The COAS, who was represented by the Director General, Land Forces Simulation Centre, Major General Felix Omoigui said this development has brought to the fore, the need to properly defend the territorial integrity of the nation in the cyberspace. Hence, the establishment of the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command (NACWC).
According to him, NACWC and other cyber affiliated formations were established to combat cyber threats and cybercrimes within the Nigerian Army sphere of influence. However, he said there is need for requisite manpower to effectively operate in that space. This he further said, is necessary to build capacity that will enhance the proficiency of personnel to counter these threats. He noted that to this end, NACWS among other roles, was established to provide specialist training for cyber warriors, aimed at inducting trained cybersecurity specialists to the NACWC and other cyber affiliated formations in support of Nigerian Army operations.
The Army Chief stated that the course was designed to equip the participants with basic competencies required to manipulate current and future Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure.
General Yahaya added that the nation’s security dynamics imply that efforts must be re-doubled with needed cyber products and competencies to defeat all forms of cyber threats confronting the nation. He charged personnel across board to be resolute and patriotic in discharging their responsibilities in service to the nation and humanity.
He commended the Commandant of the school, Brigadier General Adewale Adetoba for the establishment of Basic Cyber Laboratory in the school, reiterating that it is a step in the right direction. This he said will lead to the actualization of the mandate of the school.
The Commandant, Brigadier General Adewale Adetoba while addressing the participants, disclosed that the course was the first of its kind, aimed at developing the capacity and improving the skills of Nigerian Army personnel on cyber related activities, in line with the vision of the COAS in tackling various security challenges confronting the country.
The Commandant disclosed that the IC3 course had a total of 30 students drawn from various units within Abuja, adding that it was a global benchmark for basic computer literacy and specialist certification. He implored the participants to take the course seriously, so as to imbibe the expertise that would improve their performances in their respective formations and units.
ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Brig Gen
Director Army Public Relations
9 October 2021
The COAS, who was represented by the Director General, Land Forces Simulation Centre, Major General Felix Omoigui said this development has brought to the fore, the need to properly defend the territorial integrity of the nation in the cyberspace. Hence, the establishment of the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command (NACWC).
According to him, NACWC and other cyber affiliated formations were established to combat cyber threats and cybercrimes within the Nigerian Army sphere of influence. However, he said there is need for requisite manpower to effectively operate in that space. This he further said, is necessary to build capacity that will enhance the proficiency of personnel to counter these threats. He noted that to this end, NACWS among other roles, was established to provide specialist training for cyber warriors, aimed at inducting trained cybersecurity specialists to the NACWC and other cyber affiliated formations in support of Nigerian Army operations.
The Army Chief stated that the course was designed to equip the participants with basic competencies required to manipulate current and future Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure.
General Yahaya added that the nation’s security dynamics imply that efforts must be re-doubled with needed cyber products and competencies to defeat all forms of cyber threats confronting the nation. He charged personnel across board to be resolute and patriotic in discharging their responsibilities in service to the nation and humanity.
He commended the Commandant of the school, Brigadier General Adewale Adetoba for the establishment of Basic Cyber Laboratory in the school, reiterating that it is a step in the right direction. This he said will lead to the actualization of the mandate of the school.
The Commandant, Brigadier General Adewale Adetoba while addressing the participants, disclosed that the course was the first of its kind, aimed at developing the capacity and improving the skills of Nigerian Army personnel on cyber related activities, in line with the vision of the COAS in tackling various security challenges confronting the country.
The Commandant disclosed that the IC3 course had a total of 30 students drawn from various units within Abuja, adding that it was a global benchmark for basic computer literacy and specialist certification. He implored the participants to take the course seriously, so as to imbibe the expertise that would improve their performances in their respective formations and units.
ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Brig Gen
Director Army Public Relations
9 October 2021
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1. @Scam_Identified_DONT_BUY
2. @scam_alert
AUTHENTIC #SCAMALERT HANDLES
1. @SCAM_DETECTED
Correctly, there are a lot of such pages on DeSO which can't just categorized either as authentic or fake.
But unlike the confirmed authentic page above, they are all out to make profit by destroying other creator coin via false flags without any due diligent search.
They too can and should be flagged and added up here for people to know which is which.
The Country Manager, Talent Ecosystem Development, Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, Mr. Kenneth Igwe, said the excellent performance of the UI's students in the competition shows that the institution's students are talented, skilled, creative, gifted, passionate and zealous for information and communication technology for sustainable development.
