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  • Intel begins developer zone

    Intel Corporation has flagged off the Intel Developer Zone (IDZ) programme for local developers in the country.

    Its Country Manager (Nigeria), Mr. Olubunmi Ekundare, said Intel is trying to help local developers achieve their best. He said: “We want to create the right type of technology and also provide appropriate training to get the best out of this technology.”

    Software and Services Lead, East Africa, Agatha Gikunda introduced Intel’s developer offerings to the participants, and offered them advice on how to monetise their software applications.

    Intel Student Partnership Programme was also launched. It confers the status of on-campus ambassadors on the student partners and also help the budding developers acquire knowledge about Intel technologies.

    Intel said the programme would run in the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt and the Federal University of Technology, Akure.

    Its Regional Director, South and sub-Saharan Africa, Sven Beckmann said: “It is good to come to Nigeria and see how interested these young developers are in our programs, and we are open to partnering with them. We want to see the next Einstein coming from Africa. Students need to be mentored and we want to help guide them, so that they can better tap into their innovative ideas.”

     

  • Digitisation’s data breaches to cost $2.1tr

    Digitisation’s data breaches to cost $2.1tr

    The rapid digitisation of consumers’ lives and enterprise records will increase the cost of data breaches to $2.1trillion globally, increasing by almost four times the estimated cost of such breaches this year.

    According to a new research by leading market analyst, Juniper Research, majority of these breaches will come from existing information technology (IT) and network infrastructure.

    While new threats targeting mobile devices and the internet of things (IoT) are being reported at an increasing rate, the number of infected devices is minimal in comparison to more traditional computing devices, the report noted.

    With The Future of Cybercrime & Security: Financial & Corporate Threats and Mitigation as its title, the report lamented the increasing professionalism of cybercrime with the emergence of cybercrime products (that is the sale of malware creation of software) over the past year as well as the decline in casual activist hacks. Hacktivism has become more successful and less prolific -in future. On the whole however, Juniper expects fewer attacks but more successful ones.

    “Currently, we aren’t seeing much dangerous mobile or IoT malware because it is not profitable. The kind of threats we will see on these devices will be either ransomware with consumers’ devices locked down until they pay the hackers to use their devices or as part of botnets, where processing power is harnessed as part of a more lucrative hack. With the absence of a direct payment from IoT hacks, there is little motive for criminals to develop the required tools,” James Moar who authored the report noted.

    The report also found that nearly 60 per cent of anticipated data breaches globally will occur in North America, noting that this proportion would decrease over time as other countries become both richer and more digitised. Juniper added that the average cost of data breaches in 2020 would exceed $120million as more business infrastructure gets connected.

    The report noted that leading over-the-top (OTT) players such as Apple, Google and Amazon were in pole position to capitalise on this transition with each now offering cloud-based solutions both for personal storage and premium content access.

    It argued that if consumers are tied into multiple products from an OTT, the consumers become increasingly reluctant to churn away from one element of the bradn as he/she loses access to the content across their devices.

     

  • Gadget Review

    Gadget Review

    Microsoft Surface 3 

    Last year’s Surface Pro 3 was the software giant’s most compelling implementation yet of its hybrid laptop/tablet concept. Now we have the Surface 3, the third entry in its cheaper Surface lineup. And while it may look similar to its predecessors, it’s actually a completely different beast. It’s a Surface tablet that can actually run all of the Windows programmes you’re used to, not just Windows 8 apps. And to Windows RT, the stripped down version of Microsoft’s OS that previously powered the non-Pro Surface tablets

    Hardware

    No, there aren’t any major surprises when it comes to the Surface 3’s hardware. It has the same silver magnesium alloy case with smooth chamfered edges, which gives it a smooth, premium feel in your hands. And of course, there’s the iconic kickstand, which can now click into three positions, one step beyond the Surface 2. It’s not nearly as versatile as the Surface Pro 3’s fully customizable kickstand (which has no distinct positions), but it’s enough to make the Surface 3 fit comfortably on your lap in many different orientations. This time around there’s also support for Microsoft’s pressure-sensitive stylus, something that’s always been available on the Surface Pro series, but never the plain Surface line.

