Hackers Seize 750GB Of CAC Files As Nigeria’s Digital Defences Crumble

A sophisticated wave of ransomware attacks has battered Nigerian government agencies and tier-1 financial institutions over the past three weeks, exposing deep fragilities in the nation’s digitising economy. Reports from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) confirm that “coordinated and sophisticated” threat actors have breached critical infrastructure, causing…

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NDPC Warns Of Coordinated Cyber Attacks On Nigerian Banks

  Nigeria’s data protection regulator has issued an urgent warning over what it describes as coordinated cyber threats targeting the country’s financial systems and critical digital infrastructure, urging organisations handling personal data to immediately reinforce their security frameworks. In a Data Protection Advisory issued on Thursday and signed by its Head of Legal, Enforcement and…

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NIDCOM Chair Warns Public Over Hacked Yahoo Email Account

    The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has publicly warned that hackers have gained unauthorised access to her personal email account, urging citizens to disregard any messages originating from the compromised address. In a security notice posted on X on Friday, Dabiri-Erewa identified the affected account as aodabiri@yahoo.com and cautioned…

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Nigeria Secures $200m Investment For Defence Technology

  Nigeria-based Nigus International Investment Limited and UAE-headquartered Elmirate Investment LLC have signed a strategic partnership agreement expected to attract up to $200 million in investment to develop defence technology, cybersecurity capabilities, and satellite infrastructure in Nigeria, marking a significant expansion of foreign capital into the country’s defence manufacturing sector. The two companies formalized a…

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Africa’s Digital Weak Link? Nigeria’s Alarming Position in Cybercrime Rankings

Nigeria holds the 13th spot on the Global Threat Index for cybercrime in 2025, suffering 4,388 cyberattacks per organization weekly—a 47% increase that marks its alarming position in cybercrime rankings as Africa’s most targeted nation. Over 100 million people use the internet every day without proper protection, and this surge is directly linked to the…

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2021 National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy: Enhancing Digital Safety and Economic Growth

The Federal Government launched the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021 on 23, February 2021. The National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021 is a follow-up on the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2014. According to President Muhammadu Buhari, having achieved numerous cybersecurity milestones over the past six years, it became necessary to review the…

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