Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recently released its 5th Global Cybersecurity Index 2024 (GCI 2024), which assesses countries' commitment to cybersecurity based on the framework's five pillars: legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation. Nigeria is categorised within the tier-three nations in the GCI 2024 report, which signifies that the country is experiencing a rise in digital service provisions and increasing online access for the populace, but has failed to integrate cybersecurity measures into its fundamental socio-economic and digital connectivity strategies.

Nigeria, among the top five African countries in the 2018 GCI report, has now fal...