    The Surface 3 is still incredibly well-designed, with an attention to detail you don’t find on most laptops and tablets. Even today, after testing all five previous Surface devices over the past few years, I’m still impressed with Microsoft’s craftsmanship. Now that it’s finally running software you’d actually want to use, the Surface 3 might make more people recognize Microsoft’s design chops.

    On a purely hardware level, the Surface 3 is the fullest realisation of Microsoft’s original Surface dream: a portable tablet that can do double-duty as a laptop. It features a new Intel Atom x7 processor, which lets it run traditional Windows apps, unlike the previous Tegra 4 chip. At 1.37 pounds and 0.34 inch thick, the Surface 3 is also a tad lighter and thinner than the Surface 2, which clocked in at 1.49 pounds and 0.35 inch thick. The two tablets still feel very different, though. The Surface 3 adopts the 3:2 screen aspect ratio from the Surface Pro 3 for its 10.8-inch screen, which makes it resemble a sheet of paper more than the wide 16:9 displays on previous Surfaces. And while that means the Surface 3 will show black bars when watching movies, the new proportions make it far more balanced to hold as a tablet. The previous Surface’s wide screen just felt more awkward when held in one hand — especially in portrait mode.

    Compared to the 1.76-pound Surface Pro 3, the Surface 3 is noticeably lighter and better-suited to being used as a tablet. But the Pro model makes for a much better ultraportable laptop, given its vastly superior hardware. That’s to be expected, but it’s a reminder that anyone considering the Surface 3 needs to think hard about how, exactly, they plan to use it.

    Alongside the Surface 3’s edges, you’ve got a full-sized USB 3.0 port, Mini DisplayPort, headphone jack and a micro-USB port for charging (no more proprietary cables!). And of course, there’s the usual power button and volume rocker, as well as a microSD card slot underneath the kickstand (something Microsoft’s included in past models). Again, there aren’t many surprises, but I grew to appreciate the Surface 3’s ability to charge over micro-USB. While it comes with a USB power adapter, you can also plug the Surface 3 into just about any micro-USB charger (or even another device with a USB port). Unless you trek out into the middle of nowhere, there’s little chance you’d find yourself stranded without the ability to juice up the Surface 3.

    If you’re the type who enjoys taking photos with your tablets — something I’ll never understand — you’ll be pleased to know the Surface 3 also sports a new 8-megapixel rear camera. That’s a step up from the 5MP shooter on the Surface 2, which we found to be fairly disappointing in our review. There’s also a 3.5MP front-facing camera, which should be far more useful.

    You’ll have to buy one of Microsoft’s Type Covers separately if you actually want a keyboard. And, let’s face it, there’s no reason why you’d want to buy the Surface without the Type Cover. Since the beginning, Microsoft’s positioned its unique keyboards as expensive accessories — because the Surface is, after all, a tablet. The problem with that logic, though, is that Microsoft also wants it to be seen as a laptop replacement. And trying to sell a laptop without a keyboard is like trying to sell a car without a steering wheel (no, Google’s self-driving cars don’t count). It’s just not going to happen. Microsoft is so eager to compete with the iPad’s price that it’s practically lying to consumers about the Surface’s true cost. That may have been excusable at the start — maybe — but at this point it just feels gross.

    Just like before, the Surface 3’s Type Covers latch onto the tablet with a strong magnetic clip. But, taking another cue from its bigger brother, it also angles up slightly, which makes it more stable while on your lap. Microsoft has created a new Type Cover to fit the Surface 3’s smaller frame, but you can also attach any of the previous Surface keyboard cases if you’ve got them lying around (though they will hang over the tablet’s edges a bit). There’s no new Touch Cover (which doesn’t have physical keys) for the Surface 3, which may be a sign Microsoft is ready to give up on that whole concept. But given just how thin and capable it’s been able to make the Type Cover, I don’t expect anyone will mourn the inevitable death of the Touch Cover.

