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- 30 Aug 2021
NITDA Affirms Stakeholder Engagement in Re-Enacting the NITDA Act, 2007
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has began to rally ICT stakeholders and the general public on the process of repealing and re-enacting the NITDA Act, 2007 which is…
- 14 Mar 2021
DG Urges Senate to Repeal NITDA ACT to Boost Digital Economy
Dr. Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on both chambers of the National Assembly to repeal the NITDA Act of 2007 as Nigeria moves…
- 29 Dec 2022
Foundation Calls on NASS to Stepdown NITDA Act
Cloud Network Foundation has urged the National Assembly to step down the NITDA Act 2021 currently under its consideration. The Foundation, whose membership is made of Nigeria's pioneer ICT media…
- 13 Aug 2026
Nigerian Startup Act: NITDA Calls for Stronger Inter-Agency Collaboration
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is calling for a unified, cross-sector push to translate the framework of the Nigerian Startup Act (NSA) into practical benefits for local…
- 18 Jun 2024
NITDA Proposes New Act to Regulate Tech Sector, Levy 1 Percent Tax
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is actively pushing for the passage of a new bill that would transform the agency into a regulator for Nigeria’s tech sector and grant it…
- 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…
- 18 Aug 2016
Olatunji Lauds Sidmach Impact on e-Government, Pledges NITDA Support
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, acting director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has applauded Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited for its outstanding contributions…
- 6 Jun 2024
NITDA DG Inaugurates Startup Labelling Committee for Implementation of Nigeria Startup Act
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has taken a significant step towards driving the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) with the inauguration of a Startup…
- 13 Jan 2019
NITDA to Enforce Compliance on Use of Public Internet
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to enforce compliance with the Public Internet Access (PIA) Regulation, issued pursuant to Section 6 of the NITDA Act 2007, in line…
- 6 Apr 2023
PIAFo Rallies Stakeholders to Dissect Pending NITDA Bill on April 13
Organisers of the fast-growing consultative event brand, Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo), have dedicated the event's next edition to robust engagement on the pending amendment bill of…
- 27 Jan 2023
Scorecard: No plans to strip NCC of its powers – Pantami
Federal Government has no plans to strip the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of its powers, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami said this…
- 26 Sept 2021
Digital Economy: NITDA Assures e-Business Industry Heads of Public Private Partnership
In line with the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has assured the Committee of e-Business…
- 30 Nov 2022
IT Stakeholders Seek Implementation Team for Start-up Act
Information technology stakeholders in Lagos have urged National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to establish Start-up act implementation team that will ensure that it achieves its…
- 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…
- 27 Jan 2016
ONC/NITDA, Rack Centre Ring Hope for Data Hosting in Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the parent Agency for the Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC) in collaboration with Rack Centre, a state of the art, tier…
- 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…
- 2 Jun 2020
Why We Issued DPCO Licenses- NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it acted in good faith licensing law firms as Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCO’s). The Agency stated that,…
- 9 Sept 2013
NCS Visits ComTech Ministry, NITDA
Two delegations from the Nigeria Computer Society led by Professor David O. Adewumi, its president, recently paid two separate courtesy visits to the Ministry of Communication Technology and National…
- 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…
- 22 Mar 2021
Data Protection is the Nucleus of Digital Economy - DSPL Boss, Balogun
Convener of the Association of Licensed Data Protection Compliance Organisations of Nigeria (ALDPCON) and CEO of Data Services Protection Limited (DSPL), Mr. Tunde Balogun has described data as the…
- 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…
- 22 Jan 2016
Shittu Endorses Olatunji Appointment As Ag. DG NITDA
‎Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communication, has approved the appointment of Dr. Vincent Olatunji as the new Director General of NITDA in acting capacity. ‎ The appointment,…
- 13 Sept 2016
NITDA DG to CCHub: Says We Want Incubation Hubs to Thrive
The Nigerian government said it is set to promote Nigerians with innovative ideas, as reiterated Dr Vincent Olatunji, acting director general of NITDA at Idea Hub and Co Creation Hub Yaba, recently.…
- 27 Jan 2019
FG Releases Guidelines on Internet Access, Data Protection
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has released five guidelines to guide its operations as well as use and access to internet and IT infrastructure in Nigeria. The regulations…
- 14 Aug 2019
NITDA Clarifies Regulatory Infractions Allegation By ALTON
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared the air on the allegations made by Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) that it engages on…
- 29 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…
- 3 Dec 2019
NITDA Moves against 125 MDAs for Violation of IT Clearance Guidelines
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said that it has initiated enforcement action against 125 MDAs for violation of the directive of the Federal Government. According…
- 2 Apr 2012
NA to Amend all ICT Acts
The National Assembly has begun moves aimed at amending the 9-year-old telecom Act in a bid to meet present day demand of the industry, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. With the issue of ICT…
- 2 Apr 2012
NA to Amend all ICT Acts
The National Assembly has begun moves aimed at amending the 9-year-old telecom Act in a bid to meet present day demand of the industry, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. With the issue of ICT…
- 5 Apr 2022
FG Tasks Nigeria Data Protection Bureau on Data Protection
Prof. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on the management of the newly established Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) to ensure data protection, privacy…