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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr Kashifu Inuwa; the Special Adviser to the President Bola Tinubu on Economic Matters, Dr. Tope Fasuwa and others have called for enhanced deployment of technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) to aid the country’s quest for economic diversification and general development. Inuwa, Fasua and others said the adoption…
