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https://itpulse.com.ng/nigeria-loses-850m-annually-for-neglecting-digital-identity-potential/

Nigeria loses $850M annually for neglecting digital identity potential - ITPulse.com.ng By Martin Ekpeke Nigeria is said to be losing an estimated $850 million annually by failing to fully leverage its own digital identity infrastructure. This was one of the sobering disclosures at the third edition of its annual Tech Convergence conference, organized by the Nigerian Internet Registrat...

https://itpulse.com.ng/emeka-ikes-voter-data-leak-raises-fresh-questions-about-inecs-data-protection-and-privacy-enforcement/

Emeka Ike's voter data leak raises fresh questions about INEC's data protection and privacy enforcement - ITPulse.com.ng A political aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike published restricted data from INEC’s backend portal to mock an actor running for office. INEC confirmed the breach. The data regulator has said nothing. By Epiphanus Obia On the morning of 30 May 2026, Lere Olayinka, media aide to Federal Capital Terri...

https://itpulse.com.ng/nigerian-defence-minister-pushes-for-tech-over-tanks-at-omniverse-summit-2026/

Nigerian Defence Minister pushes for tech over tanks at Omniverse Summit 2026 - ITPulse.com.ng By Martin Ekpeke In a major policy address addressing the evolving face of warfare, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has declared that technological innovation is now a matter of strategic survival for the nation. Speaking as the special guest of honour at the Omniverse Afr...

https://itpulse.com.ng/local-internet-traffic-doubles-in-one-year-as-ixpn-hits-historic-2tbps-milestone/

Local internet traffic doubles in one year as IXPN hits historic 2tbps milestone - ITPulse.com.ng By Martin Ekpeke In a major leap forward for West Africa’s digital economy, Nigeria’s domestic internet traffic has experienced an unprecedented surge, doubling its capacity in less than twelve months as the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) officially crossed the historic 2 Terabits per...

https://itpulse.com.ng/nitda-dg-explains-nigerian-national-cloud-policy-at-datacloud-global-congress-2026/

NITDA DG explains Nigerian National Cloud Policy at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 - ITPulse.com.ng Nigeria is positioning itself as a primary frontier for digital investment in Africa by prioritizing digital sovereignty and domestic infrastructure. Speaking at the closing keynote panel of the Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, France, Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Informa...

https://itpulse.com.ng/industry-leaders-to-discuss-how-ai-digital-twin-at-aveva-day-nigeria-2026/

Industry leaders to discuss how AI, Digital Twin at AVEVA Day Nigeria 2026 - ITPulse.com.ng Key industry leaders are set to discuss how AI, digital twin, and cloud-native industrial platforms are transforming the design, construction, and operation of assets at this year’s AVEVA Day Nigeria, scheduled to hold on June 11 in Lagos. The theme of the year’s edition is, “Driving the Trans...

https://itpulse.com.ng/preventable-weaknesses-not-super-hackers-are-driving-recent-nigerian-cyberattacks-digital-encode-warns/

Preventable weaknesses, not super hackers, are driving recent Nigerian cyberattacks, Digital Encode warns - ITPulse.com.ng Digital Encode Limited, a leading information security and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisory firm, has issued an urgent cybersecurity advisory following a sharp surge in data breaches across Nigeria. These attacks, according to the firm, have hit financial institutions, government agen...

https://itpulse.com.ng/natep-advances-policy-reform-and-expanded-international-partnerships-a-year-after-relaunch/

NATEP advances policy reform and expanded international partnerships a year after relaunch - ITPulse.com.ng The National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) marks one year since its strategic relaunch with significant institutional progress, policy milestones, and international partnerships that have repositioned Nigeria as a major talent hub in the global services export economy. The most decisive of those m...

https://itpulse.com.ng/alton-commends-fccpc-for-suspending-digital-lending-rules-on-telecom-operators/

ALTON commends FCCPC for suspending digital lending rules on telecom operators - ITPulse.com.ng The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has applauded the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for suspending enforcement of its digital lending regulations against telecommunications companies. The regulatory pause has paved the way for....

https://itpulse.com.ng/au-and-nigeria-deepen-ties-to-scale-africas-digital-infrastructure/

AU and Nigeria deepen ties to scale Africa's digital infrastructure - ITPulse.com.ng The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have solidified a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa. The high-level bilateral engagement, which took place at the African Union Headquarters in Addis....