E-Business
PPC Shares Insights on Smart Tools Transforming Workplace Models

The shift from full-time in-office to remote or hybrid work models necessitates the use of intelligent tools to keep employees engaged and ensure seamless and successful workflow, says PPC, Nigeria’s leading ICT and infrastructure development company.
While commenting on the impact of naira scarcity and the general elections on workplace dynamics, the Head of the ICT Division at PPC Limited, Dr Patrick Ede, said smooth business operations for offices implementing remote or hybrid work model is possible.
According to him, business efficiency can be achieved with the adoption of some operations management and monitoring technologies that support continuous communication and tracking of work activities irrespective of workers’ location.
The hybrid work model, which combines remote and in-person work, has become increasingly popular after the global pandemic, as businesses seek to maximize productivity and drive operations in the face of enormous logistics challenges encountered over the past few months.
“After the global pandemic, most organizations have moved to implement flexible working models because there is IT infrastructure that has proven to effectively support business operations while ensuring productivity does not suffer,” Ede said.
The IT expert added, “Softphones, voice and video conferencing and other mobility applications are indispensable tools that aid real-time remote communication between employees. It encourages team collaboration and empowers employees to handle a wide range of business calls to clients and team members from their remote devices.
“Organizations are now implementing Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS), which ensures that information sharing and signing off on documents, projects, and invoices can be done from any location. With EDMS, all files are electronically-held in a remote location and accessible by anyone who has been granted access or permission.”
Ede explained that the adoption of such tools will not only encourage regular interactions with local and offshore workers but also allow the preservation of company culture regardless of the location of the employees.
He added that tech infrastructure and tools are most essential to support the flexible work models, which have become the reality of today’s workplace.
PPC has worked with several leading organizations to implement scalable IT infrastructure and systems that support hybrid work models whilst providing technical expertise on network optimization, cloud services and data security.
E-Business
Transcorp Hotels Delivers Stellar H1 Results, Declares Over ₦1Bn Dividend

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.
E-Business
Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.
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”.
E-Business
NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

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