Bridging gender gap: NCC, Digital Encode, and AfriGOpay rally behind 2026 ‘Girls in ICT’ Campaign - ITREALMS

ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), alongside industry heavyweights, Digital Encode and AfriGOpay, has reaffirmed its commitment to dismantling gender barriers in the technology sector by backing the 2026 International Girls in ICT Day. Organized by eBusiness Life Communication Limited, this year’s event is set to take place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel on June 25, reports ITREALMS.

Aligned with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) initiative, the 2026 campaign is themed “AI For Development: Girls Shaping The Digital Future.” The initiative aims to sensitize and empower young girls to pursue high-growth careers in ICT, a field that remains historically male-dominated.

Digital Encode: Rising cybersecurity breaches in Nigeria driven by basic execution gaps — ITREALMS

ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

​Following a disruptive surge in cybersecurity breaches across Nigeria's financial services, public sector agencies, and fintech ecosystems, premier information security and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) advisory firm, Digital Encode Limited, has issued an urgent nationwide cybersecurity advisory, reports ITREALMS.

​The intervention follows recent aggressive data exposures by malicious threat actors targeting private and public sector infrastructure.

ICT Growth 4.0: Digital Encode, NeuRaL AI, NiRA support NITRA - ITREALMS

ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

A leading cyber security and Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) firm, the Digital Encode and Artificial Intelligence (AI) entity, NeuRaL AI, have expressed interest in collaborating with ICT industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), on its forthcoming annual multi-stakeholder conference.

Also partnering with NITRA for this year’s event will be the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). NiRA is the domain registry that manages Nigeria’s .NG Domain System, overseeing Nigeria’s country code top-level domain, .ng.

PAFON 1.0: Digital Encode, Cybervergent, Payble sign up - ITREALMS

Sponsored"ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

·Experts to tackle trust, security and privacy in AI era

The Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON), the cross-industry platform focused on addressing issues that require broad cooperation and coordination across many constituents in the payments industry, has attracted sponsorships from Digital Encode Limited, Cybervergent and Payble.

Financial industry experts are warming up for the first edition of PAFON, scheduled to take place at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos on Thursday March 21, 2024, by 9am.

AfriTECH 3.0: Digital Encode highlights how emerging technologies drive cyber threats - ITREALMS

ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

Digital Encode Limited, a prominent consulting and integration firm, has stated that in its 20 years of existence, it has certified numerous organizations with various certifications.

These span from ISO certifications to conducting Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) for both Nigerian and international companies.

Digital Encode @20: The House Adewale and Seyi built - ITREALMS

MondayCommentary@ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

"Celebrating 20 Years of Africa’s Trusted InfoSec Company"

Digital Encode Limited, a multi-award-winning consulting and integration firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month.


Founded in 2003, Digital Encode specializes in designing, managing, and securing business-critical telecommunications environments and IT infrastructures.

Recognized in the industry for its vendor-independent perspective, the firm excels in solving multifaceted, complex enterprise network security and audit problems.

NCC, Zoho, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone, others for AfriTECH 2.0 - ITREALMS

ITREALMS ... making leadership SENSE with digital news!

Stakeholders will gather in Lagos, Nigeria, on 09 November 2022 for another edition of Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) sponsored by Zoho Corporation, Digital Encode, Galaxy Backbone Limited, ESET, Layer3Cloud; including partners drawn from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), and InnovationBed.Africa.

Taking place both virtually and (physically) at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road in Victoria Island,  Lagos, this year’s theme is: ‘Sustainability and the Company of the Future’ and will convene an array of industry leaders, and tech-entrepreneurs, decision-makers, and tech ecosystem players from across the continent.