Abuja: The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has applauded the winners of the 2025 National Cybersecurity Awards for their hard work and outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s cybersecurity ecosystem. CSEAN’s President, Ade Shoyinka, commended the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for successfully organizing the event’s maiden edition recently in Abuja.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the event, themed ‘Building a Resilient Digital Future,’ brought together policymakers, industry leaders, security experts, and development partners. It aimed to explore emerging cyber threats, close national vulnerabilities, and formulate policies supporting national security and sustainable digital development. Shoyinka also lauded the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and the Office of the National Security Adviser for co-hosting the first National Cybersecurity Conference (NCSC 2025), during which the awards were presented.
Shoyinka described the maiden edition of the event as successful and progressive, congratulating all the winners for their outstanding contributions, which he noted would enhance the nation’s cybersecurity ecosystem. CSEAN received the Cyber Security Research Excellence Award for impactful research and policy work. The CSEAN Research Team has produced several technical reports, National Cyber Threat Forecasts from 2022 to 2025, and Landscapes from 2022 to 2025 for use in national policy and cybersecurity preparedness. These resources are available to the public through the official CSEAN website for use by stakeholders in both the public and private sectors.
He further explained that the CSEAN research team serves as managing editors for the peer-reviewed conference proceedings of a cyber-secure Nigeria, documenting academic insights from past conference events. The research volumes 1, 2, and 3 are available on the official conference website, demonstrating a strong commitment toward knowledge dissemination and academic discussion.
‘NCSC 2025 is a significant advancement along Nigeria’s journey to a resilient, secure digital future, fostering an innovative mindset, a culture of shared responsibility, and strategic coordination to protect Nigeria’s digital ecosystem for current and future generations,’ Shoyinka stated. As NCSC 2025 concludes, Nigeria acknowledges the importance of a secure digital future and the role that innovation, shared responsibility, and national coordination play in ensuring resilience in the digital economy.
The presentation of the Cybersecurity Research Excellence Award to CSEAN is a great reinforcement ahead of the CSEAN Cyber Secure Nigeria Conference on the 8th and 9th of October 2025, in Lagos State, Nigeria. The Conference, themed ‘Digital Trust as National Capital: Enabling Secure, Inclusive Digital Economies,’ aims to build on the momentum from NCSC 2025 to continue the conversation of innovation and trust in Nigeria’s digital space.
Shoyinka emphasized that the Lagos conference would highlight CSEAN’s emerging role in influencing national conversations about cybersecurity and developing and providing inclusive, research-based, secure digital economy solutions. As Nigeria further develops its digital transformation across critical sectors, threats to digital infrastructure, economy, and citizens have expanded in size and complexity. NCSC 2025 represents a coordinated national effort to enhance the security of Nigeria’s critical systems and people in an ever-evolving digital landscape through resilience building, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across the national cyber ecosystem. It also demonstrates Nigeria’s commitment to enhancing its cybersecurity framework consistent with best practices globally and was powered by QNA.
