Africa: NITDA, NDPC and Galaxy Backbone Back CyFrica 2026 as Nigeria's Leading Cybersecurity Summit Returns
[CyFrica] As Nigeria's digital economy accelerates towards an estimated $18.3 billion in 2026, the country is confronting an equally urgent challenge: protecting the digital infrastructure, data and financial ecosystems powering that growth.
As Nigeria's digital economy surges towards an estimated $18.3 billion by 2026, the nation faces a critical challenge: safeguarding the digital infrastructure, data and financial systems that fuel this growth. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, more than 281,500 accounts were reported breached, highlighting the widening gap between digital opportunity and cyber risk.
This has placed cybersecurity at the forefront of Nigeria's economic and national resilience agenda. In response, CyFrica 2026, Nigeria's premier cybersecurity summit, will return on October 8, 2026, at the Eko Convention Center in Lagos. The summit will convene government authorities, regulators, cybersecurity experts, technology innovators and enterprise decision-makers to tackle the country's most pressing digital security challenges.
This year, NITDA, NDPC and Galaxy Backbone have joined CyFrica 2026 as Supporting Partners, further solidifying the summit's role as a strategic hub for Nigeria's cybersecurity and data protection ecosystem. Other major industry participants, such as Anomali, TRINEXIA, ThreatLocker Zero Trust Platform, and Heirs Technologies, are set to showcase their innovations at the event.
Organized by Tradepass, CyFrica 2026 will feature high-level discussions on cyber resilience, data protection, emerging technologies and public-private collaboration. Renowned speakers include senior government officials and industry leaders who will address topics ranging from cyber resilience and AI-enabled threats to regulatory compliance and data protection.
The event will culminate in the CyFrica Awards 2026, recognizing outstanding contributions to Nigeria's cybersecurity and data protection landscape.
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