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TechSocietal’s 2026 Leadership Fellowship Now Open: Become More Than a Certified Data Protection Officer
Data protection in Nigeria has moved far beyond checkbox compliance. Organisations of every size now confront complex questions involving children’s privacy, artificial intelligence systems, digital identity, cybersecurity threats, financial inclusion data, health information, workplace monitoring, online safety, and responsible innovation.Yet a clear shortage of skilled, ethical, and practical Data Protection Officers persists especially among small…
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How to Apply for Don Jazzy’s 2027 Tech Scholarship for Nigerians (Up to 100% Tuition Cover)
Nigerian music executive and Mavin Records founder Don Jazzy has partnered with TS Academy to launch the Don Jazzy Tech Scholarship 2027. The programme offers eligible applicants up to 100% tuition coverage valued at up to ₦447,000 for practical technology and digital skills courses. Applications are open now and close on 30 November 2026. This…
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OpenAI Partners With Poland’s NASK on AI Safety as Concerns Grow Over Autonomous AI Agents
On October 23, 2026, OpenAI announced an agreement with Poland’s NASK National Research Institute to explore collaboration on AI safety, security and technical research.The announcement comes at a time when AI developers, cybersecurity researchers and policymakers are paying closer attention to systems that behave unexpectedly, exploit weaknesses in software or fail to remain within their…
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How A Cyber Hacker used Autonomous AI Agents to Target Over 1,200 Websites and Compromise More Than 100 of them
Cybersecurity researcher Snorre Fagerland of the Norwegian firm NorForge discovered the campaign after scanning the internet for exposed instances of Cairn, an open-source multi-agent AI platform. Starting around October 2, he identified roughly two dozen malicious control panels. Photo Credit: HackerNews
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World Bank Launches Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs for Africa
The strategy addresses four priorities: expanding connectivity; making devices and data more affordable; strengthening digital services and skills; and helping countries build the foundations to benefit from artificial intelligence. Photo Credit: WorldBank
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Mastercard Report Warns of Rising Cyber Threats as Africa’s Digital Economy Expands
Mastercard Cyber Insights recorded 69,236 observed cyber events targeting African organisations in 2025, equivalent to approximately one event every eight minutes. The whitepaper also found that cyberattacks across the continent increased by more than 421% between 2016 and 2025, compared with 307% globally. Photo Credit: MasterCard
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Google Blocks Access to its New AI Model Over Safety Concerns
Google has released its most powerful new model Gemini 4 Argon while deliberately limiting public access. Photo Credit: Gemini
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NITDA Launches National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: “Together for a Safer Cyberspace”
The month-long campaign marks a deliberate national push to move cybersecurity from a specialised technical concern into a shared responsibility for every Nigerian citizen, business, and public institution. Photo Credit: (Representative Picture of Cyber Security)
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Cyber Hackers Breach US Pentagon Database, Expose Information of Over 3 Million Personnel
The incident affected approximately 2.76 million living individuals and 294,000 deceased individuals. Exposed data varied by person but commonly included Social Security numbers along with names, dates of birth, contact information, demographic details such as sex and race, and military personnel information including occupational specialties. The records were stored unencrypted, increasing the potential risk. Photo…
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Terra Industries Leads $1m Investment in Aeon to Build Sovereign Cyber Defence Across Africa
L-R: Alex Idowu (Co-founder / CTO), Samuel Ogbonyomi (Co- founder / CEO), Martina Medac (Head of Enterprise Sales), Ben Eluan (Co-founder / President). Image source: Aeon
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SMEDAN and EFCC Strengthen Partnership on Skills, Cybersecurity and Responsible Enterprise
The partnership focuses on youth empowerment, cybersecurity awareness, capacity building and responsible entrepreneurship. Photo Credit: Collage Picture – SMEDAN/EFCC Logo
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Liquid Network says $320 Million Withdrawn in Bitcoin hack as Criminals return part of the Loot
Liquid Network, the Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream for faster, confidential transactions and asset issuance, disclosed that roughly 4,000 bitcoin valued at about $320 million had been withdrawn from its federation wallet. Photo Credit: Collage Photo of a Cyber Hacker/Bitcoin
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Mega Cyberattacks Hits 3 UK Airports, Exposes Data Of 8.7 Million Customers
A series of well planned Cyberattack has hit three major airports in the United Kingdom, compromising personal information belonging to about 8.7 million customers. Photo Credit: I-Stock Photos
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90,000 Cisco Employees given Their Own Personal AI Agent to Train
Giant Cybersecurity and Software Developing company Cisco has rolled out a personal AI agent for all of its 90,000 global employees this week. Photo Credit: AFP Photo
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Codar Launches a 50 Million Tech Scholarship for 100 Africans
Codar has Launched its flagship 50 Million Tech Scholarship Initiative to train and empower the next generation of African tech talent. Photo Credit: Codar Africa Programme Flyer
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Kenya and US Deepen Cooperation on AI, Digital Economy and Cybersecurity
Kenya is seeking to deepen cooperation with the United States on digital economy development, with a focus on artificial intelligence, digital skills and jobs, cybersecurity, data governance, cross-border data flows and investment. Photo Credit: File Photo
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Rising Safety Issues Stemming from Widespread Application of Technology in Africa
Technology is rapidly changing the African Continent and at the same time, huge Technology aided disasters are gradually building in Africa with evidences showing in Hospital Beds, Morgues and Mortuaries Inside of Africa. Photo Credit: TechPoint
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INTERPOL identifies Nigeria as both Origin and Target of African Cybercrime Operations
The report found that while Nigerian government agencies and businesses are increasingly being targeted by ransomware attacks, criminal networks operating from the country continue to play a prominent role in business email compromise (BEC) schemes, and international money laundering. Photo Credit: Shutterstock
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Nigeria Launches National Sovereign Cloud Framework to Strengthen Digital Security
According to Galaxy Backbone, the National Sovereign Cloud Regulatory Instrument establishes Nigeria’s national guidelines and governance framework for cloud adoption, cloud services and supporting digital infrastructure. Photo Credit: Aver Tortya
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Open AI Boss Sam Altman Says the Hugging Face ‘Cyber Hack’ Is a Reminder That AI Power Monopoly Could Lead to ‘Uncontrollable Disaster’
Altman acknowledged OpenAI’s mistakes but highlighted the incident’s significance: it demonstrated how “incredibly capable” modern AI systems have become. Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
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