He made this commendation during a courtesy call on the Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Adebola Babatunde Ekanola, in his office, on Wednesday, 18 August, 2021.
Mr. Igwe remarked that the Huawei ICT Global Challenge is a competitive ICT talent exchange event geared towards a healthy development of ICT ecosystem among universities' students globally.
"In the 2020 edition of the competition, the University of Ibadan, alongside Ahmadu Bello University and the University of Port Harcourt emerged as global champions in the National and Cloud Categories."
"The three champions from the University of Ibadan: Toheeb Adeniyi Badiru, Bolaji Olaide Abideen and Sulaiman Damilare Olubiyi, all of the Department of Electrical Electronics, Faculty of Technology, who are currently participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme displayed outstanding digital skills and values impacted in UI's students. Hence, our request for internship, graduate training and coaching section."
The Country Manager further explained that collaborating with UI on the project will involve at least ten companies, not only Huawei, saying that the project is tagged "Huawei Partners".
According to him, the "Huawei Partners" project is to deep hands into the talent resources that are abound in UI and give the students internship, graduate training and employment opportunities.
Due to the excellent performance of UI's students in the 2020 edition of the competition, Mr. Igwe said: "I am in UI to coach your students on the requirements for the 2021 Challenge, agree on a date to organise students' job fair in the University community and to discuss a proposal to establish a digital academy in UI."
Responding, the Acting Vice-Chancellor,Prof. Adebola Babatunde Ekanola indicated the readiness of the University of Ibadan to collaborate with Huawei in its "Huawei Partners" project for internship, graduate training and coaching to bolster the institution’s effort in promoting teaching, learning and research through information and communication technology (ICT).
"UI is willing to collaborate with Huawei in achieving and sustaining the goal, since IT is now a great tool for teaching, learning, research and administrative work."
The Acting VC also drew the attention of the ICT expert to the efforts by the management, staff and students to strengthen the town and gown relationship that will bring about mutual benefits in the areas of internship, graduate training and coaching section for both UI and Huawei in a statement by the University's Director of Public Communication, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo.
In line with the mutual benefits expected from the collaboration, Prof. Ekanola, requested Huawei to make known to the UI's management the needs and challenges facing the company so that UI can engage its research capacity to attend to these challenges.
" I specially thank Huawei for partnering with the University in the past, for taking cognizance of the excellent performance of UI's students in the 2020 Huawei competition, and for being anxious to have an enduring relationship with UI."
"Huawei's desire to coach UI's students and host an academy in the University is due to the impression created by the performance of UI's students in the last competition. This success and other feats are achieved due to the system of our merit-driven policy of admitting students and dedicated staff, has been an added advantage", the Acting VC said.
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. It is committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected intelligent world. It operates in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Huwaei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure.
Present at the occasion were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Kayode Adebowale; Registrar, Mrs. Olubunmi O. Faluyi; Acting Bursar, Mr. Olayiwola Abimbola; Dean, Students Affairs, Prof. 'Keye Abiona; Deputy Dean, Students Affairs, Dr. ‘Demola Lewis; Dr. Olusegun Ajide, Sub-Dean (Postgraduate), Faculty of Technology; Deputy Registrar, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Oluwole Dada; Director, University Advancement Centre, Mr. Adebowale Adeosun and the Deputy Director, Training, Research and Development, Directorate of Information Technology and Media Services (ITeMS), Mr. Soji Adisa.
The Country Manager, Talent Ecosystem Development, Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, Mr. Kenneth Igwe, said the excellent performance of the UI's students in the competition shows that the institution's students are talented, skilled, creative, gifted, passionate and zealous for information and communication technology for sustainable development.
He made this commendation during a courtesy call on the Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Adebola Babatunde Ekanola, in his office, on Wednesday, 18 August, 2021.
Mr. Igwe remarked that the Huawei ICT Global Challenge is a competitive ICT talent exchange event geared towards a healthy development of ICT ecosystem among universities' students globally.
"In the 2020 edition of the competition, the University of Ibadan, alongside Ahmadu Bello University and the University of Port Harcourt emerged as global champions in the National and Cloud Categories."
