The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications
Commission, NCC, Umar Dantata, says Nigeria currently ranks third
globally in cyber crimes behind the UK and the U.S.
The NCC boss made
this known when he spoke Tuesday August 22nd, at the ongoing 2017 Annual
General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Lagos.
“About N127 billion was the estimated loss to cyber crime in Nigeria
in 2015; Nigeria ranks third in global internet crimes behind the UK and
U.S. A critical factor militating against Africa’s economic resurgence
is the weakness of its institutions. Nigeria ranks 169 out of 199 on the
World Bank’s ease of doing business rankings; we are in a middle of a
revolution and the rise of what we call the networked society. The NCC
stipulates the laws of engagement that will make the cyberspace safe and
ensure the confidence as well as the safety of the cyberspace,” he told
the audience.
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