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Kits Moves to Entrench Best Practices of Data Centre

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KITS is set to empower a group of selected Data Centre Managers that cut across all sectors of the economy including banks, oil and gas, ISPs and conglomerate come July 12, in line with the recent declaration by the CBN that all banks should meet Tier 3 standards (global standard based on availability specifications for data centres) before the year “2017.

It is hoped that this will guide their path in terms of choices, informed decision, design consideration to maximize the enormous investment they would be making.

This free workshop is coming as part of KITS continuous drive of entrenching best practice of Data Centre Design and Management.

With this giant stride, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Usman,  programme coordinator, said that within a couple of years to come now, KITS would redefine the Data Centre industry with trained manpower who understand what it takes to build Data Centre from scratch and maintain it efficiently, year in year out, eliminating preventable downtime or failure.

She further went on to say that since commencement of the 1st industry non-vendor based Data centre certification training in Nigeria by KITS Technologies Limited, the industry has witnessed a sharp increase in both awareness and best practice of data centre build and management.

She said this continuous effort of KITS is aimed not only improving existing data centre manpower but to serve as a veritable platform for Data Centre Owners to improve the knowledge of their technicians, Engineers and Facility managers

The training since started in Nigeria in 2012 have grown and improved in content, scope, practical relevance of today’s Data Centre build and management requirement and would serve a veritable guide for would-be ICT starter, Consultant, M&E Engineers, Architect on how to build and manage a modern-day Data Centre.

The training has been hugely productive in Nigeria, having exposed previous attendees and delegates from the various industry players to the proper understanding of necessary considerations, and the urgent need to commence immediate professional evaluation of their existing data centres, as they’ve realized the wide gaps inherent in them, as most no longer meets the realities of today’s Data Centre standards and needs. The next Certification training comes up between July 8th and 12th, 2014 in Lagos.


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Transcorp Hotels Delivers Stellar H1 Results, Declares Over ₦1Bn Dividend

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Transcorp Hotels Plc has delivered a stellar performance in the first half of 2025, recording a 60% year-on-year surge in revenue to ₦47.57 billion, up from ₦29.72 billion in H1 2024. Gross profit climbed 71% to ₦36.21 billion, maintaining a strong 76% margin despite inflation and operational headwinds.

The hospitality giant, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, also announced an interim dividend payout of ₦1.024 billion — offering ₦0.10 per 50 kobo ordinary share to shareholders.

In a bold move, the company unveiled Nigeria’s largest corporate venue — the 5,000-seat Transcorp Centre — staking its claim as the new leader in event hospitality. Chairman Emmanuel Nnorom described the results as proof of Transcorp Hotels’ transformative strategies and unwavering investor commitment. MD/CEO Uzo Oshogwe attributed the success to relentless execution and a resilient business model.

Transcorp Hotels, renowned for iconic assets like Transcorp Hilton Abuja and its digital platform Aura, says it isn’t just leading Nigeria’s hospitality sector — it’s redefining excellence across Africa.


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Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

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Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.

Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

 

China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have “exploited vulnerabilities” in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms, but not in its cloud-based service.

The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them.

“Investigations into other actors also using these exploits are still ongoing,” Microsoft said in a statement.

The firm said it had “high confidence” the hackers would continue to target systems which have not installed its security updates.

It added that it would update its website blog with more information as its investigation continues.

Microsoft said it had observed attacks in which hackers had sent a request to a SharePoint server “enabling the theft of the key material by threat actors”.

Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer at Mandiant Consulting firm, a division of Google Cloud, told reporter, it was “aware of several victims in several different sectors across a number of global geographies”.

Carmakal said it appeared that governments and businesses that use SharePoint on their sites were the primary target.

A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims’ SharePoint data, he said.

“This was exploited in a very broad way, very opportunistically before a patch was made available. That’s why this is significant,” Carmakal said.

Carmakal said the “China-nexus actor” was deploying techniques similar to previous campaigns associated with Beijing.

Microsoft said Linen Typhoon had “focused on stealing intellectual property, primarily targeting organizations related to government, defence, strategic planning, and human rights” for 13 years.

It added that Violet Typhoon had been “dedicated to espionage”, primarily targeting former government and military staff, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, higher education, the media, the financial sector and the health sector in the US, Europe, and East Asia.

Meanwhile, Storm-2603 was “assessed with medium confidence to be a China-based threat actor”.

 

 

 


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NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a public warning that it is not associated with NINcard.com.

NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

According to the commission, the website has been circulating online to offer services for Nigerians seeking National Identification Number (NIN) services.

NIMC, in a post on its official X account on Wednesday, said, “NINcard.com is not in anyway affiliated to NIMC. Stay vigilant!”

The warning was accompanied by screenshots of fake payment receipts and OTP request pages from the website, both of which were boldly stamped “FAKE” by NIMC to alert the public.


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