E-Business
STP Automating Transport Sector in Nigeria with Transprong

STP Information Services Limited said it has developed solutions that will enthrone ICT in the transportation sector in Nigeria with the launching of TRANSPRONG software.
Speaking to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek in his office, Nnaemeka Udenwagu, managing director and chief executive officer of the Company said that the solution is being pioneered by Cisco Transport, thereby eliminating the paper era in the sector and plug financial leakages, especially to the third parties.
He said: “We have two solutions: one for courier another for the transport sector. The solution for the transport is called TRANSPRONG. Cisco Transport is the pioneer company using the Transprong.
The application manages their operations nationwide-the branches, accounts, gas session, marketing, operations, stores, workshop, human resources, debit card management and booking/ticketing. It manages their online presence. The passengers can book online which interfaces with the portal from the backend.
“The simplified solution enables the passengers to log in from more than 30 branches across the country including Ghana. As the tickets are purchased manifests are prepared alongside; thereby eliminating the paper era in the transport sector where even companies lose a lot of resources to third parties.
The coherence the solution accords the company adopting it is that when the operations are done with their computation, the levels of supervisions and management chain makes it possible that resources leakages are plugged.
“It accords the company proper documentation and archiving of their records, promptly. For instance I want to look at what happened in Ghana today I will only visit the all branches icons and start searching for all the information you need down to the individual passenger. In fact, it is a revolution happening in the transport sector in Nigeria. It is high time companies shift from the conventional to the innovations, because ICT makes life easy”.
Elaborating on the benefits, Udenwagu said that, it removes human interference, whether it is deliberate, malicious, or mistakes.
“When you automate you are standardizing the processes. It eliminates the challenges inherent in the conventional means of doing things, not just in transport sector; it is a general phenomenon.
“When the system is automated even a novice becomes relevant in the sense that the simplicity of the solution requires just a little training for one to master its manipulations. Part of the problems in the industry has been the erroneous believe that hence the conventional ways has been the dictation of the processes, it cannot be changes. But change is something that is constant. When you automate, the software takes over. Even a fresh graduate can handle it, but if you do not have a system in place, someone who has been in the system for 30 years can never beat the power of the IT.
“Also, you are assured of recouping your investment on the system; it will definitely plug other avenues through which you have been losing revenue. For instance, the tickets are sold from the software; no body tells you story, no diversion of resources, because the records will always be there. Even if you are doing a promo it has to be an authorized discount”.
On the aspect of the manifest, he said that apart from the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) making it compulsory that transport companies print them out before departure, the security challenges in the country has heightened the expediency of adopting such solution. “Now, it is not when you have finished collecting money that people will start filling the manifest. No! It has to be processed alongside the booking and ticket collection. And the security challenges in Nigeria demand we start keeping documents on deals with people, especially a transport firm that interface with people on daily basis”.
The MD pointed out that the solution will cue the industry into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) cashless economy. He said that Passengers can conveniently book at the comfort of their rooms with their smartphones.
“So manipulations, accusation and counter accusations must have been eliminated and the transport terminals would have turned to a place of decorum,” he added.
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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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