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Cybersecurity awareness training for employees in Nigeria
Most cyber losses in Nigerian organisations start with a person: a convincing email, a fake bank alert, an urgent call from someone posing as the MD. Cybersecurity awareness training turns your employees from the easiest target into an early-warning system.
What Nigerian organisations are up against
- Business email compromise and fake supplier invoices aimed at finance teams
- Impersonation of directors on WhatsApp, phone calls and, increasingly, AI-cloned voices
- Phishing for internet banking, email and payroll logins
- SIM-swap and BVN-related fraud
- Ransomware that stops operations
- Insider mistakes with customer data, now regulated under the NDPA 2023
What good awareness training covers
Good training is practical and specific to your business. Staff should leave able to recognise the scams aimed at their role, verify payment requests by a trusted route, protect their accounts with strong passwords and multi-factor authentication, handle personal data safely, and report anything suspicious straight away without fear of blame.
It should also cover safe use of AI tools, because staff are already pasting company information into public chatbots.
Who should be trained
Everyone, including directors. Attackers often target senior people and their assistants because they can approve payments. Finance, HR, procurement and customer-facing teams benefit from extra role-specific sessions.
In-house, online or hybrid
Paleon Training delivers CyberSecure Workforce in-house at your offices, live online or as a hybrid, in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Warri and across Nigeria. Sessions are led by a facilitator, use scenarios from your sector, and end with practical actions for each team.
We provide attendance records, which help show the organisational measures you took under the NDPA and can support an ITF reimbursement claim.
Measuring whether it worked
Track a few simple measures before and after training: how many staff report suspicious messages, how quickly they report, whether payment requests are verified by call-back, and multi-factor authentication coverage. These tell the board far more than completion rates alone.
Related training programmes
- CyberSecure Workforce: Programme details
- AI + Cybersecurity Professional Accelerator: Programme details
Frequently asked questions
How long does cybersecurity awareness training take?
It depends on your organisation's size, roles and goals. We agree the format and schedule with you during a free consultation rather than offering a fixed package.
Do you train at our premises in Nigeria?
Yes. In Nigeria we deliver in-house at your offices, live online or hybrid.
Can the training count towards an ITF claim?
Registered employers who contribute to the ITF can use our training records and attendance evidence to support a reimbursement claim. Eligibility and the amount reimbursed are decided by the ITF.
Do staff receive a certificate?
Paleon Training issues its own certificate of completion. Our programmes are not accredited qualifications and do not carry credits on any national qualifications framework.
Published 09/11/2026 by Paleon Training Limited. General guidance, not legal advice.
Talk to us about training your teams
Paleon Training runs corporate AI and cybersecurity training for organisations in Nigeria. Start with the free readiness check, or book a consultation and we will recommend a format for your organisation.