FG moves to strengthen cybersecurity as NDPC reviews data protection compliance

The Federal Government has signalled its volition to enactment collaboratively with the backstage assemblage and cardinal stakeholders towards the constitution of a Cybersecurity Coordination Council.

This inaugural is aimed astatine strengthening Nigeria’s corporate cyber resilience and enhancing coordinated responses to evolving cyber threats crossed some the nationalist and backstage sectors.

The program announced by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, underscores a broader argumentation absorption centred connected concern and shared responsibility.

“Cybersecurity is simply a shared nationalist responsibility. Protecting Nigeria’s integer system requires beardown partnerships, trusted collaboration, and corporate vigilance crossed government, industry, and civilian society,” helium emphasized.

“Through collaborative enactment and sustained engagement, we are strengthening Nigeria’s capableness to observe threats early, respond effectively, and physique a resilient and trusted integer ecosystem.”

The curate encouraged cross-sector participation, noting that stakeholders indispensable assistance signifier “a sustainable, partnership-led cybersecurity exemplary susceptible of deterring cybercriminal enactment and protecting citizens, businesses, and nationalist integer infrastructure.”

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has confirmed t...