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- 22 Apr 2024
NCAIR Relaunch: Pantami, Tijani Fight for Credit
Isa Pantami, former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has voiced his discontent over the relaunch of the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) by Bosun…
- 10 Sept 2024
NCAIR Launches ₦100m AI Fund Supported by Google to Empower Local Startups
National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), with support from Google, on Tuesday announced the launch of the AI Fund, a ₦100 million initiative aimed at supporting Nigerian…
- 13 Nov 2020
Pantami Commissions First National Centre for AI and Robotics, Extols its Immense Benefits
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has lauded the immense benefits derivable from the establishment of National Centre for AI and Robotics (NCAIR) in…
- 7 Jan 2022
NITDA, JICA Partner to Launch iHatch Incubation Programme
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), and in partnership with Japan…
- 6 Jan 2022
FG to Partner Japan to Boost Digital Innovations
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Thursday said the Agency, through its subsidiary, the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), would be partnering…
- 11 Sept 2022
NITDA Trains 335 Lagos Kids in Emerging Technologies
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has empowered 335 kids in Lagos with skill in emerging technologies such as Robotics, Artificial intelligence, Coding, virtual Reality…
- 3 Dec 2023
NITDA Tips AI to Power Future Economy
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool that can power the economy in the near future. Yau Garba, national director, National…
- 18 Jan 2022
NITDA Begins Hackathon for Students, Entrepreneurs with ADAMAWA
In its bid to provide a platform for young Nigerian tech students to showcase their talents, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Ministry of…
- 10 Feb 2021
Economic Diversification, a Pivotal Tool in Creating Prosperity - DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdulahhi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has said that economic diversification is not basically just to alleviate poverty but also…
- 31 Oct 2024
Google Grants Nigeria N2.8Bn for Al Development to Advance Digital Economy
Google.org has announced a N2.8 billion AI Talent Development grant to the country through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE). This is in a bid to…
- 15 Jun 2022
NITDA to Train 1m Application Developers in 18 Months
The deployment of digital technologies is a necessary fundamental tool in the implementation of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals to make the world a better and safer place and the…
- 7 Aug 2022
NITDA Opens One Million Developers Training Registration Portal
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, is calling interested Nigerians to apply for its…
- 17 Aug 2022
Civic-Tech Hackathon: DG NITDA Urges Finalists to Channel Digital Solutions Toward Good Governance, National Development
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has encouraged the finalists of 2022 Yvote Naija Civic Tech Hackathon to channel their ingenuity…
- 21 Feb 2021
Digital Transformation Next Step for Transportation Industry – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said digital transformation is the next generation for the transportation industry…
- 31 Oct 2022
Gambian Minister of Communications Seeks Collaboration, Commends Nigerian Start-ups
Ousman A. Bah, the Gambian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has at the weekend lauded the innovative efforts of the Nigerian Start-ups as he described the Nation's tech ecosystem as…
- 10 Dec 2023
NITDA Defends N225m Investment on AI Research
Dr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the rationale behind the release of 225 million naira by the Federal Government…
- 10 Mar 2022
NITDA, JICA Partner on iHatch
As more and more digitally creative Nigerians in the Country respond to the Federal Government's charge on finding new indigenous solutions to some key problems, the National Information Technology…
- 31 Mar 2022
Smart Farming: NITDA Implements NAVSA Project with 50 Corp Members as Pilot Beneficiaries
With the mandate of ensuring all sectors of the Nation's economy are supported and driven by technology, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with Abuja…
- 22 May 2023
NITDA DG says Digital Economy has Created Pathway for Emerging Technologies
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said that digital economy has created a pathway for emerging technologies, providing…
- 25 May 2023
NITDA, SMEDAN to Institutionalize SMEs in Nigeria
The National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA and the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have agreed to institutionalise the activities of the…
- 12 Nov 2023
DG NITDA Woos Global Investors to Tap into Nigeria’s Booming Digital Market
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated that the country is open to investors and investments, as Nigeria is unarguably…
- 3 Dec 2023
DG NITDA Urges Japan Government to Leverage Nigeria’s Youthful Poplation
As part of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu's commitment towards creating meaningful opportunities for Nigerian youths, the Director General Of the National Information Technology…
- 14 Jan 2024
NITDA Expresses Delight over Unbundling of HND Computer Science Programme into Specialised Fields
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended the recent decision by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to unbundle the Higher National Diploma (HND) in…
- 19 Feb 2024
DG NITDA Advocates for AI Integration in Nigeria’s Security Sector
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), emphasized the potential for increased efficiency and effectiveness in Nigeria's security sector…
- 4 Apr 2024
Nigeria Plans AI Strategy Workshop for National Development
Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy has said Nigeria is set to hold the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Workshop from April 15 to 18, 2024, in Abuja. Dr.…
- 3 Oct 2024
FG to Launch $1.5m Initiative for AI Development
Federal government is set to unveil a $1.5 million initiative aimed at supporting Artificial Intelligence (AI) development in the country. This announcement comes from the Minister of Communications,…
- 11 Oct 2024
NITDA says JICA Partnership Lifts Startup Ecosystem on Global Map
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that the Agency's partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)…
- 14 Jul 2025
MTN Foundation, FG & Others Partner To Launch AgriConnect In Ogun State
The MTN Foundation, in partnership with the Ogun State Government and the Federal Government, has launched AgriConnect, a digital agriculture platform aimed at empowering 1,000 small-scale farmers…
- 15 Aug 2025
NITDA Advocates AI, Security Integration for Sustainable Development
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has emphasised that integrating intelligence, security, and sustainability is critical to…
- 30 Sept 2025
Africa’s 1.4Bn Poised to Co-Create Ethical AI Future — Dania Tells UN
Oluwaseun Dania, Managing Director of Alpha-Geek Technologies, has called for Africa’s full inclusion in global artificial intelligence (AI) governance, stressing that the continent’s 1.4 billion…