Good People, I think our generation of professionals are very sensitive. By writing that Access Bank could eliminate within 75% of its workforce, I have offended diverse people at the same time. Some said I PRAISED the man who is hiding under disruption to destroy families. Another said I ATTACKED the CEO Herbert Wigwe who for years, “you have a personal hatred”. I smile. Wigwe won my Person of the Year 2018. My comment on his decision is fair as noted here.
But the most annoying one came a few minutes ago: “we saw your article where you are justifying destroyal of jobs in Access Bank on tech. Did you not read that the honoruable minister and Nigerian Labour Congress have put statements that NO EMPLOYER CAN FIRE WORKERS IN NIGERIA. Let me tell you, what Wigwe did is illegal for going against a government position on this matter.” I smile to 4th power!
It is never new: write about a President’s bad policy like land border closure, some will say you hate Mr. President. Then praise him for really good moves like closing the latest loan (extremely necessary for Nigeria), some will write that I have been put on his payroll. Lol.
Let us have peace and approach Nigeria with facts.
Update:
“Then praise him [President Buhari] for really good moves like closing the latest loan (extremely necessary for Nigeria)”
This is why that loan is very important:
NNPC was not making money due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
VAT & broad tax revenue was not coming because offices were shut down.
Local & international capital markets were frozen to give government financing support. Only IMF could have offered a way out, and it did.
So that triple whammy requires Nigeria borrowing since we do not have money for the rainy day to fight the virus and take care of the necessary urgent bills. That loan is for a health emergency and I do think it was a very necessary loan.
I wrote a few minutes ago that we’re entering a new age in Africa where digital technologies would disrupt many professional jobs, as Africa’s largest bank by customer base, plans to cut up to 75% of its workforce. I announced in that piece that we would add a new session for Tekedia Mini-MBA: “Career Planning & Resilience During Disruption”.
Tekedia Institute, a unit of non-profit African Institution of Technology, offers an innovation management 4-month program, optimized for business execution and growth, with digital operational overlay. It is 100% online.
By this note, we are looking for a Guest Faculty who can help us develop and lead a session on “Career Planning & Resilience During Disruption”. Our programs are not live – they are recorded, so you would never be required to be live at any time. A session involves primarily class notes and videos.
If you are interested, email here on click. We will be in touch with guidelines. You will join other faculty members from MIT, Microsoft, Flutterwave, Deloitte, AIICO, Kendor, Sherwin Williams, etc.
Please help with recommendations by possibly sharing with experts who can help on this community service. We already have a session on Human Capital Management which a HR Leader from Kendor Consulting will handle. This one will focus as noted.
Update: We will run a Tekedia Career Week dedicated to career planning and development. Accordingly, we are bringing multiple dimensions on career planning from leading experts and thought-leaders.
Two things: MTN Nigeria saw data consumption rising, year on year, over 59% in Q1 2020. Access Bank could eliminate up to 75% of its workforce (i.e. from 0.1% to 74.99%). Those two elements connect in one way: Nigeria and indeed Africa’s economies are being redesigned, and disruption is here at scale.
Covid-19 has accelerated something I had predicted would happen in 2022. I had written: “This shift will be massive …Many sectors in Nigeria will open up for massive dislocation and disruption … You need to plan ahead because 2022 is it.”
As our economy moves into this new age of digital nativity, unemployment will skyrocket because Nigeria has not been effective in using technology to open new opportunities. In America, for example, technology was not necessarily destroying jobs, but re-allocating jobs, as new jobs were created to replace dying ones. You see that in the low unemployment before the recent Covid-19 pandemic.
But here, jobs go and technology hardly creates many good ones. The implication is that more people are moving into poverty from the middle class. To help our community navigate through these changes, Tekedia Mini-MBA will be adding a new session on “Career Planning & Resilience During Disruption”. We will work to bring in an expert in this domain who can help our learners know what they have to do and prepare.
Meanwhile, registration continues; register to get free ebooks and free cybersecurity course on Facyber.com. We have extended the early bird registration with benefits deadline (click and register) to accommodate members who need help due to the pandemic.