    Display, pen input

    Microsoft managed to cram some nice displays into the last round of Surface devices, and that trend continues with the Surface 3. It features a 10.8-inch LCD with a 1,920 x 1,280 resolution that’s bright, crisp and colorful. It’s not as sharp as the iPad Air 2’s Retina screen, or the Quad HD screens in Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S line, but it’s a fine display for extended reading, photo viewing and even watching movies (I particularly enjoyed using the Surface 3 to catch up on my Comixology queue). But if you have issues reading small text, take note: The Surface 3’s generous resolution will make some websites and programs hard to use. Be prepared to bump up the text size in your system settings and browser.

    As is usually the case with LCDs, the Surface 3’s display fares well indoors, but loses its luster outdoors. It’s still usable — you can easily make out text and photos — but you’ll have to get through plenty of reflectivity to get anything done. It’s hard to fault the Surface too much when this is a problem you’ll face with most tablets and laptops, even those significantly more expensive. For what it’s worth, the Surface Pro 3 performs much better in direct sunlight.

     

  • Facebook’s solar-powered drone to beam internet from sky

    Facebook has completed the production of its first full-scale solar-powered internet drone that will deliver wireless internet with lasers from the sky in parts of the developing world where internet availability is still a dream.

    Mark Zuckerberg has announced the completion of Aquila, Facebook’s first unmanned plane that beams down internet connectivity from the sky, as part of his project with Internet.org.

    “It has the wingspan of a Boeing 737, but weighs less than a car and can stay in the air for months at a time,” Zuckerberg said in a statement posted on his Facebook blog on Thursday.

    “We have also made a breakthrough in laser communications technology. We have successfully tested a new laser that can transmit data at 10 gigabits per second,” he continued.

    “That is 10 times faster than any previous system, and it can accurately connect with a point the size of a dime from more than 10 miles away,” Zuckerberg said.

    Aquila’s wings are made of a type of material called carbon fibre.

    “When the carbon fibre material undergoes a kind of heating process known as curing, it can become “stronger than steel for the same mass of material,” Yael Maguire, Facebook Connectivity Lab director, wrote in a blog post.

    The drone has been developed by Facebook’s Connectivity Lab which is part of Facebook’s Internet.org initiative to bring the internet to places where there is a lack of connectivity.

    This effort is important “because 10 per cent of the world’s population lives in areas without existing internet infrastructure. To affordably connect everyone, we need to build completely new technologies,” Zuckerberg informed.

    In an accompanying video, Facebook engineers said that the drone will fly from 60,000 to 90,000 feet above the Earth and stay in the sky three months at a time.

    “Using aircraft to connect communities using lasers might seem like science fiction. But science fiction is often just science before its time,” Zuckerberg wrote.

    Facebook will have lasers on the ground that can locate the dome-shaped optical head, located on the bottom of the plane, in the air basically shooting a laser at a dime-sized target that is more than 10 miles away, tech portal The Verge reported.

    The plane will first hone in on the general location of the laser on the ground, proceeding to target it further and lock onto the location so that it can start beaming down the internet.

     

  • New Horizons takes students to Microsoft’s global competition

    New Horizons Nigeria will be sponsoring two students from its Partner Schools, Doregos Private Academy and Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls plus a school teacher as chaperon to the 2015 Certiport Microsoft Specialist and Adobe Certified Associate competition taking place in Texas USA.

    The winners are Miss Aisha Toki of Doregos Private Academy who emerged the national winner of Adobe Certified Associate Photoshop Competition and Miss Afopefoluwa Laja of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, national winner of Microsoft Office Word Specialist Competition.

    The two of them emerged the winners after very rigorous competition held at New Horizons Centre Lagos in June this year where they sat for real time on line test in various aspects of ICT. New Horizons will pick all the bills on behalf of the two kids and one chaperon for this competition.

    They are to represent their schools and Nigeria in the Worldwide Championship in Dallas Texas, USA where they will be competing with other national champions from 90 countries with a total of 400,000 participants in Europe, America and Asia fromAugust 9 to 12.

    Its CEO, Mr Tim Akano, said the most viable solution to Nigeria current economic crisis is to reposition its economy now that the prices of crude oil keep falling   from an oil dependent nation to an ICT producing nation like Israel, South Korea and India. But this can only happen if we give our kids quality ICT education from Primary school to university.

