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- 12 Aug 2020
Kashifu Abdullahi Blazes the Trail at NITDA as Director General
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a federal government agency saddled with the responsibility of developing and ensuring the growth of information technology in the…
- 31 Jul 2019
NASRDA Gets New Director General
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the acting Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), following the expiration of the two-term…
- 27 Aug 2019
Abdullahi, New NITDA Boss Pledges Smart Transformation of Agency
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has stated his vision is to completely transform the agency into a smart organisation. …
- 13 Dec 2023
Tinubu Sacks FAAN MD, Others, Suspends NCAA DG
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Directors (MDs) of two key aviation agencies and the heads of four other agencies and appointed replacements. Those sacked included Mr. Kabir Yusuf…
- 21 Apr 2021
Digital Technology, a Veritable Tool in Combating Insecurity — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that warfare is no longer physical and therefore imperative for the Nigerian…
- 14 Apr 2017
Buhari Sacks PenCom, CPC Bosses, 21 Others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday relieved the heads of 23 Federal Government agencies of their appointments and approved the appointment of their replacements. Key agencies of government…
- 16 Mar 2020
NITDA DG Says Effective Collaboration Key to Growth of Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, has described the partnership with Abuja Enterprise Agency, (AEA) as imperative to President…
- 19 Oct 2023
President Tinubu Sacks NBC DG, NAN CEO, Others
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the heads of some government agencies under the Ministry of Information. Ajuri Ngelali, Special Adviser to the President on Media Publicity, announced this in a…
- 28 Jan 2026
NITDA, NBC Explore Strategic Collaboration on Digital Transformation, Media Regulation
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to deepening inter-agency collaboration as he…
- 13 Oct 2016
NITDA Gears Up for ICT Infrastructure Redeployment in North East
Dr. Isa Pantami, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has stated that the Agency would be carrying out the presidential directive on the redeployment of…
- 8 Dec 2018
Nigerian IT Startups Generates $101m in First 9 Months of 2018
Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, director general director, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that IT startups generated $101 million for the country’s economy from January…
- 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…
- 9 Aug 2021
NITDA DG Extols Benefits of Web in Driving Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the web is the backbone of the digital economy. As it serves as a pathway to…
- 7 Jun 2017
NiMET Concludes with NCC, MTN on MobileMet
Prof. Sani Mashi, Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), said the agency has concluded all necessary details with the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on its MobileMet as a…
- 1 Aug 2022
Ogun Digital Summit: DG NITDA Harps on Innovation as a Tool to Create a Sustainable Future
In a bid to achieve it's ambitious traget of 95% Digital Literacy by 2030, Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has urged the over one…
- 14 Feb 2017
We’re For Technology Transfer, Pantami to Enterprise Ireland Visitors
Dr Isa Pantami, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), reemphasized the Agency's commitment to support technology transfer, capacity building and…
- 22 Oct 2020
NASRDA Boasts of Capacity to Build, Launch Nigerian Satellites
Dr Francis Chizea, acting director general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has said that the Agency currently has the human capacity to design, build and launch various…
- 26 May 2016
FG Appoints New CEOs for NTA, NAN, NBC, Others
Federal Government has appointed new chief executives officers for the information-related parastatals in the Ministry of Information and Culture. The new appointees, whose appointments are with…
- 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)…
- 23 Jun 2024
NITDA Commits to Deliver NDLF Initiatives Through Innovative Ideas
In line with the digital literacy campaign of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the Director General NITDA Kashifu Inuwa CCIE has said the Agency’s committed to…
- 11 Jun 2018
NAFDAC Seizes 35 Containers of Tramadol @ Ports
Prof Moji Adeyeye, director general, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that the agency has seized not fewer than 35 containers of tramadol at various…
- 15 Mar 2024
Tinubu Appoints Zubaida Umar NEMA DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Mrs. Umar is the first woman to be appointed as…
- 26 Feb 2024
NITDA, SMEDAN Partner to Build Database for SMEs’ Interventions
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the Agency will collaborate with the Small and Medium Entreprises Development Agency of…
- 14 Dec 2025
NITDA Charts Path for Kano as Innovation Hub
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called for a fundamental shift in Kano State’s economic strategy, urging…
- 14 Mar 2024
NASRDA Says Nigeria’s Plan to Launch a Satellite No Longer Feasible
Dr. Halilu Shaba, director-general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has announced announced the postponement of its 2025 plan to launch a satellite from Nigeria. Dr. Shaba,…
- 26 Nov 2023
NITDA to Launch “Nija Chat”App January 1
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the agency will launch ‘NIJA Chat’, a messaging, gaming, and lifestyle app that…
- 13 Sept 2018
Cyber Terrorists may Disrupt 2019 Polls- NITDA
Isa Pantami, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said the 2019 general elections may be disrupted if adequate information technology security measures…
- 18 Apr 2017
Employment Racketeering Reports: Our Story- NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has denied wrong-doings following employment racketing reports circulating in some section of the media. The Agency described the…
- 22 Feb 2016
Leadership Battle @ NAMA Puts Flight Safety at Risk
A coalition of aviation unions and professional associations have called on the Federal Government to immediately appoint a substantive managing director for Nigerian Airspace Management Agency…
- 21 Jan 2016
FG Suspends Peter Jack, NITDA DG over Alleged Misconduct
Peter Jack, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has been suspended from office indefinitely over what was alleged as “misconduct” unbecoming of a…