Author: ITPulse

While most cyberthreat categories recorded a decline over the past year, cyberespionage has continued to intensify across Africa, the Middle East, and Turkiye (META). New data reveals that spyware attacks in Africa increased by 40%, while password stealer attacks grew by 31%. The findings were presented by experts from Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at the recent Cyber Security Weekend – META event. According to Kaspersky, the cyberespionage landscape across the region remains largely driven by geopolitical tensions, regional conflicts, and ideological motivations. As intelligence gathering becomes a top priority for both Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors and…

In a major effort to secure national data, drive technological independence, and boost the digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially unveiled the regulatory instruments for the National Sovereignty Cloud Initiative (NSCI). The NSCI is a strategic federal program coordinated by NITDA to accelerate the adoption of reliable local cloud infrastructure. The newly launched framework consists of four key pillars, including the National Computing Guideline, the National Cloud Technical Guideline, the National Digital Infrastructure Assurance Framework, and the National Cloud Investment Strategy. Speaking at the launch event in Abuja, NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi highlighted that…

By Chimezie Orisakwe What began as the launch of a memoir evolved into an inspiring conversation on purpose, service, and health advocacy as veteran entertainer and social commentator Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, officially unveiled his memoir, 999: The Memoir of Charly Boy, while leading a fundraising campaign in support of prostate cancer awareness. The colourful ceremony, held at the Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, drew an impressive gathering of distinguished personalities, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, Zinox Group Chairman and…

By Epiphanus Obia An Abuja-based lawyer, Ogba Ogbaga, says he has been instructed to institute legal proceedings against MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, 9mobile and MultiChoice Nigeria, operators of DStv, over what he described as unfair consumer practices relating to expiring data bundles and television subscriptions. In a statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday, Ogbaga said his law firm, GIMBG Legals, received instructions from its client, KAA, also known as KaaTruths, to challenge the companies’ subscription policies in court. According to him, the proposed suit will question whether telecom operators and DStv’s subscription models comply with provisions of the Federal…

By Epiphanus Obia In recent days, when an unsaved or unfamiliar number calls a typical Nigerian, the first insist is to neglect the call as it is most possibly from one of the telecom companies, a loan app, or one of those calls you’d pick and the caller would be speaking an unfamiliar language. A new report by caller identification platform Truecaller suggests that caution may be becoming increasingly common. The company’s 2026 Global Insights Report found that 51% of unknown calls received by its users in Nigeria during 2025 were identified as spam or fraud, the highest rate in…

By Epiphanus Obia A recent South African court ruling has highlighted an important distinction many WhatsApp users may not realise: while end-to-end encryption keeps messages private from outsiders, it does not shield people from the legal consequences of what they choose to share. The ruling came after a former councillor was found to have committed hate speech by forwarding discriminatory WhatsApp messages. In a separate case, another South African court ordered a local politician to pay R50,000 in damages after she republished and defended a defamatory WhatsApp message shared in a community group, holding that she could not escape liability…

By Epiphanus Obia The Enugu State Government has launched the Enugu TradEX Programme, a new initiative aimed at helping 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the state adopt digital commerce and access cross-border trade opportunities. The programme, implemented by the Enugu MSME and Startup Agency in partnership with Afreximbank’s TradEX and Patiti, will provide selected businesses with digital storefronts, business registration support, digital trade training and access to online payment solutions at no cost. According to the organisers, the initiative is designed to make participating businesses digitally enabled, market-ready and globally competitive, while preparing them to take advantage of…

By Epiphanus Obia MTN attracted nearly two-thirds of Nigerian mobile subscribers who switched network providers while retaining their phone numbers in the first quarter of 2026, as 9mobile (T2) recorded the highest customer losses through mobile number portability (MNP), according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The NCC’s porting statistics show that 5,835 subscribers moved to new networks between January and March 2026. MTN received 3,849 of those customers, representing about 66% of all incoming ports during the quarter. Airtel attracted 1,218 subscribers through porting, while Globacom gained 700. 9mobile received just 68 customers. At the same time,…

In a landmark moment for Nigeria’s technology retail sector, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh SAN, will on Monday, August 3rd, commission a landmark ASUS Flagship Store in partnership with Nigeria’s leading e-commerce group Konga. The state-of-the-art facility is widely regarded as the first initiative of its kind in West Africa. The commissioning will witness the visit of senior executives from the world-renowned technology brand to Nigeria, including EMEA General Manager, Mr. Aaron Tsai, alongside others. One of the purposes of their visit is to reinforce the strategic partnership with Konga and solidify the collaboration…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasized the need for Nigeria to translate emerging technologies into practical solutions that are capable of addressing the country’s challenges. NITDA’s Director of Stakeholders Management and Partnerships, Dr. Aristotle Onumo made the emphasise at the 20th edition of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) International Conference 2026 in Jos, Plateau State. Dr. Aristotle, who represented the DG, Kashifu Inuwa, also called for stronger collaboration among government, industry, academia and technology professionals to accelerate digital innovation and position Nigeria for inclusive economic growth. “There is a need to translate emerging technologies into practical solutions…