The Nigerian Army on Monday inaugurated a platform, tagged `Nigerian Army Secured Information Platform for information sharing and paperless interactions among its departments, formations, and units.
Speaking during the occasion, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said that the platform would initially accommodate 350 users, but would be expanded to accommodate more in the second phase.
Buratai said the platform, with a storage capacity of 500 terabytes and backup storage of 112 terabytes, would have its server located in the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command
He said that major requirement that was considered before the acquisition of the platform was security and speed, among others.
Buratai said that all the army social media accounts could be accessed through the platform.
Buratai
advised commanders of formation and unit commanders to task their staff to
begin using the platform immediately, disclosing that personnel from all
formations had been given practical training on how to navigate the user
friendly application.
