Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy

47CYBERSECURITY POLICY IN NIGERIA

A tool for national security and economic prosperity

Adewunmi J. Falode

Introduction

Nigeria has an active and expanding presence in cyberspace. Critical sectors of its economy, such as banking and telecommunications, are heavily dependent on access to cyberspace technology. Thus, Nigeria has taken proactive measures creating specialized agencies and units for cybersecurity protection, as well as enacting legislation and policies to fight cybercrime and protect the country’s critical infrastructure.

Statement of National Cybersecurity Strategy

Nigeria has come to rely on cyberspace to carry out most of its socio-economic and political functions in the twenty-first century. The shift into cyberspace has ...