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Last week, I was invited to speak at a meetup tagged 'Cyber Security and the Law'; this was facilitated by Legal Hackers in Nigeria (Imo Chapter), headed by Mr Olumba C. Benjamin and I didn't need to be convinced too much before taking the trip from Lagos to Imo, (as you might have figured out by now) I am very interested in Cybersecurity and ICT as it relates to the legal space. According to their official website;  'Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, designers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops, Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology'. Running a business consultancy which services law firms in Nigeria (Nubiane...

By Ali Afegbua In a chat with Mr Felix Adebayo of First Adsunfix Limited, an ICT expert in Digital Communication Systems (System Design and Implementation, Security and Renewable Energy Systems) he highlighted the problem areas in Nigeria’s navigation towards ICT growth and the challenges in influencing economic prosperity. We touched on many areas and the problems are numerous. Without listing all the challenges Nigeria faces, this write-up looks at the critical issues and how to turn things around for an Industrialised Nigeria, by looking way ahead of our current realities. Mr Adebayo began our chat by commenting on the current state of the countries ICT sector; ‘Looking at the ICT developments recorded in Nigeria over the years, there have been several growth spurts in the number of small businesses in that space which is good for Nigeria’s economic growth. The main challenge is the government’s lack of awareness of how revolutionary the Information Communication Technolog...