigeria
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has opposed a bill seeking to compel major global social media companies to establish physical offices in Nigeria. The rights advocacy group urged…
- 12 Aug 2024
Sen. Salisu Shuaibu Afolabi to Declare Open TestNigeria 3.0 Conference
Nigerian Software Testing Qualifications Board (NGSTQB) has announced plans for the TestNigeria 3.0 Conference, set to take place on September 26, 2024, at the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel in Ikeja…
- 18 Mar 2025
Senate Votes to Compel Facebook, Others to Open Offices in Nigeria
Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, passed for first reading a bill aimed at amending the Nigerian Data Protection Act of 2023. The amendment seeks to compel major social media platforms—including Facebook,…
- 25 Jan 2010
Ways to Stem Cybercrime
Cyber criminals unarmed but very lethal are the prowl in Nigeria. The unchecked activities of these thieves are near plague. The bad after taste of cybercrime and the unseriousness of Nigeria…
- 28 Oct 2020
FG Mulls New Cyber Policy to Check Digital Threats
The Federal Government will soon unveil the National Cyber security Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2020 to check digital threats and enhance national security and economic growth for the over 200 million…
- 12 Mar 2012
CyberCrime : Lawmakers Shelf Bill, Seek Harmonization
The bill to address risks associated with the use of e-payment channels is back to the drawing board after lawmakers withdrew the all important document for harmonization leaving the industry still…
- 19 May 2021
Ignorant Senate Asks FG to Delay 5G Network in Nigeria
The Senate on Wednesday urged the federal government to halt the deployment of 5th generation (5G) network in Nigeria for now. This is coming as countries around the world including Africa are racing…
- 24 Feb 2021
SEC Harps on Fintech to Promote Efficiency in Capital Market
The Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed the belief that FinTech would not only bring about efficiency to the capital market but would also serve as a veritable tool for advancing…
- 26 Feb 2021
Pantami Dismisses 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has again dismissed allegations making the round that Fifth Generation (5G) technology was the root cause of COVID-19.…
- 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…