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Digital Encode garners cybersecurity honours at BoICT Awards 2019
- Co-Founders: Dr. Seyi and Dr. Wale win Cybersecurity Personality of the Year
BY: Sandra Ani
Digital Encode Limited remains a force to reckon with in the Cybersecurity field in Nigeria, and indeed Africa as confirmed by array of awards the firm garnered at the 10th anniversary of Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) awards 2019.
Digital Encode, a leading consulting and integration firm that specializes in the design, management, and security of business-critical networks, telecommunications environments and other Information Technology (IT) infrastructures, was honoured as Compliance Advisory Company of the Year at the ceremony held over the weekend at Eko Hotel and Suite, Lagos.
Similarly, the Co-Founders: Dr. Seyi Akindeinde and Dr. Wale Obadare were jointly bestowed with the Cybersecurity Personality of the Year, for their leading roles and exploits working in the IT and information security arena.
Recall that the ingenious cybersecurity experts were inducted into BoICT Hall Of Fame in 2018 by Communications Week Media Limited, organisers of BoICT Awards.
Speaking on the award, the Publisher and Editor in-Chief of Communications Week Media, Mr. Ken Nwogbo, said that Digital Encode has remained outstanding in Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk and Compliance advisory segment of the market.
He said that Nigerians who voted for the company en mass recognised the expertise which lies in solving multifaceted, complex enterprise network security and audit problems.
“This, in the first place, triggered interest among the award Organising Committee to look the way of Digital Encode. So, we are proud of them. The Co-Founders Dr. Wale Obadare and Dr. Seyi Akindeinde, have continued to inspires young Nigerians to look at that critical aspect of the IT industry- Cybersecurity and GRC. It is easier to hear that someone has launched an e-commerce website, edutech, or another startup, but the potentials of such platforms can only as secured as the backend, which Digital Encode has been the backbone. We celebrate them.
Digital Encode is notable for their competencies in providing advisory services toward improvements in information security management, network security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, computer forensics, risk management and business continuity management.
Presenting the award to the award recipients, the President, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr. Olusola Teniola, expressed how proud he is that Digital Encode provides Cybersecurity assessments, ISO 27001 compliance and pre-certification audit services and other array of services that have distinguished them in the market.
He said that as a Centre for Information Security Intelligence (CISI), Digital Encode as an indigenous Cybersecurity & GRC firm deserves the patronage of both public and private enterprises.
Commenting shortly after receiving the awards, Dr. Seyi Akindeinde who doubles as the Chief Research Officer and Director of Security Assurance at Digital Encode, said he was highly elated for this honour done on the company and their co-personality award, especially by thousands of Nigerians who voted for them.
Dr. Seyi has over 17 years’ experience in the field and has spent the better part of the last few years exploring the security issues faced by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Financial Transaction Systems (FTS), amongst other undisputed documented achievements to his credit.
“At Digital Encode, our unique methodology is rooted in the concept that a company should run its IT organization as a business. We assist Companies to achieve these goals through a well-defined secure process; translating strategic business objectives into sound, achievable technology solutions. This approach ensures that the technology never obscures the business goals”, he added.
Also, Dr. Wale Obadare, the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance of Digital Encode, is a Pan-African Cyber Security & GRC Thought Leader; Fellow British Computer Society (FBSC); Fellow Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC), amongst other fellowship honours.
Dr. Obadare is a seasoned Cybersecurity Expert & GRC Tecnopreneur with over forty-seven (47) international certifications to his credit.
They dedicated the awards to Digital Encode’s clients and the industry in general with a promise to keep assisting individuals and businesses protect their information assets.
Source: techeconomy.ng
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Badaru on Operational Tour of 82 Division, other Military Installations in Enugu and Imo States
The Honourable Minister of Defence H.E Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON mni is currently in Enugu on operational tour of 82 Division of Nigerian Army and other military platforms in Enugu.
He was received on arrival by the General officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army / Commander JTF SE of operation Udoka Major-General H.T Dada and other senior military officers.
The Minister is expected to meet with South East stakeholders on the way forward.
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Tinubu has granted full oversight responsibilities to Ministers of State over agencies under them amongst whom are Minister of State for Defence Dr. Bello Matawalle, Water Resources and Sanitation, Minister of State for Agriculture and others will henceforth enjoy full oversight responsibilities over such agencies.
