Author: ITPulse

The African Public Relations Association (APRA), today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA). This was sequel to an earlier invitation by NAMPA to APRA to co-host the 2026 Effective Communicators Conference (ECC), scheduled to take place from 14th – 17th July 2026 at The Dome, in Namibia’s adventure capital and coastal resort city of Swakopmund. Focusing on “Communication Reconsidered: A Driving Force for Constant Progress”, the ECC is co-organised by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) of Namibia under the leadership of the Minister, Honourable Emma Theofelus. The Minister had earlier in…

As part of its commitment to fast-track Nigeria’s digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially approved the 2025 Annual Report and the 2026 Business Plan of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). The approval came during a meeting at NITDA headquarters, where NiRA’s President, Mr. Adesola Akinsanya, led his board members to present the association’s 2026 vision to NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE. Following the approval, both organisations expressed a joint resolve to reinforce their collaborative efforts, ensuring smooth and rapid execution of their shared goals to increase the adoption of the .ng domain nationwide.…

ESET Nigeria has successfully concluded a cybersecurity awareness training programme for staff of the Lagos State Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), reinforcing the state’s commitment to building a resilient and cyber-aware public sector workforce. Held at the Staff Clinic Hall, Alausa, Ikeja, the training, themed “Cybersecurity in 2026: Defending Against Modern Threats in a Digital Workplace,” brought together government personnel from various MDAs to gain practical insights into emerging cyber threats and modern security best practices. The programme addressed key cybersecurity challenges expected to shape the threat landscape in 2026, including artificial intelligence-driven attacks, deepfake-enabled fraud, advanced phishing schemes,…

A political aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike published restricted data from INEC’s backend portal to mock an actor running for office. INEC confirmed the breach. The data regulator has said nothing. By Epiphanus Obia On the morning of 30 May 2026, Lere Olayinka, media aide to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, posted two screenshots on X. They showed the voter registration details of Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, his face, his Voter Identification Number, his application number, his fingerprint upload status, his registration centre, and the precise timestamps of when his transfer application was created and last updated. The…

By Martin Ekpeke In a major policy address addressing the evolving face of warfare, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has declared that technological innovation is now a matter of strategic survival for the nation. Speaking as the special guest of honour at the Omniverse Africa Summit 2026 on “Innovation Day,” Gen. Musa delivered a presentation centered on the theme: “Defence, Innovation, and the Future of National Security.” Commending the summit’s organizers for uniting government, startups, investors, and international partners to reshape Africa’s future, Gen. Musa emphasized that national security has shifted dramatically away from traditional boundaries, noting that…

By Martin Ekpeke In a major leap forward for West Africa’s digital economy, Nigeria’s domestic internet traffic has experienced an unprecedented surge, doubling its capacity in less than twelve months as the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) officially crossed the historic 2 Terabits per second (Tbps) peak traffic milestone. This milestone is a massive leap from the 1Tbps recorded in April 2025, and exponentially highlights a fundamental shift in how internet data is managed in Africa’s most populous nation, moving away from expensive international routing and focusing heavily on keeping local traffic within local borders. According to data released…

Nigeria is positioning itself as a primary frontier for digital investment in Africa by prioritizing digital sovereignty and domestic infrastructure. Speaking at the closing keynote panel of the Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, France, Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), detailed the country’s strategic roadmap, anchored by the newly enacted National Cloud Policy. The high-level panel, titled “The Role of Digital Infrastructure in National Economies,” was moderated by Mehdi Paryavi, Chairman and CEO of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA). Inuwa was joined by global digital leaders, including Ali Amur Al Shidhani, Oman’s…

Digital Encode Limited, a leading information security and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisory firm, has issued an urgent cybersecurity advisory following a sharp surge in data breaches across Nigeria. These attacks, according to the firm, have hit financial institutions, government agencies, fintechs, and other major organizations, leaving private and public data exposed. While a spike in cyber incidents often conjures images of highly sophisticated, Hollywood-style hackers deploying unfixable zero-day exploits, Digital Encode’s advisory reveals a much more frustrating reality: most recent breaches are entirely preventable. According to the firm, cybercriminals are simply walking through digital doors left unlocked by…

Key industry leaders are set to discuss how AI, digital twin, and cloud-native industrial platforms are transforming the design, construction, and operation of assets at this year’s AVEVA Day Nigeria, scheduled to hold on June 11 in Lagos. The theme of the year’s edition is, “Driving the Transformation: Leveraging Digital Technologies and AI to Achieve Operational Excellence, Increase Efficiency and Reduce Emissions.”. According to a statement by the organiser, the event will host AVEVA leadership, technical experts, customers, ecosystem partners, EPCs, and decision-makers from across Nigeria’s energy and process industries. “Nigeria’s industrial sector is entering a new phase with operators…

The National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) marks one year since its strategic relaunch with significant institutional progress, policy milestones, and international partnerships that have repositioned Nigeria as a major talent hub in the global services export economy. The most decisive of those milestones came in November 2025, when the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the establishment of the National Coordination Mechanism for Services Exports (NCMSE), creating a formal governance framework to strengthen inter-agency coordination, align national policy with global digital trade, and accelerate the growth of Nigeria’s services export sector. Since its approval, the NCMSE has provided the institutional architecture…