Northern coalition endorses cybersecurity Act to combat rising cybercrimes

A coalition of Northern organisations, operating under the umbrella of Arewa House, has asserted the necessity of the Cybersecurity Act as a pivotal initiative to counter the escalating cybercrimes in Nigeria.

This stance was articulated in a communiqué issued at the end of a one-day roundtable discussion on the Cybersecurity Act, organised by Arewa House in Kaduna. Dr. Shaibu Shehu Aliyu, Director of Arewa House, read the communiqué in Kaduna.

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The coalition, consisting of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), Arewa House, academia, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), civil society organisations (CSOs), and a diverse array of stakeholders, deliberated on the Act’s provisions and objectives aimed at safeguarding the Nigerian cyberspace.