    This is why for the past 10 years New Horizons Nigeria has taken it upon itself to champion this noble cause by focusing on massive ICT education across board’ . We are committed as a company to help Nigeria produce more people like Chinedu – the Nigerian born ICT Professional based in the US who sold his company to Apple for $1billion’

    Mr Akano ‘while congratulating the two schools that produced the top winners also used the occasion to congratulate their parents and the kids themselves. He challenges the kids to go to the Texas , USA  and conquer and bring the trophy to Nigeria ‘ New Horizons is a US-based, World’s largest IT and E -Business SkillsTraining Company (source www.idc.com) with more than 360 centres in 80 countries across the six continents.

    This will be the fifth year in a row that New Horizons will be sponsoring Nigerian kids to feature in this most important global ICT competition. New Horizons for the past 10 years have been at the forefront of repositioning Nigeria through the instrumentality of ICT, with the chief aim of making Nigeria become an ICT export nation as against being a consumer nation that she is presently.

    From Nigeria alone, over 200 students from different schools across the country participated in this year Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Associate categories of the Certiport Competitions which began  in January. Apart from the topmost two, Aisha and Afopefoluwa representing the country, the other runners-up in the Adobe and MOS Categories who also scored 80 per cent and above are Emmanuel Emmanuella and Ayomide Abati of Phidel College Lagos while Doregoes Private Academy, Lagos that produced Aisha, one of the Champions going to Dallas Competition also had Adekunle Faderera and Abdul Bello in the 80 per cent and above category.

    Others that made it to the Top 10 in MOS Category are: Khairat Abubaka, Abati Ayomide both from Phidel College, MaryamBiobaku of Vivian Fowler, Momodu Oluwaseun of Regal College Ogun State, Asemota Isaac of Princeton College Lagos, Jawando Adetutu of Honeyland College Lagos and Bifarin Alayonimi of OAU International School Ile-Ife, Osun State and Adachukwu Chimaobi of Priceton College Lagos.

    The Test procedure is based on rigorous Online, real-time International Examination on various MOS and Adobe Technologies of which results enable the sorting of the ‘men’ from the ‘boys’. The Top finalists in the International Certification Examination are then selected on merit to compete for the grand finale in Washington D.C. USA.

    The World Championship Competition provides excellent opportunity for students to showcase their Microsoft Office, Adobe Design and other high-valued skills which enable participants earn international certification, impress student colleagues, gain recognition and become Internationally Certified in early readiness for a rosy future career and entrepreneurship pursuits.

    Certiport, the organiser, is a Pearson VUE Business, international giant and the leading provider of certification exams development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 12,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide and it reliably delivers over two million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce and corporate technology markets in more than 148 countries and 27 languages worldwide.

    Part of its achievement in Nigeria includes: production of the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, Youngest Adobe Certified Associate and Youngest EC-Council Security 5 Professional. It currently has partnerships with 80 primary and secondary schools and 12 Universities in Nigeria.

    In the last ten years New Horizons has empowered over one million Nigerians at different fora at National Stadium and various Schools and Universities. New Horizons pioneered the integration of ICT certification based training into the university academic curricula eleven years ago, long before the government decided to introduce ICT training into the Nigeria education system.

     

  • Phase3 is Pan African Broadband for Enterprise Solutions Provider of the year

    Phase3 is Pan African Broadband for Enterprise Solutions Provider of the year

    west Africa’s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecoms services provider, Phase3 Telecom has added another award to its local and international awards and recognitions with its emergence as Pan African Broadband for Enterprise Solution Provider of the Year at Technology Africa’s ‘Titans of Tech’ 2015 Awards.

    Phase3 Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Stanley Jegede said: “We are grateful for the outpouring of recognition and support from the region and international community for our vision to ensure the sustainable development of Africa through the provision of the most reliable telecommunications services. Speedy broadband penetration is a major focus to what we do and we will continue to ensure that the region enjoys quality of service, reliability and exceptional customer experience as we continue on this journey.”

    Jegede maintains that the company hopes to continue to deliver on the promises made to its clients, partners and the industry.This is particularly in the area of network expansion in West Africa as well as investment in communications technology that enables its clients to share critical and big data within a secure, reliable and scalable infrastructure.

