Digital Encode Limited has been honoured by the African Quality Achievement Awards (AQAA) 2017 as Africa’s Most Innovative Quality Cyber Security Consulting Firm of The Year 2017.
Category: Security & Law
LegitCar Launches Database of Missing Cars in Nigeria [2017]
Nigerian startup LegitCar has launched a database of all missing cars in Nigeria, allowing car buyers to ensure the car they are about to purchase is not listed as stolen.
LegitCar, which had been under development since September last year, charges car buyers a small fee to search the database. If a match is made, they can view the information of the original owner and claim a cash reward if they help reunite the owner with the car.
According to Vincent Okeke, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of LegitCar:
“Everyday people’s cars go missing, here in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world. These cars are forcefully taken away from people at gunpoint or they just disappear from the parking lots. Our solution was developed to prevent this resale from happening.
“We sincerely believe that if we make it impossible for stolen cars to be resold, with time we will be making that line of business unattractive for thieves, and as such make our world a little bit safer.
Since we launched our demo in September, we have learnt a lot and improved on our services further. Our short term and long term goals are a couple of services which we will introduce around our core services. This will ensure the continuous growth of the business.
Colonel Kazir Is Awarded USAWC Distinguished Graduate [2017]
Colonel Kazir graduates with Distinction out of 138 graduating fellows of The United States Army War College (USAWC), from 71 countries and was awarded distinguished graduate (the best graduate prize).
PTCIJ Launches pressattackng to Monitor Attacks on Nigerian Journalists [2017]
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), has launched a Press Attack tracker named pressattackng as part of its strategic vision of ensuring freedom of expression and its fight against press suppression.
pressattackng seeks to document and track threats and attacks on journalists nationwide. This tracker establishes a comprehensive method of documenting the oppression many human rights activists face with a tracking method that has never been done in Nigeria.
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First Bank Is Re-elected Into PCI SSC Board of Directors [2017]
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been re-elected into the Board of Advisors of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) for the third consecutive time, a reaffirmation of its leadership position in corporate governance and risk management.
The PCI SSC is an open, global forum for the development of payment card security standards which works with organisations around the world to protect businesses and consumers against data theft by continuously developing new payment security standards, cyber security training courses, and certification programmes.
Head of Information Security Operations at First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Lara Nwokedi, has been representing FirstBank on the Board of PCI SSC in the fight against payment fraud and data breaches globally. Nwokedi, a payment card industry professional, security lead auditor and implementer, has many years experience in information security and has led several initiatives in the bank.
2017 NFPAWA Writing Contest Winners
Martin Agbili (an electrical/safety engineer and senior service officer in Anambra State Fire Service) and Jonathan Mairiga have emerged winners in the risk management writing contest put together by the National Fire Prevention Awareness and Advocacy (NFPAWA), a life, fire safety and security risk management organisation, for safety experts.
The novel competition in Nigeria and West Africa is according to NFPAWA, an initiative geared towards developing capacity in security, fire and safety risk management as well as part of programmes line up for the forthcoming risk management conference by the organisation.
Banwo & Ighodalo in Chambers Global 2017 Tier 1 Ranking
Banwo & Ighodalo receives Tier 1 rankings in the Nigerian legal market, across its Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial and Energy & Natural Resources practices in the Chambers Global Guide; with 6 lawyers also recognized. Banwo & Ighodalo also retained its ranking as a leading firm in Intellectual Property and made its debut ranking in Dispute Resolution.
Chambers Global 2017 directory offers client-based insights into law firms and lawyers practising internationally; and covers over 190 countries across the world including Region-wide and Global-wide sections. Law firms and individual lawyers are ranked in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best.