As a result of Covid-19 pandemic, ordinances in market systems have been redesigned. In the State of the Tech Nation, I noted four things that would change the post-Covid-19 world: digitization, semi-automation, hybridization of supply chain (local and global with flexibility and adaptation) and remote everything were noted. Our team put all efforts to bring industry leaders in this space to teach us in the Tekedia Mini-MBA. From MIT to AIICO, Infoprive to Schlumberger, Queen’s University to Flutterwave, Microsoft to Deloitte, TrustBanc to Afrinvest, etc, we have business leaders that would prepare, and get you ready for the future.
We have extended early bird registration to June 2. If you beat the deadline, you will get my books – “Africa’s Sankofa Innovation” (immediately) and “The Dangote System: Techniques for Building Conglomerates”’ (due June 22) – and a free cybersecurity course on Facyber.com.
Join us on this online, four-month management training excursion – $140 or N50k per participant. Installment payment available.
How To Register:
PayPal: follow this link and pay $140 US dollars. It supports most global currencies.
Bank transfer (Nigerian naira): Pay N50,000 into any of GTBank 0114016493, UBA 1019195493. Account owner: First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics.
Our team has updated the contents and added recent cases. We welcome you to begin a journey with First Atlantic Cybersecurity Institute (Facyber). When you complete any of our Certificate and Diploma programs, Infoprive, West Africa’s leading cybersecurity firm, which secures many companies like Air Arabia, Flutterwave, telcos, banks and other firms will welcome you to Infoprive Academy in Lagos. If you make the cut, our extremely selective Academy will train you, prepare you, and help with international jobs in one of the hottest career fields today. Infoprive Academy is your Andela for cybersecurity!
Facyber training offers the following programs as contained in this brochure:
Certificate Programs
Each module takes 12 weeks and is self-paced. The course syllabus and Table of Contents are provided in Facyber.com. Each costs $90 (N33,000 naira) before discount.
Certificate in Cybersecurity Policy (CCYP)
Certificate in Cybersecurity Technology (CCYT)
Certificate in Cybersecurity Management (CCYM)
Certificate in Cybersecurity Intelligence & Digital Forensics (CCDF
Diploma Programs
Have a corresponding Certificate program as a prerequisite, takes 12 weeks. It requires a project or capstone where the participant will take up a project and complete. Each costs $100 (N36,000 naira) before discount. (Certificate + Diploma goes for $190 or N69,000 naira).
Diploma in Cybersecurity Policy (DCYP)
Diploma in Cybersecurity Technology (DCYT)
Diploma in Cybersecurity Management (DCYM)
Diploma in Cybersecurity Intelligence & Digital Forensics (DCDF)
To learn more about Facyber programs and enroll, click here – facyber.com.
NB: If you have registered or plan to register for Tekedia Mini-MBA , our team will give you access to any Facyber Certificate program for free.
From lecture materials
From lecture materials
Infoprive is a pre-eminent digital security company. I am a Board member in this company and we are a leader in the following areas:
User Identity Management : This system would facilitate the identification , authentication and authorization of users/ individual on the infrastructure / network . It would ensure the integrity of all users and actions by capturing who logged on to what system and filter who has access to what resource.
Endpoint Protection System : enables the detection and protection of end -user systems /workstations and servers from threats such as ransomware , malware in real-time. As cyberthreats continue to increase , the user and endpoints have progressively been targeted .
Network security system : Ensures the protection of systems interacting within the network . This helps to limit the zone of coverage /accessibility within different segments of the network as well as provide visibility traffic patterns in order to decipher when there are anomalies .
Perimeter/ Gateway security system: Enables protection from the internet and other connected and “untrusted” third parties . Keeps out the malicious actors and content while also filtering what internal users are permitted to send out.
Database Protection system : Data is key to most business and the repository / database where such data is housed need adequately tracking of who has access to what data and what actions are carried out on such data . This system provides all these functionality.
Web Application Protection: Provides real-time protection for web sites , internet portals against constant threats and attacks that are common place on the internet . Also provides analytics of where web services are accessed from and what kind services are accessed the most.
Security monitoring and response service : provides a situational awareness of what is happening on the IT infrastructure and the ability to respond effectively to any detected threats or attacks in real-time.
