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- 10 Nov 2025
Nigeria ICT Space Set to Receive Boost as Digital Economy, e-governance Bill Nears Presidential Assent
Nigeria is poised to take a continental lead in digital economy and e-governance as the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025 is expected to be signed into law this week by President…
- 25 Feb 2021
NITDA Mulls Review of its Act to Align with Digital Economy Ideals
Mallam Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, on Wednesday, presented a proposal for the realignment of ‘NITDA Act 2007’ with the tenets…
- 23 Dec 2022
Confusion as Senator, Reps Disagree over Controversial NITDA Bill
The controversy surrounding the bill to repeal the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Act raged on at the hurriedly arranged joint public hearing by the Senate and House of…
- 23 Mar 2022
Digital Evolution: NITDA, Others Partner to Sustain National Socio-Economic Development
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) National Assembly (NASS) and Cyber Future Academy (CFA) to ensure that…
- 24 Nov 2019
House of Reps Worry over NIGCOMSAT’s Under-Utilisation
House of Representatives has expressed concern over poor patronage and under-utilisation of the services of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited. The House Committee on Information…
- 9 Nov 2020
Pantami Says ICT Contributes 17.83 Per Cent to GDP
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has disclosed that, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributed 17.83 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product…
- 15 Feb 2023
NDPB Investigates 110 Companies for Data Breaches
Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has said that it is presently investigating over 110 companies in Nigeria over allegations of data breach. Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Bureau,…
- 6 Oct 2022
Pantami Extols Legislations as Crucial for Citizen’s Identity Protection
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS FIIM, the Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that it has become imperative to implement legislations that will ensure the…
- 29 Jul 2020
Galaxy Backbone States Role in NICTIB Phase II Loan to Nigeria
Galaxy Backbone has clarified its role in the ‘$400m’ loan for the National Information and Communications Technology Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB) Phase II project as technology implementation…
- 5 Nov 2025
Nigeria Reaffirms Digital Transformation Commitment at ICEGOV 2025
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to digital transformation and good governance at the 18th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) 2025,…
- 22 Apr 2016
Nigeria Discusses ICT as Alternative Revenue Source at CeBIT 2016
Nigeria has taken a major practical step in its efforts to actualise plans to diversify its economy away from oil by sending a high-powered delegation to attend CeBIT 2016, the world’s leading…
- 29 Dec 2022
FG Prioritizes Transforming Nigeria into A Hub for Talent, Innovation
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the Federal Government is prioritising efforts to establish Nigeria as a leading hub…
- 26 Sept 2022
National Assembly Vows to Pass Data Protection Bill in 30 days
The National Assembly has promised to pass the Data Protection Bill within 30 days once it receives the bill from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The pledge was made by Yakubu Oseni, the…
- 29 Jul 2020
Reps Fume as Clauses Concede Nigeria to China in Loan Agreement
A house of representatives panel has raised the alarm over clauses conceding Nigeria’s sovereignty to China in a loan agreement. The clause described as “lethal” by the panel is in article 8(1) of…