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- 7 Jan 2026
NASENI Launches Inter-Agency Innovation Competition for MDAs
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has announced the launch of an Inter-Agency Innovation Competition and Awards to stimulate creativity and technological advancement…
- 12 Jan 2013
e-Governance: More MDAs Move Online
Nigerian government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are beginning to conduct their businesses online, after initial lethargy and this is helping many MDAs reduce their costs and increase…
- 26 May 2017
NITDA to Enforce Executive Order on Local Content in IT
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put measures in place for swift compliance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the Executive Order on Support for Local…
- 22 Jul 2026
NITDA Pushes Stronger Cyber Resilience Across Government Agencies
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to adopt a coordinated and proactive approach to securing Nigeria's government digital…
- 21 Jun 2018
NITDA Bars MDAs from Using Unregistered IT Firms
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to avoid using the services of unregistered companies on Information Technology…
- 4 Aug 2026
Nigeria Tightens Data Privacy Compliance as FG Issues Directive to MDAs
Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to fully comply with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023, as part of efforts to strengthen…
- 11 Sept 2017
NITDA Insists On ‘Clearance’ As MDAs’s ‘17 Proposed IT Projects Hit N43Bn
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cautioned Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as other government establishments against executing IT projects…
- 10 May 2018
NITDA, Conduit Pipe to Siphon Money- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has accused various government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of manipulating NITDA…
- 30 Jan 2018
NITDA Warns on Potential Cyber Threats, Issues Guidelines, Proactive Measures
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has alerted Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), other government establishments,…
- 24 Nov 2024
Massive N197bn Contract Fraud Uncovered in MDAs by Auditor-General
A recent report by the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered financial irregularities totaling over N197.72 billion across various ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria.…
- 23 May 2018
NITDA Says MDAs Work in Silos, Neglect eGovernment
Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government in the country are operating in silos, thereby making nonsense of e-government policy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, directo-general, National…
- 15 Apr 2013
MDAs Move Online to Cut Costs
Nigerian government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are beginning to conduct their businesses online, after initial lethargy and this is helping many MDAs reduce costs and increase their…
- 16 Aug 2022
NFMC Orders MDAs, Embassies, Others to Hand over Radio Frequency Spectrum
National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), has mandated radio frequency spectrum that are used by entities such as Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Governments, Embassies, Diplomatic…
- 5 Nov 2013
MDAs to Spend N400Bn Before January 2014
Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government have a balance of N400 billion to be spent before the end of the year according to the 2013 budget, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,…
- 4 Jun 2026
ESET Enhances Cybersecurity Awareness Among Lagos State MDAs Through Capacity-Building Programme
ESET Nigeria has successfully concluded a cybersecurity awareness training programme for staff of the Lagos State Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), reinforcing the state’s…
- 29 Mar 2018
20 MDAs Seek NITDA’s Clearance of IT Projects
No fewer than 20 Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) have submitted requests to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in 2018 for clearance of their information…
- 1 Jul 2019
MDAs Device Means to Flout Directive on .ng Domain Registration
Some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government are still flouting the federal government directive that all MDAs should register their websites on the country’s top level…
- 31 May 2024
Tinubu Directs MDAs to Patronise NASENI Technologies and Products
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country to patronise technologies and products of the National Agency for Science and Engineering…
- 21 Dec 2025
NITDA Wins Triple SERVICOM Honours for Citizen-Centred Service Delivery
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has clinched three prestigious Service Compact with All Nigerians (SERVICOM) awards at the annual Ministry, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)…
- 26 Mar 2019
Most MDAs of FG Do Not have Active Websites
Most of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government are still without active websites, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, director-general, National Information Technology…
- 23 Feb 2013
Galaxy Backbone’s i-Gov.net Integrates Government, Citizens
Galaxy Backbone Plc, the integrated information communication technology company for federal government, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), has reiterated its determination to support the…
- 8 Jul 2014
FG Orders MDAs to Move to One Portal by September
All ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs) of federal and state governments will, starting from September, transact their activities from one portal, according to Mrs. Omobola Johnson,…
- 21 Sept 2014
Govts., MDAs Register on .ng, Host Servers Abroad
Federal government’s directive to its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to register their website on the country’s top level domain name .ng by the end of this year has recorded some…
- 9 Mar 2015
Govts, MDAs Shun .ng, Host Servers Abroad
Most of the federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are currently hosting their webs and emails’ servers outside of the country, thereby making a mockery of the government…
- 13 Feb 2025
FG Order MDAs to Close Commercial Banks’ Accounts, Enforce TSA Policy
Federal government has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) operating in states to close their accounts with commercial banks and fully comply with the Treasury Single Account…
- 24 Jun 2019
Abor, TSA Director Accuses MDAs of Operating Illegal Accounts
Sylva Abor, director, Treasury Single Account (TSA) has said that some Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are still operating illegal accounts outside the TSA. He explained…
- 7 Aug 2017
IT Projects Must Pass Through NITDA Clearance, Auditor General Mandates Staff
Federal government Circular No. SGF/6/S.19/T/65 of 18th April, 2006 which mandates Ministries Departments and Agencies, (MDAs) to seek clearance from NITDA before deploying any IT project in the…
- 15 Feb 2024
FG Seeks to Digitalize MDAs Operations
Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, says the need to urgently digitalize government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) cannot be overemphasized.…
- 6 Jul 2018
House of Reps Probes MDAs’ IT Expenditure
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committee on Public Accounts and its Finance counterpart to investigate Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) expenditure on Information…
- 26 Jan 2022
Government Officials Open 500,000 Bank Accounts to Hide Stolen Funds- Presidency
Nigerian civil servants in federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) hid stolen funds belonging to the country in at least 500,000 bank accounts, according to Garba Shehu, media aide to…