Cookie consent or cookie manipulation?

Clearing the haze: Hidden costs of data ambiguity

The concept of consent is much more than what meets the individual’s eye when they reach a particular website. Cookies might be placed covertly on the individual’s device even before affirmatively activating the cookie and what’s more, most organisations make it extremely hard for most individuals to access websites if they don’t accept cookies. That […]

Wither Nigeria amid rising debt, crashing revenue? 

Nigeria’s Naira: The trashing of ECOWAS’ lead currency

The recent disclosure by Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s minister of finance, budget and national planning, that the federal government spent N1.93 trillion on debt servicing, which was 20 percent higher than the retained revenue (N1.63 trillion) between January and April 2022, literally opened up how a ‘can of worms’ the country’s fiscal profile has become. […]

Securing privacy in Internet of Things(IoT)

Clearing the haze: Hidden costs of data ambiguity

These days we are connected to our smart watches, phones and iPad. And, we have now seen an avalanche of products having features that replicate the internet of things – our cars can, at a command, play songs we want, our fridge can nudge us to order milk or eggs and we can control our […]

Implementing the NIST Privacy Framework

BIG DATA: Steering global governance

Data breaches happen regularly and worldwide, which compromises the financial position of companies and put data subjects at risks. There are various ways to avoid these breaches or significantly reduce these breaches. One of those sure proven ways is by implementing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) privacy framework. This is a tried-and-true […]

Role of Lagos as metaphor of commodities ecosystem

Deconstructing that Otedola, Elumelu Transcorp equity deal 

BY SOLA ONI. Lagos State governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, at the weekend, demonstrated a clear understanding of the pivotal role of a commodities exchange towards accelerated economic growth and development. He strongly believes that Lagos is a commercial hub of Nigeria and should take a lead position in leveraging commodities ecosystem to grow the Nigerian […]