Minister: Nigeria hit by 6,997,277 cyber threats on Presidential election day

Nigeria's cyberspace was hit by 6,997,277 cyber threats in a major surge seen on the Presidential Election Day held across the country, Professor Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has revealed. 

Source of Article

Continue ReadingMinister: Nigeria hit by 6,997,277 cyber threats on Presidential election day

BPE: Lagos begins ‘harmless takeover’ of N2.5b NITEL property

The Lagos State Government is acquiring a Lagos-sited property estimated at N2.5 billion belonging to NITEL and its mobile subsdiary, MTEL, under “a harmless takeover” scheme, the nation’s privatisation agency says. The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), the pioneer national carrier of the country, and its mobile phone business unit, MTel, was sold to NatCom Development […]

Source of Article

Continue ReadingBPE: Lagos begins ‘harmless takeover’ of N2.5b NITEL property

Naira Redesign: CBN must address technology fundamentals to reduce impact on Nigerians, Ojo says

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should address adequate national technology backbone and other fundamental measures to alleviate the adverse impact of the Naira redesign policy on Nigerians, and expedite the transition towards a cashless society, Mr Bolaji Ojo, Managing Editor & Publisher, The Ojo-Yoshida Report, has advised.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingNaira Redesign: CBN must address technology fundamentals to reduce impact on Nigerians, Ojo says

Presidential Election 2023: INEC server suffered cyber attack, was not robust, Nigeria Computer Society says

During the Presidential Election 2023, the INEC server suffered a cyber attack and was not robust enough to handle the volume of electronic transmission of results, Professor Adesina Sodiya, President of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), tells Technology Times.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingPresidential Election 2023: INEC server suffered cyber attack, was not robust, Nigeria Computer Society says

Presidential Election 2023: INEC server suffered cyber attack, was not robust, Nigeria Computer Society says

During the Presidential Election 2023, the INEC server suffered a cyber attack and was not robust enough to handle the volume of electronic transmission of results, Professor Adesina Sodiya, President of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), tells Technology Times.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingPresidential Election 2023: INEC server suffered cyber attack, was not robust, Nigeria Computer Society says