UK−Nigeria cybersecurity partnership concludes training project

*Mrs. Gill Lever, OBE, British Deputy High Commissioner, in Abuja, applauds Nigeria for its continued leadership in cybersecurity across the African, stating ‘we look forward to strengthening further during His Excellency President Tinubu’s upcoming State Visit to the UK’

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Mrs. Gill Lever, OBE, British Deputy High Commissioner, in Abuja, FCT, has applauded Nigeria for the West African country’s continued leadership in cybersecurity across the continent.

Mrs. Lever gave the commendation as the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCCC) successfully concluded the TAG–Africa Cyber Programme Phase 2 training series.

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Speaking at the closing ceremony, Lever, lauded the partnership between the United Kingdom (UK) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

She also described the bilateral collaboration as “a testament to the strength, trust, and strategic alignment” underpinning cooperation.

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Onyinye Madu, Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer at the British High Commission (BHC), in a statement Friday, February 13, 2026, in Abuja, also noted Mrs. Lever said: “We look forward to strengthening further during His Excellency President Tinubu’s upcoming State Visit to the UK”.

It is noted that Nigeria was recognised as the top-performing economy across all partner nations in the FCDO Africa Cyber Programme.

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The development is described as an achievement attributed to the strong leadership of the NCCC and implementing partner TAG International.

Key achievements celebrated include training NCCC experts through the Certified Threat Intelligence Manager course; and Certification of four NCCC professionals as among the first SIM3 certified cybersecurity auditors in Africa.

Others are the development of standards and cyber maturity frameworks for protecting critical national information infrastructure; a comprehensive review of the National Incident Response Plan; and foundational work supporting Nigeria’s National Digital Forensics Policies and Operational Frameworks.

In his remarks, Salawu Sheriff, Technical Assistant to the National Coordinator, National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCCC), Abuja, said: “These milestones strengthen not only Nigeria’s cyber readiness but also the wider regional and global digital ecosystem reaffirming the UK’s commitment to deepening cooperation as the renewal of the UK–Nigeria Cyber Memorandum of Understanding approaches.

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