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- 1 Oct 2021
Stakeholders Seek Govt., Technology Service Providers Engagement to Boost e-Governance
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and other stakeholders who spoke at the 2021…
- 30 Sept 2022
E-Voting Will Entrench Democratic Ethos, Spurs Development – NITDA Boss
The proper administration of elections contributes immensely to the growth of democracy and civic development, Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency,…
- 26 Nov 2020
eGovernment: NITDA Begins Capacity Building for MDAs
In a bid to hasten the implementation of the National e-Government Masterplan and inculcate the use of Information Technology in carrying out government activities, the National Information…
- 25 Oct 2019
Pervasive Broadband Penetration Key to Effective e-Govt Services, says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated that the Commission's drive for pervasive Broadband penetration is crucial to deepening…
- 18 Jul 2014
Summit Participants Want More Training for Public Sector on E-Payment
Following successful hosting of the 3rd Annual E-Payment for government Summit by E-payment Providers Association of Nigeria, participants believe continuous training of public sector operators on…
- 23 Oct 2020
NITDA Provides Capacity Training for 442 DT-TWG Members
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has said that Digital Literacy is a pre-requisite to Digital Transformation of the…
- 18 Sept 2020
Manfa, ANSICTA Boss Pledges to Collaborate with NITDA for Establishment of Zonal Office in Anambra State
Mr Theo Manfa, managing director/chief executive officer, Anambra State Information and Communication Technology Agency, (ANSICTA) has hinted that they are ready to collaborate with National…
- 17 Sept 2020
Anambra Indicates Interest to Host NITDA’s South-East Zonal Office
The Anambra State Government has indicated interest to provide enabling environment for the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) to situate its South-East Zonal Office in the…
- 21 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…
- 25 Sept 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic is Fast Tracking Nigeria’s Digital Economy- Minister
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the digital economy will contribute more than 45% of the nation’s GDP, as the contribution of the ICT sector…
- 4 Feb 2022
DSPL Commends Govt for Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Appointment of Olatunji as Pioneer CEO
Data Services Protection Limited (DSPL), one of the licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the establishment of the Nigeria…
- 11 Jun 2014
E-PPAN' 3rd Summit Focuses on Increasing Govt Revenue Via E-Payment
The E-Payment Provides Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) is set to host the 3rd edition of its Annual E-Payment Government Summit from the 8th – 9th of July 2014 at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre,…
- 21 Mar 2019
NITDA says Only 4.7% of Nigerian Govt. Institutions Use IT Effectively
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has criticised government institutions for underutilising enterprise technology saying only 4.7 per cent of federal institutions use IT…
- 25 Sept 2020
NDPR to Safeguard Personal Data of Nigerians -DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that the motive behind the issuance of Nigerian Data Protection…
- 29 Oct 2023
3m Jobs in Digital Tech Industry Achievable - DG NITDA
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says the creation of three million jobs in the digital technology sector was achievable within the next…
- 30 Jul 2020
NITDA DG Harps on the Role of ICT in Nigeria’s GDP
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has extolled the contributions of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector…
- 25 Feb 2021
NITDA, WeGO Africa to Enhance Digital Economy Values for Nigerians
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed his commitment to work with WeGO and any public or private organizations…
- 17 Oct 2019
NITDA Tasks MDAs to Stem IT Projects Failure with SLA Framework
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has taken a drastic measure to stem the tide of high scale failures of Information Technology (IT) projects in Ministries, Departments…
- 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…
- 19 Jul 2018
Usmanu Dan Fodio, UNILAG to Start Postgraduate Program on ICT Law
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the agency is collaborating with Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto and…
- 30 Jun 2021
NITDA Unveils Nigerian National Public Key Infrastructure
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun the process of harnessing the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) which is aimed at promoting e-Government and digital…
- 11 Nov 2021
Digital Economy: DG NITDA Attributes Unprecedented Achievements to Existence of Shared Vision, Partnership and Collaboration in the Ministry
The existence of shared vision, partnership and collaboration amongst the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, its parastatals and the sector’s stakeholders have been identified as one of…
- 18 Jul 2018
NITDA Advocates for Adequate Local Capacity Processes to Solve Local IT Problem
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasized the need to build local capacity processes that would solve relevant local IT…
- 14 Nov 2021
FG Saved N30Bn from IT Clearance Policy – NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said the Information Technology (IT) project clearance policy has saved over N30billion for Nigeria and led to high reduction in…
- 18 Jun 2018
ISPON Makes Case for CPN Affiliates on NITDA’s Board
Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), one of the affiliate bodies of the Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), is worried about the continued absence of CPN…
- 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…
- 10 Nov 2017
eNigeria 2017: Participants Make 11-Point Recommendations To Government
By peter oluka To foster digital economy through local content development and regulation, participants at the just concluded eNigeria 2017, have recommended that the Government through NITDA and…
- 18 Nov 2021
National Traditional Council Benefits from NITDA’s Capacity Building
In recognition of the significant role of traditional institutions as custodians of cultural values in the country, the staff of the National Traditional Council for Traditional Rulers in Nigeria…
- 1 Sept 2017
Indo-Africa ICT Expo & Summit to Explore Africa’s ICT Future
As new technologies and innovations emerge and become ubiquitous and demanding, African communications ministers led by Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Communications Minister, and Mrs. Ursula…
- 6 Aug 2017
NITDA Named Co-Chair of Open Government Partnership Forum
A high powered delegation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) led by Ejike Njeze, co-Chair, Technology and Innovation (OGP) Nigeria, recently paid a courtesy call on Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…