President Bola Tinubu at FEC Meeting has approved that ministers of state be given full powers to supervise the agencies under them, the cable reported.
Until now, files pertaining to departments and agencies under their supervision were sent by their permanent secretaries to the senior ministers.
With the new dispensation, ministers of state can now grant all necessary administrative approvals on the governance process of these agencies and departments.
According to a source in the office of the head of service of the federation, “the president was not pleased with the prevailing governing framework in which ministers of states were just ministers in name”.
This, Tinubu reportedly said, led to the “underutilisation of the expertise and capabilities” of most ministers of state.
“The president believes ministers of state should have the right to make decisions and direct action within their areas of responsibility,” the official added.
According to the Cable report, the source said the idea, first mooted by Hadiza Bala Usman, special adviser to the President on policy coordination and head, central delivery coordination unit got an instant buy-in from the President.
With the new directive, the administration hopes “to unleash” the potential of all the ministers, the source added.
…It’s unprecedented to earn above minimum wage in Enugu- Labour
… We’ll commence implementation immediately- ALGON
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved N80,000 minimum wage for the state’s work force, including local government workers, effective October 2024, noting a direct link between a motivated workforce and his administration’s vision of growing the state’s economy from $4.4bn to $30bn.
The new minimum wage covers all state employees, primary school teachers, and local government workers.
Organised labour has described the wage as unprecedented, as it was the first time that Enugu workers would be earning above the national minimum wage.
Mbah announced the new minimum wage on Thursday after a meeting with the Enugu State Minimum Wage Implementation Committee headed by the Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu and labour leaders, including the state’s labour leaders.
Mbah said, “Few weeks ago, I inaugurated a committee with the responsibility to oversee the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage in Enugu State. Today, I’m happy to announce a new minimum wage for workers in Enugu State, reflecting our fidelity to their welfare, in regard of which we have been resolutely committed.
“We have approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage in Enugu State. This underscores our commitment to bequeathing lasting legacies of improved living conditions.
“Our commitment to improved workers’ welfare runs deep, and is rooted in the firm understanding of the inextricable link between an inspired workforce and the audacious economic targets we had set our sights on.
“We clearly understood that reducing poverty to the barest minimum and achieving an unprecedented economic growth target were contingent on the output of the workforce. Therefore, for us, the best way to acknowledge that labour creates wealth is by ensuring that the workforce, which creates the wealth that oils the wheel of government, is sufficiently motivated.
“We have similarly demonstrated our commitment to workers welfare through the consistent payment of the wage awards, a gesture we had pledged to sustain until a new wage structure took effect.”
Speaking, the Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo, thanked governor Mbah for always prioritising the welfare of workers, describing the new minimum wage as “a great one for Enugu workers.”
“In the past, when minimum wage is announced, it takes up to one or two years for anything to happen; and when it did, we took anything they gave us as we saw it. But today, you have even given us something much higher than national minimum wage.
“But I am not totally surprised because when other governors were paying N12,000 wage award, you were paying us N25,000. When others paid for some months and stopped, you continued paying it until the new minium wage as you promised. So, we have enjoyed wage award for 11 months and today you announced the minimum wage which is the first of its kind since my 32 years in service,” said.
Speaking to Government House correspondents, the Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Ben Asogwa, said, “We are so happy. The governor did not just announce ₦80,000 minium wage, but said that it cascades down to even local government workers. He said that he does not want disparity in salary implementation in Enugu State anymore because we all go to the same market.
“This is the first time in history we are seeing the implementation of minimum wage above the approved amount by the federal government. Actually, when we entered into the negotiation, we were afraid because we know quite well that we are not among the states that share in dividends of oil money. We know quite well that we are at the back when it comes to federal allocation, but His Excellency actually surprised us.
“One thing we have seen is that he understands the impact of motivation on productivity. The governor has set a pace and we know that any other person coming after him will have the challenge to meet up with the target set by His Excellency, Governor Peter Mbah.”
On his part, Chairman of the Association of Local Government Workers, ALGON, Enugu State, Hon. Okechukwu Edeh, pledged the commitment of council chairmen to implementing the new minimum wage.
“When you motivate workers, they become more productive. What I am promising on behalf of the Enugu ALGON family is that we are going to cascade the new minimum wage to the local government level. Implementation begins immediately,” he said.
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