Computer Professionals [Registration council of Nigeria]

Corporate Members

CPN Braces up for the 2013 IT Professionals Assembly/Annual General Meeting

Preparations are in top gear for the 2013 Information Technology professionals’ Assembly and 19th Annual General Meeting of the Council which is coming up in Abuja on Wednesday 19th and Friday 20th of June, 2013....Read more

2013 Local Internet Content Forum Holds in Lagos

The maiden edition of the Local Internet Forum (LIC) themed ‘Sustaining Local Internet Content, the Way Forward for Nigeria’ was held on 25TH and 26TH April 2013 at the Muson Centre. The 2013 edition of the programme is a product of the collaborative effort of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) at sensitizing Nigerians to develop more local internet content in order to have an effect in reversing the content hosting ration in Africa of 20:80, where 80% of Africa content is hosted outside and 20% is hosted locally, to 20:80 in favour of Africa...Read more

CPN/NCS PLAN WORKSHOP ON COMPUTER MISUSE AND CYBER SECURITY

Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) in partnership with the Nigeria Computer Society is organising a one day workshop on Cyber Crimes, Cyber Threats, Cyber Security and Computer Misuse...Read more

CPN ENFORCEMENT TEAM COMMENCES VISITATION OF UN-REGISTERED IT FIRMS

The Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) has embarked on enforcement of penalties on IT firms that have refused to register with the Council as empowered by the CPN Act and CPN Control and Supervisory Regulations, 2010...Read more

TWO NIGERIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS HONOURED AT THE 18TH THISDAY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Professor (Senator) Iya Abubakar and a former Council member of CPN, Mr. John Adeaga were among the best and brightest teachers that were honoured in this year‘s THISDAY annual award held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital....Read more

NITDA Establishes over 228 Rural Information Technology Centres in 5 Years

In its effort at providing access to information Technology and internet penetration in the rural, urban and under-served areas, The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has established over 228 Rural Information Technology Centres (RITC) across the country in five years....Read more

NIGERIA SHOULD REBRAND WITH DOT NG DOMAIN NAME

The cyberspace address of individuals or organisations in Nigeria must end with ‘dot ng‘. The identity simply identifies the organisation as a Nigerian organisation. Individuals can also have a personal domain names. ...Read more

TWO NIGERIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GURUS HONOURED AT THE 18TH ANNUAL THISDAY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Prominent Information Technology guru in Nigeria, Professor (Senator) Iya Abubakar and a former Council member of CPN, Mr. John Adeaga were among the best and brightest teachers that were honoured at the 18th Annual THISDAY Awards held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital...Read more

CPN WORKS WITH BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ON AWARD OF CONTRACTS

The effort of Council at ensuring that only registered members (Corporate and Individual) of the profession are considered for the award of Information Technology contracts in both private and public sector received a big boost recently through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)...Read more

COUNCIL APPROVED CPN ACCREDITATION TEAMS REPORT

At its 65th Regular Council meeting held on Thursday 13th December, 2012, the Council of Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) approved the results of accreditation teams to three Universities as well as two private computer training schools....Read more

CPN REDESIGNS MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES TO ENHANCE SECURITY

Council has approved the design of a new CPN Certificate with security features in order to reduce the incidence of fraudulent practice of presenting fake CPN certificates by some unregistered members of the profession. Also, it is part of the Council‘s ongoing effort to checkmate quackery in the profession and enhance the integrity of the Council....Read more

COUNCIL SETS UP IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE OF THE REPORT OF COUNCIL RETREAT

Council has approved the setting up of the implementation Committee of the Council retreat report....Read more

CPN PLANS TO ASSIST MEMBERS ON SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUSITION

Due to the importance of second language and its potential of expanding the frontiers of opportunities for IT practitioners, Council has approved the convening of a workshop that will assist registered IT professionals to be conscious of the opportunities that are available to them through the learning of a second international language. ...Read more

ISPON NATIONAL SOFTWARE CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE

Communique Issued At the End of Ispon National Software Conference and Competition Held in Tinapa, Calabar, Cross River State...Read more

JAMB BEGINS UTME E-TESTING IN 2013

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will commence the conduct of e-testing in its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) otherwise known as JAMB examination next year....Read more

COMMUNIQUE AT THE e-NIGERIA 2012 CONFERENCE

COMMUNIQUE AT THE e-NIGERIA 2012 CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NITDA) HELD AT THE CONGRESS HALL, TRANSCORP HILTON, ABUJA ON THE 20TH� 22ND NOVEMBER, 2012...Read more

2012 NITMA HOLDS AMID POMP AND PAGEANTRY

The 2012 edition of the Nigeria Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) was held last Friday at the prestigious Civic Centre amid pomp and pageantry. The award was instituted by the Nigeria Computer Society to reward excellence and promote innovation in Nigeria’s technology space....Read more

COUNCIL APPOINTS TUNJI OYEYIPO (SAN) AS LEGAL ASSESSOR TO CPN DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice has graciously nominated Mr. Tunji Oyeyipo, a prominent and accomplished legal practitioner as the legal assessor to the Council...Read more

Council Received the Best IT Regulator of the Year Award

CPN was awarded the Best IT regulator of the year at the Cyber Nigeria Forum/Africa Information Society Award (AISMA 2012) which held on Saturday, July 28th at Sheraton Hotels & Towers, Ikeja Lagos. ...Read more

NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY HOLDS THE 24TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE

The Nigerian Computer Society will be holding its 24th Annual National Conference in Uyo,Akwa Ibom State. The conference which will be coming up between Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th, July 2012 will come up at the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The title of this year‘s conference is "Towards a Cashless Nigeria:Tools and Strategies"....Read more

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION MEETS CPN MANAGEMENT

The Senate Committee on Education met with the management of CPN as part of their oversight functions over Ministries, Departments and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. The meeting which was held last Tuesday was a unique opportunity for the two teams to exchange ideas on how to enhance the budget performance of Ministries, Departments and Parastatals (MDAs) under the Federal Ministry of Education. ...Read more

NIGERIAN YOUTH WINS GOOGLE AWARD

The statement that given the right enabling environment, the Nigerian youths can do more for himself and his country came into the fore recently when a Nigerian youth, Mr. Adepoju Emmanuel Abiodun won the Google Student Ambassador for the University of Ibadan as well as Google Map Advocate for the Federal Republic of Nigeria....Read more

COMPUTER PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION RECEIVED SUPPORT

The Computer Professional Examination has continued to receive supports from registered individuals and Corporate members of the Information Technology profession. The support which is basically in form of cash to outstanding students in the various categories of the examination has gone a long way to uplift the examination and boost its acceptance among the youths whose potentials in Information Technology the examination is trying to nurture....Read more

CPN YEAR 2012 CPN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS ASSEMBLY/ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The annual CPN Information Technology Professionals’ Assembly is a yearly gathering of Information Technology practitioners in Nigeria and diaspora with the objective of discussing and strategizing on emergent issues in Information Technology in order to come out with recommendations and decisions that will impart positively on the industry and the nation. ...Read more

The Importance of e-Skill on the Nigeria economy

The importance of Information Technology (IT) has tremendously increased in the strategic and operational aspects of the economy and the society. Experts from governments, academia, associations, trade unions and industry have therefore emphasised the importance of e-skills and professionalism for innovative and business value creation....Read more

UNDERSTANDING CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud computing encompasses an increase in capacity without the investment of new infrastructure, or licensing of new software. Executives of large corporation who may need to install hardware and software for new employees will now have an alternative in cloud computing....Read more