With 4,701 cyberattacks weekly on Nigerian organisations, the country has ranked top in Africa.

This is according to the latest Global Threat Intelligence report by Check Point Research, released yesterday.

The figure showed a 12 per cent year-on-year increase and a rise from 4,622 weekly attacks recorded in December 2025. It further showed that the attackers were not relenting and appeared to have seen something very important to explore in the region.

The report showed that Nigeria not only leads the continent in attack volume among the four African countries surveyed, but also significantly exceeds the continental average of 2,864 attacks per organisation per week.

Check Point Research data showed that organisations globally faced an average of 2,090 cyber-attacks per week in January.

This marked a three per cent increase from December and a 17 per cent year-on-year rise, highlighting sustained escalation in cyber threats worldwide.

The report noted: “Among the four African countries included in the January insights, Nigeria had the highest number of attacks at 4,701 per organisation per week, a 12 per cent YoY increase. This was up from 4,622 in December 2025.

“Within Africa, Angola followed Nigeria with 4,512 attacks per organisation per week, though this represented a seven per cent year-on-year decline.

“Kenya recorded 2,172 weekly attacks, down 41 per cent year on year, while South African organisations faced 2,145 weekly attacks, up 36 per cent compared to the same period last year.”

Overall, the report noted that Africa recorded an average of 2,864 attacks per organisation weekly, a six per cent year-on-year decline. However, the drop masks significant country-level disparities, with Nigeria and South Africa experiencing notable increases.

The Head of Security Engineering for Africa at Check Point Software Technologies, Ian van Rensburg, warned that the numbers reflect a shift in both scale and sophistication.