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The Lagos State Government has rolled out a comprehensive set of cybersecurity guidelines aimed at strengthening digital safety across businesses, public institutions, and residents, as rising cyber threats continue to challenge Nigeria’s ...

A global law enforcement crackdown coordinated by INTERPOL has dismantled more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used to launch cyberattacks worldwide, in an operation that also underscores Nigeria’s growing exposure ...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) have launched a month-long nationwide online awareness campaign to tackle cybercrime and strengthen digital security among Nigerians. The campaign is designed to educate citizens ...

The European Union and Nigeria have launched their first Peace, Security and Defence Dialogue, establishing a new high-level platform that places cybersecurity and hybrid threats alongside counter-terrorism and maritime security as pillars ...

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) says it is deepening strategic collaboration with Nigeria’s banking sector as financial institutions confront escalating, technology-driven cyber threats. The renewed partnership reflects a growing ...

Nearly one in every five people in Nigeria is being targeted by cybercriminals, underscoring the mounting threat that digital crime poses to the nation’s internet users, businesses, and industrial infrastructures, according to ...

More than 54,000 Nigerians are caught in a surge of sextortion scams sweeping the nation, according to a disturbing new alert from the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT), which says digital ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Haruna Musa Tolani, a 27-year-old fashion designer, to 12 months’ imprisonment for cybercrime involving unauthorised use of a USSD banking service to purchase ...

The Cross River State Government is joining forces with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to train Nigerian youths in digital literacy and cybersecurity under a new initiative aimed at curbing ...

The Federal Government says it is working with the National Assembly, media, and key stakeholders to ensure that the ongoing review of the Cybercrime Act delivers a widely acceptable legal framework that ...