Impact Analysis: ngNOG 2025 Technical Workshops

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Executive Summary

The ngNOG 2025 Workshops successfully delivered three days of intensive, hands-on technical training, directly addressing the critical skills gap in advanced routing and network visibility across Nigeria. The training produced immediate, measurable results, increasing the local capacity for routing security (MANRS compliance) and empowering engineers to deploy modern, open-source monitoring stacks. The workshops reinforced collaboration between leading ISPs, regulators, and academic institutions, significantly contributing to the resilience of Nigeria’s digital infrastructure.

Quantitative Results & Industry Reach

This section outlines the hard numbers demonstrating the scale and penetration of the training, specifically highlighting the key organizations represented.

  • Total Participants: 61 network and systems engineers confirmed and attended the workshops.
  • Track Breakdown:
  • 26 participants completed the Advanced Internet Routing & BGP Workshop.
  • 33 participants completed the Network Monitoring Stack Workshop.
  • Industry Representation: 38 organizations were represented, ensuring cross-sector impact. Key attendees included engineers from major ISPs (Galaxy Backbone, Layer 3, IXPN, WIOCC ), regulatory bodies (NCC, NITDA), and the academic community (various universities). This diverse participation fostered unique cross-sector knowledge sharing.
  • Geographical Diversity: Attendees traveled from 9 different states across Nigeria, ensuring capacity building extended beyond major metropolitan hubs.
  • Completion Rate: A 95% completion rate (58 out of 61) indicated high engagement and commitment to the rigorous, multi-day, hands-on curriculum.

Technical Capacity & High-Value Insights Gained

This section details the specific, actionable skills gained, framed as high-value insights that attendees can immediately implement.

  • BGP & Routing
  • MANRS & Routing Integrity: Engineers mastered the use of BGP attributes (MED, Local Preference, Communities) to control inbound and outbound traffic, allowing for sophisticated QoS implementation and cost-optimized peering.
      • Traffic Engineering Control: Engineers mastered the use of BGP attributes (MED, Local Preference, Communities) to control inbound and outbound traffic, allowing for sophisticated QoS implementation and cost-optimized peering.
    • Network Monitoring
  • Proactive Network Visibility: Attendees successfully deployed a complete, open-source stack (Linux, Prometheus, Grafana) on personal laptops, enabling them to transition their organizations from reactive troubleshooting to proactive capacity planning and outage prediction.
    • Dockerized Deployment: Engineers learned to deploy the monitoring tools using Docker containers, drastically simplifying the installation, maintenance, and scalability of monitoring infrastructure within their operational environments.
  • Cross-Industry Networking:  Direct, sustained interaction between engineers from competing ISPs, regulators, and academia strengthened the national technical community, accelerating knowledge transfer
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 Strategic and Ecosystem Impact

This highlights the long-term benefits to the Nigerian Internet ecosystem and aligns with national development goals.

  • Promoting Local Resilience: By training local engineers on advanced protocols (BGP) and modern tools (Monitoring), the workshops reduce the reliance on external consultants for core network functions, improving local control and security.
  • Strengthening Peering Communities: The BGP module included specific exercises focused on IXP peering policies. This training directly supports the growth and stability of local IXPs by ensuring members understand and adhere to best practices for effective interconnection.
  • Policy Alignment: The course materials were informed by global standards (NSRC) and tailored to Nigerian realities, ensuring that the next generation of infrastructure decisions will be grounded in technical feasibility and security best practices.

Conclusion

The ngNOG 2025 technical workshops were a resounding success. The 58 highly trained participants represent a significant national asset, now equipped with the practical skills needed to deploy secure routing and scalable monitoring solutions. Continued support for these initiatives is crucial to sustain the momentum of technical development and ensure Nigeria’s digital future is both robust and resilient.

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