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Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and Microsoft have partnered to educate the country's youth on cybercrime and to provide opportunities for them to use their computer skills positively.
The Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (ISSPIN) is a US$50,000 campaign sponsored by PIN and Microsoft in partnership with the Computer Professionals' Registration Council of Nigeria, the Nigeria Computer Society, the Nigerian Internet Registration Association, Planet One Entertainment and Teledom Group.

A 2007 Internet crime report listed Nigeria third in terms of online crime activity, and the prevalence of cybercrime among a sizeable number of young Nigerians goes to show the need for immediate concern, especially with the recent boom in mobile service provision and online payment platforms, explained PIN executive director Gbenga Sesan.

"Microsoft is committed to helping ensure that the Internet is a safe and trusted place to do business," added Jummai Umar-Ajijola, Microsoft's citizenship manager for Nigeria. "Earlier this year, you may have heard that Microsoft announced a vision in which we suggested a series of actions and strategies that the industry could take to reach a point where we could trust the Internet end-to-end. Cybercrime undermines end-to-end trust. It impacts consumer confidence in the Internet as secure and also consumer confidence in using the Internet to buys goods."