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Nigeria First Policy: Major protection for creatively ambitious entrepreneurs, says Leo Stan Ekeh

TheMorning Star3 days ago3 days ago03 mins

At the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference, held under the theme “Beyond Limits,” the conversation around Nigeria’s economic future took a decisive turn towards local capacity, digital transformation and smarter public procurement. During a high-level session on “E-Commerce and Procurement: Transforming Public Contracting through Digital Systems, Transparency and Local Capacity Development,” Chairman of…

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Nigeria ranks 34th most breached country with 24.1m leaks

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Nigeria ranks as the 34th most breached country in first quarter (Q1) 2026, with 281.5k leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 210.3 million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 29 per cent of all breaches from January through March. France took second place, while India is third, followed by Brazil…

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Nigeria strengthens cybersecurity resilience with DNSSEC

TheMorning Star4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Nigeria has strengthened her digital infrastructure and cybersecurity framework with the unveiling of Domain Name System (DNS) Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the .ng domain. The feat was achieved by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry responsible for managing Nigeria’s country code top-level domain (.ng). The unveiling positions the country among forward-looking nations that…

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Dr Denloye: Capacity to support digital services, AI, others low

TheMorning Star6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

An information communication technology (ICT) expert and former Group Managing Director, Telnet Nigeria, Dr. Nadu Denloye, has identified lack of capacity as one of the major obstacles to the realisation of the digital economy ambition of the Federal Government. She also stressed the need for the development of the requisite talent and more builders to…

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AI: Abodunrin urges behavioural economics prioritisation for inclusive growth

TheMorning Star7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Africa AI transformations coach and thought leader, Adeoye Abodunrin, has urged African governments, policymakers and institutions to deliberately integrate behavioural economics insights into AI strategies, warning that technology-driven reforms without human-centred design risked deepening inequality across the continent. Speaking to reporters during a media briefing in Lagos, Abodunrin stressed that Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) future…

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Govt unveils SmartGov BETA, Nidi Anambra’s gateway to access govt’s services

TheMorning Star9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Anambra State has taken another intentional step in digital governance with the BETA launch of SmartGov (https://smart.anambrastate.gov.ng), its digital government services platform designed to simplify how citizens access its over 31 public services anytime and anywhere. SmartGov is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), enabling citizens to interact with government through natural conversations rather than complex…

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Edgebase Technologies to focus on AI, cybersecurity

TheMorning Star9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

An indigenous tech firm, Edgebase Technologies, has said its focus would be on investing in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven infrastructure and advanced cybersecurity to help clients anticipate and manage risks early. Speaking in Lagos during a media interactive forum to mark its two decades of operation in the country, its Chief Executive…

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Nigeria’s Q3 data breaches surge 1,047%

TheMorning Star9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

Data breaches that affected Nigerian entities rose sharply to an extraordinary 1,047 per cent compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest esentry Eagle’s Eyes Q3 2025 cybersecurity report. The report, released yesterday, showed that the country logged an average of 6,101 attacks per week in July, a pace that continued through the quarter…

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Imose gives free 18GB data for Omotab 2, X3 tablets

TheMorning Star9 months ago9 months ago02 mins

Indigenous phone manufacturer, Imose Technologies, has launched a festive campaign bundling its Omotab 2 and X3 tablets with 18GB of Glo data valid for six months for customers who purchase the devices at GloWorld outlets. The latest Omotab 2 now comes with expanded memory capacity, that is, a 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM, while the…

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