"The three champions from the University of Ibadan: Toheeb Adeniyi Badiru, Bolaji Olaide Abideen and Sulaiman Damilare Olubiyi, all of the Department of Electrical Electronics, Faculty of Technology, who are currently participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme displayed outstanding digital skills and values impacted in UI's students. Hence, our request for internship, graduate training and coaching section."
The Country Manager further explained that collaborating with UI on the project will involve at least ten companies, not only Huawei, saying that the project is tagged "Huawei Partners".
According to him, the "Huawei Partners" project is to deep hands into the talent resources that are abound in UI and give the students internship, graduate training and employment opportunities.
Due to the excellent performance of UI's students in the 2020 edition of the competition, Mr. Igwe said: "I am in UI to coach your students on the requirements for the 2021 Challenge, agree on a date to organise students' job fair in the University community and to discuss a proposal to establish a digital academy in UI."
Responding, the Acting Vice-Chancellor,Prof. Adebola Babatunde Ekanola indicated the readiness of the University of Ibadan to collaborate with Huawei in its "Huawei Partners" project for internship, graduate training and coaching to bolster the institution’s effort in promoting teaching, learning and research through information and communication technology (ICT).
"UI is willing to collaborate with Huawei in achieving and sustaining the goal, since IT is now a great tool for teaching, learning, research and administrative work."
The Acting VC also drew the attention of the ICT expert to the efforts by the management, staff and students to strengthen the town and gown relationship that will bring about mutual benefits in the areas of internship, graduate training and coaching section for both UI and Huawei in a statement by the University's Director of Public Communication, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo.
In line with the mutual benefits expected from the collaboration, Prof. Ekanola, requested Huawei to make known to the UI's management the needs and challenges facing the company so that UI can engage its research capacity to attend to these challenges.
" I specially thank Huawei for partnering with the University in the past, for taking cognizance of the excellent performance of UI's students in the 2020 Huawei competition, and for being anxious to have an enduring relationship with UI."
"Huawei's desire to coach UI's students and host an academy in the University is due to the impression created by the performance of UI's students in the last competition. This success and other feats are achieved due to the system of our merit-driven policy of admitting students and dedicated staff, has been an added advantage", the Acting VC said.
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. It is committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organisation for a fully connected intelligent world. It operates in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. Huwaei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure.
Present at the occasion were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Kayode Adebowale; Registrar, Mrs. Olubunmi O. Faluyi; Acting Bursar, Mr. Olayiwola Abimbola; Dean, Students Affairs, Prof. 'Keye Abiona; Deputy Dean, Students Affairs, Dr. ‘Demola Lewis; Dr. Olusegun Ajide, Sub-Dean (Postgraduate), Faculty of Technology; Deputy Registrar, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Oluwole Dada; Director, University Advancement Centre, Mr. Adebowale Adeosun and the Deputy Director, Training, Research and Development, Directorate of Information Technology and Media Services (ITeMS), Mr. Soji Adisa.
By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo”.
Those were the words of the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, in a tweet yesterday.
Within two minutes, yes two minutes, the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo tweeted:
“The choice of Ghana as HQ for Twitter’s Africa operations is EXCELLENT news. Government and Ghanaians welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country”.
Why Ghana?
Jack Dorsey gave insightful reasons for their choice of Ghana.
The statement reads:
‘’As a champion for democracy, Ghana is a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate.
Furthermore, Ghana’s recent appointment to host The Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area aligns with our overarching goal to establish a presence in the region that will support our efforts to improve and tailor our service across Africa.”
It important to note that Nana Akufo-Addo sealed the deal in a virtual meeting on April 7.
It takes foresight, digital literacy and continuous interest in learning to engage in such deals.
Can our president understand the nuances of cutting edge technology and its import for jobs and innovation?
Can the stone age polymorph, Isa Pantami pull off a deal this juicy?
Will Alhaji Lai Mohammed make any sense of the future without recourse to the consequences of free speech?
Nigerian Twitterattis were downcast on seeing Ghana trending, preening, and basking in the euphoria of their win.
Their win is our loss.
Nigeria is the market, Ghana is the hub. Nigeria has 25 million Twitter users, while Ghana’s combined social media presence is a measly eight million.
How did that uppercut feel?
Michelin left for Ghana,
Dunlop left for Ghana, and many others.
Soon Nigeria’s monied elite will start buying up Ghana the same way they financed Dubai, instead of fixing Nigeria.
Twitter will, of course, hire many Nigerians and they will have Ghana as their base.
