Securing privacy in Internet of Things(IoT)
Michael Irene
August 7, 2022
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
Michael IreneAugust 2, 2022
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 […]
Ghana is taking up the carbon tax cue
Francis KokutseAugust 1, 2022
By Francis Kokutse. A popular saying among the Ewes of Ghana’s Volta Region, which is to the east of the country, states that, “when the drumbeats change, you change your steps as well.” For this reason, the Ghanaian government has taken a cue and is reacting accordingly to the global cry on climate change. […]
Role of Lagos as metaphor of commodities ecosystem
Anthony NlebemAugust 1, 2022
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 […]
Integration as a business development strategy
OLUFEMI ADEDAMOLA OYEDELEAugust 1, 2022
BY OLUFEMI ADEDAMOLA OYEDELE. Businesses operate with the collaboration or cooperation of other businesses. This they do to derive the benefits of division of labour. A tomato ketchup manufacturing company requires apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, sea salt, sugar and maple syrup. It also requires containers for packing the ketchup, labels for branding and cardboard […]
On technology adoption and business development
OLUFEMI ADEDAMOLA OYEDELEJuly 25, 2022
BY OLUFEMI ADEDAMOLA OYEDELE. Ron Shevlin of Forbes in a 2021 article noted that a study, “In Cornerstone’s What’s Going On in Banking 2021”,, identified the top five technologies for that year as: 1) Digital account opening; 2) Application programming interfaces (APIs); 3) Video collaboration; 4) Procure to pay (P2P) application; and 5) Cloud computing.” […]
African aviation and rising fuel costs
Ekelem AirhihenJuly 25, 2022
BY EKELEM AIRHIHEN. African airlines will have to look inwards and find collaborative solutions across the industry value chain to remain in the skies as fuel prices begin to pose an existential threat. McKinsey, the global consulting firm, in its article of July 15, 2022 ( Why rising fuel prices might not be bad for […]
On CBN’s risk-based cybersecurity framework and guidelines
Michael IreneJuly 25, 2022
BY MICHAEL IRENE, PhD The Central Bank of Nigeria’s risk-based cybersecurity framework and guidelines for other financial institutions is a welcomed strategy especially if one considers this epochal period of data exchange and the surrounding implications of getting governance of these sets of information assets wrong. The guidelines look at cybersecurity oversight, risk management systems, […]
Pan-African trade enabling Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution
SISONKE MGWEBIJuly 18, 2022
BY SISONKE MGWEBI. The world is rapidly becoming interconnected through advancements in technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), the Internet of Things (IoT), and much more. These technologies are associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and increased intra-African trade can help the continent apply and develop 4IR technologies to develop […]
Finding opportunity in volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity
Chris CrowleyJuly 18, 2022
BY CHRIS CROWLEY. Let’s be honest: it’s a crazy world right now. We have crises going on that on their own would be significant, major, and global, and we have several of these things happening at the same time. For example, we have a war, plus an impacting famine with the food crisis, global inflation, […]