    According to the Managing Consultant for Titans of Tech 2015, Mr. Pedro Aganbi,  Phase3’s win is well deserved after going through a rigorous voting exercise against top contenders including Computer Warehouse Group, Signal Alliance, Resourcery and Business Connexion; to come out as the preferred enterprise broadband services provider. He stated that the company’s unique approach to amplifying regional connectivity puts the customer’s need first thus gaining a strong market niche with discerning corporate customers.

    The organisers believe that Phase3 has demonstrated time and again that it is committed to enhancing the availability of fast and reliable internet to the unserved and underserved parts of the West Africa Sub-region through investment in infrastructure and human capital. More so; the company’s recent opinion pieces in influential national dailies prove that its strategic insight and blueprint for Africa’s telecommunications industry is achievable, sustainable and key to eradicating the current digital divide.

     

  • Ampion, others partner to finance tech start-ups

    Ampion, others partner to finance tech start-ups

    Ampion has partnered Transparency International (TI), the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and leading financial institutions in West Africa for two major technology projects. The first is Ampion Venture Bus West Africa, which will run from September 17 to 23 this year while the second is the Ampion Fellowship and a start-up incubation programme to be launched and run in West Africa from October  this year until March next year.

    Tagged: the Ampion Venture Bus West Africa 2015, it aims to develop tech solutions for democratic participation and financial inclusion, will kick off on September 17 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, at the brand new Fablab Baby Lab. The Venture Bus programme will bring 45 talented entrepreneurs on a seven-day tour to meet the tech startup communities in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin. The startups on the bus are encouraged to work together with Ampion’s partners to develop innovative solutions in the fields of fin-tech and governance.

    The programme will alternate between working on own start-up ideas on the bus and pitching, workshops and coaching sessions during stops in the region’s biggest tech HUBs. The Venture Bus is destined for Lagos, Nigeria where it coincides with Africa’s largest pitching competition, DEMO Africa scheduled for September 23. At the Venture Bus Grand Final in Lagos, the startups developed on the Venture Bus will pitch to a renowned jury of company representatives and investors.

    The best startups emerging from the Venture Bus West Africa will have the chance to apply for the Ampion Fellowship West Africa 2015/2016. The Fellowship is a six months incubation programme starting in October this year. It offers a grant, free office space and free, regular one-on-one mentoring. The Ampion Fellows will fly to a kick-off event in Berlin, Germany, to meet investors and to refine their business model. No equity will be taken in the Ampion Fellowship. The programme is launched in cooperation with OSIWA.

     

  • Glo treats Soyinka, young literary stars to reading night

    Total Information and Communications Technology solutions provider, Globacom, says it plans to celebrate the continent’s iconic literary giant and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, with a night of literary readings, featuring other young writers.

    Globacom, it will be recalled, has remained Africa’s iconic supporter of Literature as it has promoted the art and literature both in Nigeria and in Ghana by bringing together literary giants to read excerpts from the works of the most celebrated Wole Soyinka. It also sponsors the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.

    In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday, Globacom said the event captioned “A Night with Wole Soyinka and Nigeria’s Young Literary Stars” would be held in August.

    The company explained that apart from using the event to promote literature, it is also being organized to pay tribute to the literary stars for their immense contributions to the study of literature and for putting Nigeria on the world literary map.

    Prof. Soyinka, the company noted, had brought honour and glory to Nigeria and the whole of Africa.” In addition to celebrating the wordsmith, the event will also provide a platform for lovers of literature, the media and the guests to interact with Professor Soyinka and the young award winning writers”, Globacom further explained.

    The telecoms network added that arrangements were being concluded to ensure an evening of intellectual stimulation, glitz, glamour and sublime entertainment for guests.

    At the event, Globacom will also launch a special prize in Literature for undergraduate students across the country tagged “The Glo Literature Prize for Undergraduate Students”.

    The evening will also showcase a documentary on the life and times of the Nobel Laureate as well as a reading of his works by the three young literary Nigerian writers.

    The writers will in addition share their personal perspective on African literature and the contributions of Prof Soyinka in an interactive exchange. The young writers being honoured on the night are Sefi Atta, Tope Folarin and E.C. Osondu.

