The National Intelligence Agency’s budget of N4.87bn has been approved by the National Assembly to enable it track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. A breakdown of the budget showed that the NIA will spend N2.94 billion on the Thuraya interception solution, while the WhatsApp interception solution would gulp N1.93 billion. Also, the budget showed that the Defence Intelligence Agency will receive a capital vote of N16.8bn to provide infrastructure, establish a cyber intelligence centre/laboratory, independent lawful intercept platform (voice and advanced data monitoring) and tactical mobile geological platform.