FUTIA Director of ICT, Dr. Abasiama Akpan, Appointed ICSP Akwa Ibom State Coordinator

The Acting Director of Information and Communication Technology, DICT, and Lecturer in the Department of Cyber Security, School of Computing and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, FUTIA, Dr. Abasiama Godwin Akpan, has been appointed the Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of the Institute of Cybersecurity Professionals, ICSP.

Dr. Akpan’s appointment was approved by the National leadership and Secretariat of ICSP. It took effect on August 16, 2026, for an initial period of two years, subject to satisfactory performance, compliance with the Institute's policies and subsequent renewal or review.

The appointment letter was signed by the Registrar General and Chief Executive Officer of ICSP, Ambassador Dr. Abdulwaheed Odewale, who expressed confidence that Dr. Akpan’s experience and leadership would contribute to the development of ICSP and the broader cybersecurity and Information and Communication Technology ecosystem in Akwa Ibom State and beyond.

The Institute congratulated Dr. Akpan on the appointment and expressed expectation that his leadership would advance cybersecurity awareness, capacity development, research, professional excellence and digital resilience across the State.

The appointment recognises Dr. Akpan’s professional standing, academic contribution, leadership capacity and commitment to the advancement of cybersecurity education, professional development, digital safety and cybersecurity resilience in Nigeria.

As ICSP State Coordinator, Dr. Akpan will serve as the principal representative of the Institute in Akwa Ibom State and work under the strategic direction of the ICSP National Secretariat and National Coordinator. His responsibilities include promoting ICSP membership and facilitating the engagement of cybersecurity professionals, academics, students, researchers and other relevant stakeholders in the State.

He is also expected to coordinate and support cybersecurity awareness campaigns, seminars, workshops, public education programmes, community outreach, training, mentorship, professional development, certification and other cybersecurity capacity-building initiatives.

The appointment is considered significant to FUTIA, a technology-focused university, as it further positions the institution to contribute to the development of cybersecurity expertise, digital innovation and ICT capacity in Akwa Ibom State and beyond.

Meanwhile, the FUTIA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Leo Daniel, has expressed felicitations on behalf of the Management and the University community to Dr. Akpan following his appointment and assumption of office as the State Coordinator of ICSP.

Dr. Akpan had his higher education at the University of Calabar where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2001. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Information Technology with specialization in Intelligent Systems, a Master of Business Administration from the National Open University of Nigeria obtained in 2014 and 2016 respectively, and a Master of Science degree in Geographic Information Systems from the University of Port Harcourt in 2018. He bagged a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Security from Ebonyi State University, Nigeria in 2022.

He is currently pursuing a second Doctor of Philosophy degree in Cyber Security with focus on Cyber-Physical Systems at the Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning, ACETEL, Abuja. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Cyber Security Professionals, ISCP, and an Associate Fellow of the African Academics Network, AFAAN, among other professional affiliations.