Fifty secondary school students in Lagos have started a 10-week cybersecurity awareness and empowerment training programme, aimed at bridging the digital skills gap and preparing them for technology-driven careers.
The training organised by Cybernova Limited in partnership with the Rotary Club of Lagos, will provide the students with 10 modules covering cybersecurity basics, identity management, cyber threat awareness, ethical hacking, cyber law, data privacy management, cyber hygiene, digital literacy, critical thinking, responsible use of social media, and career pathways.
President of the Rotary Club of Lagos, Toki Mabogunje, said the initiative was borne out of the need to safeguard young people, equip them with marketable skills, and position them as leaders in the digital age.
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She said, “Today, we are in the digital era, and the digital era is fraught with danger, especially with misinformation. Some of the most vulnerable groups of people are the young people.
“We thought, let us partner with Cybernova, which has special expertise in cybersecurity, to create a sensitisation workshop and awareness programme. We aimed to achieve three things: enable students to live in a safer digital world, prepare them for future careers, and empower them to be change agents in their communities.”
Mabogunje emphasised on cyber threats in the country, particularly in the financial sector, were already creating serious challenges.
She urged more investment in digital education to prevent youths from being left behind, saying, “If they are properly skilled and educated, they will be in a strong position to drive interventions around cybersecurity.
“In Nigeria today, we are already feeling the impact of cyber threats, particularly in banking, and it is getting really challenging. This is why we need more young people to be empowered,” she said.
On the Federal Government’s introduction of coding and robotics into the national curriculum, she said the move was long overdue.
