In a move to enhance Nigeria’s digital landscape, Meta is set to deploy two submarine cables, with landings scheduled in Lagos and Akwa Ibom by the end of November. This development was announced by the Director General of the National Information Technology Development of Nigeria, Abdullahi Kashifu, during the Global Tech Africa conference on Friday….
Talks began between the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, and the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, on creating an insurance product to cover the rising cyber risks in Nigeria. Underscoring the move as long overdue, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, noted that, ”Nigeria loses about N200 billion to cyber crime annually”. Abdullahi, who…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship with the mandate to guide the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) 2022. Speaking at the inauguration of the 14-member Council chaired by him, the President directed the Secretariat, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to ensure faithful implementation…
