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The Chief Executive Officer of CWG Plc, Mr. Adewale Adeyipo has urged senior-level executives to develop what he called “cybersecurity readiness”, stressing that cybersecurity is now a culture which must be entrenched into an organization as safety, quality, ethics and compliance has been. Mr. Adewale, while making a presentation at the Director and Future of Business webinar with the theme ‘Cybersecurity & AI’ last month, also posed some key cybersecurity readiness questions for senior leadership in all organizations, both in the private and public sectors. Some of these key cybersecurity readiness questions are as follows; Do you secure suppliers, acquisitions,…

A cyber security expert, Dr. Adewale Obadare has asserted no company is totally immune against cyber attacks, going by the high dependency on the internet and adoption of digital transformation. Mr. Adewale, who is also  the Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Digital Encode Limited, a cyber security intelligence company, argued that the proliferaction of digital tools  has led to the increase in cybercriminal activities. “No organization is immune to cyber attacks as cybersecurity readiness and resilience is a journey not a destination,” he asserted at the 2020 National Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) Virtual Innovative Tech Webinar held…

The recent events of the country have showcased clearly how the digital age is a pretty difficult one to manage. Many thanks to the very much information that is out there and can be assessed by a simple sign up. This has also indicated how much challenging the task before President Buhari has been and how his successor must be a proven digital savvy individual in order that there can be a transition between war against indiscipline and corruption and a need to get the buy-in of the young Nigerians and their quick and digital expectations. This I’m sure resonates…

The Nigerian telecom industry boosted the revenue drive of the federal government by N344.71bilion in 5 Years, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has disclosed. Prof. Danbatta, who disclosed this while briefing the House Committee on Telecommunications during a legislative oversight function on the Commission in Abuja, stated that the money was remitted to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in the last five years. According to NCC Boss, this huge contribution was made possible largely to the harmonious relationship between the Commission and the National Assembly, explaining that such relationship led to the…

The President of  Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), Mr. Remi Afon has narrated how the recently held #EndSARS protest across Nigeria exposed the country’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Mr. Remi, who gave the narrative in his opening remark today during a free cybersecurity awareness seminar, organized by the association, said a lot of hacktivists and other Twitter users exploited the #EndSARS protest that lasted for about three weeks to steal sensitive information both from the government and private citizens. He cited instances of many Twitter users changing their handles to Anonymous with the sole aim of increasing their activities and…

The ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, which has taken a toll on the global economy has been attributed to the huge download of the BuyNow, PayLater App that have recorded about 8.43 million downloads on a year to date basis. Analyzing the growth of the BuyNow, PayLater App, Stock Apps indicates that the highest downloads were recorded as of September 20th at 1.4 million. Also, as of January 20th, the BNPL applications had been downloaded 962,000 times. The application downloads recorded a significant decline across the year between March and April at 767,000 and 734,000, respectively. The Stock Apps research also overviewed…

A new research data analysed by StockApp has shown that Lenovo recorded surge in the sales of Personal Computers brand in the third Quarter of 2020 with a total of 18.3 million unit shipments. The Third Quarter sales is a huge increase when compared compared to Q3 2019 when its unit shipments totaled 16.9 million, there was an increase of 8.3percent. In terms of global shipments, HP took second place with 15.4 million shipments, up from 15.3 million in Q3 2019, a 0.7percent increase year-over-year (YoY). Part of the reason for HP’s drop was a 30percent YoY decline in desktop…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has argued that the deployment of telecom infrastructure across the country by the operators would depend largely on peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. The NCC Boss, who made this argument during a 2-day working visit to kano with meeting with Salafiyya Clerics, noted that peace is key to socio-economic development of the country. “With peaceful coexistence, we will achieve faster  development across all the sectors of the economy. For instance, telecoms investors will be more encouraged to deploy telecom infrastructure that will enhance telecoms services delivery in an…

This year’s Nigeria Innovation Summit, organized by InnovationHub Africa earlier this month has come and gone, but there are key takeaway from the Virtual event with the theme: ‘Innovating In Critical Times’. The three days summit with Keynote Sessions and Presentations, Innovative Showcase by startups, Innovation Management Workshops, Panel Discussions/Interactive Sessions which focused on: Deploying AI To Create Value: Challenges and Opportunities; Ideation and Innovating in Critical Times, and Building Innovation Ecosystem was dedicated to promote innovation in all sectors of the economy in Nigeria. There were also Start-ups and Innovative Business Presentations, and the announcing the ten innovative startups…

The Nigerian government has reiterated its commitment to transform the country into a fully digital economy, calling on all the agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and other industry stakeholders to key into the quest. Speaking on behalf of the federal government at the maiden edition of Digital Nigeria Day (DND) 2020 hosted by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, said the government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has re-emphasized its unflinching commitment to support the drive to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to…