Twitter’s advertisement for several positions requiring deep knowledge of Nigeria’s major languages is already out there.
The major benefits will go to Ghana.
Businesses follow reason and facts, not emotions or wishful thinking.
They exist to make money, not to feed fat cats or go to risky places.
Why would smart money choose Nigeria when Ghana gives incentives such as 15-year tax holidays, free land and other policy initiatives, which would help drive their businesses?
Why would Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) go to Nigeria with a rank of 131 in the ease of doing business, compared to Ghana’s rank of 118?
In Nigeria:
Insecurity ✔️
Religious strife ✔️
Unfavorable regulatory and legal environment ✔️
Unstable Macroeconomic policies ✔️
Why would any business choose Nigeria, the home of Boko Haram, the second deadliest terror group in the world to Ghana?
When Fulani herdsmen wanted to start their murderous rampage in Ghana, it took a single policy directive for them to know Ghana is a no-go area.
No good company whose best assets are its employees, would want to spend an unreasonable amount of money on life insurance and armed escorts to protect those in its employ for fear of kidnapping and outright slaughter.
How about the see-saw monetary policies, high inflation and unemployment? Only last week, Governor Godwin Obaseki lamented the printing of sixty billion naira (N60 bn) for sharing by the three tiers of government to finance the budget deficit.
Are the consequences of unguarded quantitative easing lost on the government?
Are they unconcerned with inflation depreciation and loss in bonds caused by their “ways and means” abracadabra?
Is a place notorious for religious hypocrisy, and ethnic strife the best place for a social media behemoth?
How about our arbitrary, knee-jerk and counterproductive regulatory environment?
The whole world paid attention to Nigeria’s treatment of Uber and Gokada.
They could be business school case studies on how not to stifle innovation.
If Twitter were to consider Nigeria, what our folks would have demanded in bribes would have killed any enthusiasm the company may have had.
Nigeria’s reputation precedes it as a prodigious and prodigal consumer, instead of a shrewd and calculating producer.
From a political and economic perspective, our commitment to the rule of law is a charade and the world knows it.
Same for our understanding of property, intellectual and contractual rights.
Ghana is eating our lunch and we seem incapable of defending our portion.
The crises facing Nigeria are extraordinary, requiring the smartest, and most patriotic minds to tackle.
We missed the mark long ago and we don’t seem to realise how big a hole we have dug ourselves in.
How we respond, going forward, will set the trajectory for coming decades.
Nothing can save us except well meaning reforms and restructuring.
No one will take a country enmeshed in selective policies like closing southern borders, while the northern ones are open seriously.
Most of West African trade pass through the Seme/Odiroko border.
Nigeria should reopen all its land borders.
Playing favourites with the foreign exchange rate is not only wicked, it kills competition.
Let the naira have a market-driven exchange rate and ease forex restrictions on business.
Subsidies for the rich and the middle class must end, to curb luxurious consumption.
This can be done by the complete floating of petroleum product prices.
Efforts to fix the power sector is commendable but a lot still needs to be done.
Finally, the rent mentality has to be erased from our memory by reforming the tax system.
If we pay reasonable taxes, chances are, we will demand accountability and responsibility.
We will be able to reject a system of collecting taxes in Lagos to fund projects in Yobe State.
Let each State eat, what it kills.
It will be painful at the first but the pain can be assuaged by direct cash transfers to the vulnerable and poor.
By all indicators, Ghana is leading.
Will Nigeria fold its arms?
Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú a farmer, youth advocate and political analyst writes this weekly column, “Bamidele Upfront” for PREMIUM TIMES.
By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo”.
Those were the words of the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, in a tweet yesterday.
Within two minutes, yes two minutes, the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo tweeted:
“The choice of Ghana as HQ for Twitter’s Africa operations is EXCELLENT news. Government and Ghanaians welcome very much this announcement and the confidence reposed in our country”.
Why Ghana?
Jack Dorsey gave insightful reasons for their choice of Ghana.
The statement reads:
‘’As a champion for democracy, Ghana is a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate.
Furthermore, Ghana’s recent appointment to host The Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area aligns with our overarching goal to establish a presence in the region that will support our efforts to improve and tailor our service across Africa.”
It important to note that Nana Akufo-Addo sealed the deal in a virtual meeting on April 7.
It takes foresight, digital literacy and continuous interest in learning to engage in such deals.
