Nigeria Might play a more strategic role in the cyber market within the next 10 years- Gbega Hashim

Global energy executive and former presidential candidate in 2019, Mr.Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has stressed the importance of cyber security in the Nigeria’s competitive cyber market, insisting that the country could play a more strategic role in the cyber space within the next 10 years. In a keynote address he delivered during a book launch titled: ‘Nigeria: Cyberpower and National Security’, written by Professor Dare Ogunlana of the University of Texas, United States of America, at the weekend, Olawepo-Hashim said the book would not have come at a better time than now, as Nigeria faces multifarious problems of insecurity. According to him, “I am delighted to present the keynote address at the presentation of this very important book titled: ‘Nigeria: Cyberpower and National Security’. “Nigeria may have quietly emerged as a cyber-power unsung, unknown and unnoticed by many.” He explained that the country is now home to the sixth largest users of the internet in the world. The energ...