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- 22 Jul 2019
Pantami Bags Outstanding Promoter of Local Content for National Development Award
The Director General/CEO of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has been awarded the prestigious Titans of Tech Award in recognition of his…
- 4 Jul 2017
NITDA Warns IT Service Providers over Poor QoS
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned information technology service providers over poor quality of services (QoS) and low standards of products. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim…
- 15 Feb 2018
Registration & Licensing of IT Contractors, Service Providers Under Our Purview- Dr.Pantami
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) clarifies the recent publication attributed to the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) advising the agency not to proceed with the…
- 22 May 2017
NITDA Says Nigeria Largely Spared from Monumental WannaCry Attack
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has claimed that Nigeria was largely spared from the monumental ransomware attack that recently affected over 150,000 countries. Dr Isa…
- 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,…
- 27 Mar 2018
NITDA Awards 92 Postgraduate Scholarships for 2017/2018 Year
As part of its mandate of developing and regulating the Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has awarded 92 scholarships for…
- 15 Aug 2017
NITDA Coordinates National PKI Implementation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) it has taken steps to harmonise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) related projects in Nigeria, in fulfilment of the mandate. This was…
- 19 Jan 2018
NITDA Reorganises Certification, Registration of Indigenous OEMs
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reorganised the process of registering and certifying indigenous IT Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Agency…
- 13 Feb 2018
NITDA Begins Registration, Licensing of Indigenous IT Contractors
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in a statement issued on Monday said that it has put measures in place to register and license all Information Technology (IT)…
- 14 Sept 2018
NITDA Clarifies Position on 2019 General Election Security Measures
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has refuted the news attributed to its Director General that the 2019 general elections may be disrupted if inadequate information…
- 12 Jan 2019
NITDA Set to Enforce Compliance with Regulatory Framework for Providers of PIA Services
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that in line with its mandate of promoting and regulating Information Technology in Nigeria, is set to enforce compliance with…
- 21 Nov 2021
NITMA Honours Kashifu with 2021 IT Gold Merit Award
The Nigeria Computer Society has honoured Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with the IT Gold Merit Award at this…
- 7 Oct 2017
NITDA Denies Allege Attempt To Circumvent 2017 Budget Implementation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have described as false the information making the round on Social Media that the Agency is attempting to circumvent due process…
- 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…
- 28 Jun 2017
NITDA's CERT Team Working on Defence Mechanism for Nigerian Cyberspace- DG
To combat the increasing level of cyber attacks across the globe, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) have commenced the development of…
- 3 Nov 2022
NITDA, Ascend Studios Foundation Open Application for Creative Technology Program 2022
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Ascend Studios Foundation has announced the launch of the Creative Technology Program (CTP), in 2022. In a joint…
- 30 Jul 2019
NITDA Extends Time for Data Audit Report by 3 Months
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has extended time for filing of initial data audit report by data controllers and processors by three-months to enable them meet compliance…
- 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…
- 23 Apr 2018
NITDA Commences Nationwide Cybersecurity Awareness Workshops
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with the mandate of developing and regulating Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, has kick-started this year’s nationwide…
- 2 Jan 2019
NITDA Ready for MDAs’ IT Projects Clearance
The management of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Wednesday said that it has streamlined and fully automated its processes aimed at fast-tracking IT Projects…
- 6 Dec 2017
NITDA to MDAs: Hosting Data Outside Nigeria Is Against FG's Guidelines
By peter oluka The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) appears to invoke relevant sections of the guidelines regarding hosting of government data, particularly restricting…
- 20 Jun 2017
CAC, Others Are Top MDAs Leveraging ICT for Transparency- NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has extolled the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Corporate Affairs…
- 24 Oct 2018
NITDA Continues Nationwide Cybersecurity Awareness Workshops
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Tuesday said that it has continued this year’s nationwide cybersecurity awareness workshops. This was disclosed in a statement…
- 28 Nov 2017
NITDA Clears EFCC, NFIU’s ICT security, Systems Infrastructure Upgrade
By peter oluka The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared the ICT Security and Systems Infrastructure Upgrade project of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
- 28 Jun 2019
NITDA Urges Public Institutions to Comply with Guidelines on the Use of Social Media
The Management of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on the attention of Federal Public Institutions on the need for strict compliance with the Framework and…
- 12 Jul 2019
NITDA Pledges Commitment to Data Privacy Rights
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put Nigerians and the general public on notice about the on-going investigation of the alleged breach of data privacy rights of…
- 16 Nov 2017
NITDA Says MDAs Must Migrate Websites To .Gov.Ng
By peter oluka National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it has observed the disregard to the use of .gov.ng domain in the transaction of government business despite previous…
- 17 Oct 2022
NITDA, Google Partner to Train MSMEs on Business Improvement and Revenue Generation Skills Using Digital Technologies
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Google Nigeria is announcing the launch of a Google Hustle Academy Bootcamp, 2022. The Bootcamp is aimed at…
- 6 Jun 2023
NITDA Takes IT Policy Formulation Approach to London Blockchain Conference
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), showcased Nigeria’s Innovative IT Policy Formulation Approach at the just concluded London Blockchain Conference. NITDA led the…
- 3 Nov 2022
NITDA, Domineum Launch Blockchain Scholarship 2022
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Domineum Blockchain Solutions has launched NITDA Blockchain Scholarship, 2022 Scheme. The programme is aimed at…