    Sefi Atta was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1964. She has won several awards including the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, 2005 PEN International David TK Wong Prize and 2003 Red Hen Press Short Story Award.

    Tope Folarin who lives and works in Washington, DC., United States, won the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for his short story entitled ‘Miracle’ from Transition. He is the recipient of writing fellowships from the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington DC., and serves on the board of the Hurston/Wright Foundation. Tope was educated at Morehouse College, and the University of Oxford, where he earned two Master’s degrees as a Rhodes Scholar.

    E.C. Osondu who is the last celebrant won the Caine Prize in 2009 for his story “Waiting”. He has also won the Allen and Nirelle Galso Prize for Fiction, and his story, “A Letter from Home”, was judged one of The Top Ten Stories on the Internet in 2006. His debut short story collection Voice of America was published by Harper Collins in 2010 and Granta Books in 2011. He lives in Rhode Island, USA where he is an Assistant Professor of English at Providence College.

     

  • Timeline: BBM celebrates 10th birthday

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  • How to fight e-payment fraud, by CBN, Winigroup

    How to fight e-payment fraud, by CBN, Winigroup

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Winigroup, an information technology (IT) security provider, risk management solutions firms and experts in the banking and financial technology industry have urged stronger collaboration among regulatory authorities,  banks to secure the electronic payment system from cyber-criminals.

    Director, Banking and Payments System, CBN, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, who spoke at a fraud protection forum organised in Lagos by Winigroup and Easy Solutions to sensitise the banking industry about latest threats from hackers and e-fraudsters, said the apex bank is not resting on its oars at securing the e-payment system. He said the CBN is exploring ways to establish an industry Security Operations Centre and a Risk Information Centre, to consolidate its grip at reducing e-payments fraud to the barest minimum and enhance trust in payments system. He said the CBN is partnering relevant stakeholders to achieve this.

    Fatokun said WiniGroup has been a partner in the journey towards combating e-fraud and secure e-payments ecosystem.

    A former deputy governor at the apex bank, Mr. Tunde Lemo, urged banks to create a secured environment, brand and fraud intelligence, safe browsing and device analytics.

    “I recall that fraud incidence on magnetic stripe was as much as 90 per cent until we introduced chip and pin. We can only fight fraud if we work together.   Unless we have a forum for cross-fertilisation of ideas, we may not know what the other guys are doing,” Lemo said, adding that the CBN should quickly galvanise banks to get better technology solutions to deter e-frauds and take up consumer protection.

    Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Easy Solutions, Mr. Jeremy Boorer, said Nigerian banks are up in a battle with e-fraudsters who are daily devising new strategies to steal financial information and money from bank accounts. The firm is the only security vendor focused on the comprehensive detection and prevention of electronic fraud across all devices, channels and clouds.

    He called on the banks to urgently deploy mobile fraud prevention, transaction risk monitoring, fraud intelligence, cloud and email authentication, safe browsing and clientless malware detection on their electronic channels. He said banks need to take proactive mitigation for account takeover, internet scams and malicious activity against their brands.

    He said banks need to have proactive malware detection and threat analytics on their customer devices, real-time transaction anomaly detection and risk evaluation, transparently deploy multi-layered security in their mobile banking application as well as stop email spoofing with fastest path to full DMARC application.

    He also advised that they deploy transparent malware protection for all clients with zero friction, multi-factor authentication for web and cloud applications. He also warned that there are fake apps claiming to come from banks, saying once downloaded and financial information entered included credit/debit cards details and personal identity numbers, the bank customer money is gone as the fraudster will clone the cards or transfer monies immediately.

    Mr. Tim Akano, vice chairman, Winigroup, convener of the anti-fraud forum said fraudsters are using Bank Verification Number (BVN) policy and other means to dupe customers. He welcomed CBN’s collaboration with experts within and outside the banking industry as well as law enforcements agencies under the Nigeria electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) to take advantage of new ideas including the ones expressed at the forum.

    Akano further expressed his appreciation to the CBN for partnering with WiniGroup to ensure that the e-Payment anti-fraud event will be a regular annual event. He closed by thanking the well over 30 organisations represented primarily from the financial sector and promised that they should expect something bigger in the next edition