Can our president understand the nuances of cutting edge technology and its import for jobs and innovation?
Can the stone age polymorph, Isa Pantami pull off a deal this juicy?
Will Alhaji Lai Mohammed make any sense of the future without recourse to the consequences of free speech?
Nigerian Twitterattis were downcast on seeing Ghana trending, preening, and basking in the euphoria of their win.
Their win is our loss.
Nigeria is the market, Ghana is the hub. Nigeria has 25 million Twitter users, while Ghana’s combined social media presence is a measly eight million.
How did that uppercut feel?
Michelin left for Ghana,
Dunlop left for Ghana, and many others.
Soon Nigeria’s monied elite will start buying up Ghana the same way they financed Dubai, instead of fixing Nigeria.
Twitter will, of course, hire many Nigerians and they will have Ghana as their base.
Twitter’s advertisement for several positions requiring deep knowledge of Nigeria’s major languages is already out there.
The major benefits will go to Ghana.
Businesses follow reason and facts, not emotions or wishful thinking.
They exist to make money, not to feed fat cats or go to risky places.
Why would smart money choose Nigeria when Ghana gives incentives such as 15-year tax holidays, free land and other policy initiatives, which would help drive their businesses?
Why would Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) go to Nigeria with a rank of 131 in the ease of doing business, compared to Ghana’s rank of 118?
In Nigeria:
Insecurity ✔️
Religious strife ✔️
Unfavorable regulatory and legal environment ✔️
Unstable Macroeconomic policies ✔️
Why would any business choose Nigeria, the home of Boko Haram, the second deadliest terror group in the world to Ghana?
When Fulani herdsmen wanted to start their murderous rampage in Ghana, it took a single policy directive for them to know Ghana is a no-go area.
No good company whose best assets are its employees, would want to spend an unreasonable amount of money on life insurance and armed escorts to protect those in its employ for fear of kidnapping and outright slaughter.
How about the see-saw monetary policies, high inflation and unemployment? Only last week, Governor Godwin Obaseki lamented the printing of sixty billion naira (N60 bn) for sharing by the three tiers of government to finance the budget deficit.
Are the consequences of unguarded quantitative easing lost on the government?
Are they unconcerned with inflation depreciation and loss in bonds caused by their “ways and means” abracadabra?
Is a place notorious for religious hypocrisy, and ethnic strife the best place for a social media behemoth?
How about our arbitrary, knee-jerk and counterproductive regulatory environment?
The whole world paid attention to Nigeria’s treatment of Uber and Gokada.
They could be business school case studies on how not to stifle innovation.
If Twitter were to consider Nigeria, what our folks would have demanded in bribes would have killed any enthusiasm the company may have had.
Nigeria’s reputation precedes it as a prodigious and prodigal consumer, instead of a shrewd and calculating producer.
From a political and economic perspective, our commitment to the rule of law is a charade and the world knows it.
Same for our understanding of property, intellectual and contractual rights.
Ghana is eating our lunch and we seem incapable of defending our portion.
The crises facing Nigeria are extraordinary, requiring the smartest, and most patriotic minds to tackle.
We missed the mark long ago and we don’t seem to realise how big a hole we have dug ourselves in.
How we respond, going forward, will set the trajectory for coming decades.
Nothing can save us except well meaning reforms and restructuring.
No one will take a country enmeshed in selective policies like closing southern borders, while the northern ones are open seriously.
Most of West African trade pass through the Seme/Odiroko border.
Nigeria should reopen all its land borders.
Playing favourites with the foreign exchange rate is not only wicked, it kills competition.
Let the naira have a market-driven exchange rate and ease forex restrictions on business.
Subsidies for the rich and the middle class must end, to curb luxurious consumption.
This can be done by the complete floating of petroleum product prices.
Efforts to fix the power sector is commendable but a lot still needs to be done.
Finally, the rent mentality has to be erased from our memory by reforming the tax system.
If we pay reasonable taxes, chances are, we will demand accountability and responsibility.
We will be able to reject a system of collecting taxes in Lagos to fund projects in Yobe State.
Let each State eat, what it kills.
It will be painful at the first but the pain can be assuaged by direct cash transfers to the vulnerable and poor.
By all indicators, Ghana is leading.
Will Nigeria fold its arms?
Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú a farmer, youth advocate and political analyst writes this weekly column, “Bamidele Upfront” for PREMIUM TIMES.