September 30
Nigeria: The Urgent Need to Rescope the Domestic Cybersecurity Programme
The Domestic Cybersecurity Programme (DCP) should shift towards a civilian-centric leadership rather than a security intelligence-centric approach. Read more »
Nigeria: CSOs Call for Increased Access to Information in Niger Delta
The CSOs said they would unveil their findings of the Niger Delta FOI Rankings on 30 September (today) to mark the 2024 International Day for Universal Access to Information. Read more »
August 29
Nigeria: Experts Discuss Roles of Mobile Technology, Media in Achieving Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Nigeria
The experts urged agriculturists to leverage different media formats/technology in disseminating climate-smart information to farmers promptly. Read more »
July 19
Africa: JUST IN: Mass IT Outage Hits Banks, Airlines, Other Global Institutions
The cause of the outage is unclear, but many of those impacted have linked it to Microsoft PC operating systems. Read more »
July 14
Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Charged With Cybercrime Spends Three Months in Prison
The charge against the journalist was later changed from cyberstalking to defamation of character. Read more »
July 11
Nigeria: Nigeria-EU Initiative to Advance Technology Development - Minister
The minister said technology innovation remained the engine of economic growth of any nation. Keywords: Nigeria Read more »
July 08
Nigeria: Court Acquits Nigerian Publisher of Cybercrime
He was previously arrested in August 2019 and incarcerated for about 179 days, charged with terrorism, treasonable felony, and cybercrime for accusing a Nigerian governor of… Read more »
June 22
Nigeria: NIMC Says Data Not Compromised Despite Rogue Sites Selling Nigerians' Data
A cyber security expert explained that while the data of unsuspecting visitors to certain sites could be easily harvested, it is impossible to obtain a large volume of data through… Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Is NCC Justified in Its Temporary Suspension of Issuance of Three Categories of Licences?
The temporary suspension in licencing seems to be a highly desirable way of ensuring the sustainability of the various players within the various segments. Read more »
May 28
Nigeria: Dubawa Launches AI Tools to Check Misinformation
One of the Dubawa tools does instant fact-checks on WhatsApp. Read more »
May 10
Nigeria: Senate Panel Defends 0.5 Percent Cybercrime Levy
The Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence said the levy is not meant to punish Nigerians but to protect the national security and the economy. Read more »
May 08
Nigeria: Court Jails 41 Internet Fraudsters
The convicts, upon arraignment, pleaded guilty to one-count charge separately filed against them. Read more »
April 22
Nigeria: We Need Advanced Technology to Fight Insecurity, Zamfara Gov Tells UN Deputy Secretary-General
The Deputy Secretary-General praised the governors for their efforts towards finding a lasting solution to the region's problems Read more »
April 13
Nigeria: We'll Continue Promoting Distance Learning to Improve Access to Education - Tinubu
Mr Tinubu gave the assurance at the 13th Convocation and Investiture of the third Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Read more »
March 24
West Africa: Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables
"By ensuring the security of these vital assets, we can attract more investment, spur economic growth, and enhance our competitiveness on the global stage." Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Undersea Cable Cut - Mainone Provides More Info, Says Service Restored to Some Customers
"The repair time is to enable our services to become fully restored and independently supply capacity to customers." Read more »
March 16
West Africa: Full Internet Restoration in Nigeria, Other Countries May Take Month
The repair of the undersea cable cut that has affected internet services in Nigeria and many parts of sub-Saharan Africa may take about five weeks to be completed, MainOne said in… Read more »
March 15
Nigeria: Undersea Cable Cuts Disrupt Data, Voice Services Along African West Coast
Operators of these cables have commenced repairs. Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Launch of Nigerian Satellite Not Feasible in 2025 - Nasrda D-G
Nigeria still has an operational satellite, NigeriaSat-2, in orbit and it is still providing imagery for the country Read more »
March 04
Nigeria: Fibre Cuts, Telecoms Infrastructure Vandalism, the Cost You and I Have to Pay, By Mohammed Abiodun
Damage to fibre optic cables have become a major challenge for telecommunications companies in Nigeria. Often times, these cuts are the acts of saboteurs, construction companies or… Read more »
February 29
Nigeria: MTN Suffers Outage in Nigeria, Gives Reason
"We apologise for the inconvenience and ask for your patience and understanding as the team works to restore full service as soon as possible." Read more »
February 27
Nigeria: Tinubu Advocates Greater Home-Grown Skill Retention, Technology Domestication
President Tinubu also canvassed greater balancing of employment opportunities between Nigerians and expatriates and the closure of the wage gap between expatriates and the Nigerian… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Nigeria: U.S. Will Support Nigerian Military in Application of Artificial Intelligence - Official
Mr Dean's brief visit to Nigeria is largely to deepen conversations around diplomatic efforts to increase stability and prevent conflict. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Nigeria: Phishing, Other Cyber Attacks Increase in Nigeria, Others
In Q3 2023, South Africa accounted for 28 per cent of attacks on IoT devices that were detected by Kaspersky in the African region. Read more »
December 01, 2023
Nigeria: Drama As Reps, Engineers Bicker Over Concrete Technology for Road Construction
The Nigerian Society of Engineers said the House lacked the power to investigate the issue. Read more »