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- 30 Nov 2023
Minister Seeks Establishment of Agric Data Centre
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Security, has advocated the creation of National Agriculture Data Centre to attract investors to enhance Food and Nutrition Security in…
- 21 Mar 2025
Visa to Establish Data Centre in Nigeria to ‘Boost Digital Economy’
Visa, global payment services giant, has announced plans to establish a data centre infrastructure in Nigeria. Andrew Torre, Visa’s regional president for central and eastern Europe and…
- 21 Apr 2025
Digital Transformation Remains Africa’s Gateway to Economic Advancement - Adumike
Obinna Adumike is a seasoned technology leader with a proven track record in driving digital transformation across Africa. As Head of Converged Digital Infrastructure for Africa at Open Access Data…
- 24 Mar 2024
NDPC Chief, Olatunji, Spotlights Data Protection's Role in Digital Economy
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), shed light on the significance of data protection in the digital economy during the recent pre-launch…
- 14 May 2025
Stakeholders Seek Strengthening of Digital Infrastructure @ IoT West Africa
Stakeholders in the emerging technologies, Data Centre and Power have stressed the need to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure for the application of internet of Things, and artificial…
- 19 Nov 2025
ActivEdge Group President George Agu Backs Push for Africa’s Digital Independence
Mr. George Agu, Group President of ActivEdge Technologies, has called on the African continent to seize control of its technological future by owning its data, algorithms, and digital infrastructure,…
- 22 Sept 2021
Digital Entrepreneurship Crucial to Sustainable Digital Economy — DG NITDA
Digital entrepreneurship has been described as a crucial element necessary in ensuring sustainable digital economy because through innovations in technology, people have been able to shop and sell…
- E-Business25 Aug 2026
NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce to Drive Sovereign Cloud Implementation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated a taskforce to oversee the implementation of Nigeria’s National Sovereign Cloud Initiative.
- 24 Oct 2024
Kashifu Inuwa: Championing Nigeria's Digital Renaissance
By Mubarak Umar In the rapidly evolving global digital landscape, nations must constantly adapt, innovate, and secure their technological ecosystems. Nigeria's IT ecosystem, under the stewardship of…
- 15 Aug 2025
NITDA Advocates AI, Security Integration for Sustainable Development
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has emphasised that integrating intelligence, security, and sustainability is critical to…
- 30 Aug 2020
Digital Economy: Africa Is Blessed With Great Potentials – DG NITDA
Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), has described African Continent as centre with great potentials especially in the development and…
- 23 Jun 2021
5G Network Crucial to 4th Industrial Revolution – DG NITDA
The 5G network, which is currently driving the world toward the 4th Industrial Revolution, has been described as very crucial to bringing the people together in a global village. Mallam Kashifu Inuwa…
- 30 May 2022
NCDC Declares Emergency as Monkeypox Claims First Life
Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox- an infectious viral disease that can occur in both humans and some other animals. The patient had underlying medical conditions, according to…
- 16 Feb 2022
DG NITDA Extols Traditional Institutions Role in Harnessing ICT Benefits in Nigeria
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said Traditional Institutions have a vital role to play in harnessing the vast opportunities in…
- 25 May 2017
Nigeria Innovation Summit ‘17 To Discuss Tech, Innovation for Economic Transformation
Nigeria Innovation Summit, an annual event that brings together stakeholders from different sectors of Nigeria's economy to share ideas, trends, and opportunities around technology, innovation and…
- 31 Aug 2015
NIMC Extends Mandatory Use of NIN to January 2016
the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the ssuing Authority for National Identification Number NIN, has shifted the date for the commencement of the mandatory use of the National…
- 17 Feb 2017
tBs: Who Will Tell Shittu, Comms Minister ‘The Simple Truth’?
Few days back, as I was gearing up for the day’s work, I received a beep on my phone. Oh, it was a message from one of those messages that I don’t hesitate to delete. Even with the Nigerian…
- 1 Dec 2022
NITDA Engages Imo State ICT Stakeholders on Digitization, Entrepreneurship Evolution
In its continuous drive towards fostering national development through efficient Information Technology (IT) governance in Nigeria, coupled with the growing need of the Digital Economy Ecosystem, the…
- 17 Oct 2024
MTN Launches Flagship 5G Experience Centre in Abuja
MTN Nigeria, leading telecommunications provider has officially launched the first 5G Experience Centre in Abuja, on Wednesday, 16th October, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s commitment…
- 2 Sept 2020
NITDA Pledges to Extend NAVSA Programme to All States
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has reaffirmed the commitment of the Agency to extend the National Adopted Village for…
- 6 Mar 2022
AfricaNXT 2022: NCC Pulls the Largest Gathering, says 5G is safe
The AfricaNXT Conference 2022, known previously as Lagos Social Media Week, has ended on a historically impressive note for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), having drawn the largest…
- 17 Sept 2021
FG Orders Biometric Collating Agencies to Harmonise Citizens’ Data before 2023
President Mohammadu Buhari has directed all government data and biometrics collating agencies to harmonise their data collation before the end of his second term in 2023. He gave the directive, in…
- 20 Aug 2020
Stanbic IBTC Partners United Nations on Women Empowerment
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has disclosed that it recently partnered the United Nations on an initiative to provide seed funding for women across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal…
- 17 Jun 2026
First Lady Expands Digital Inclusion Drive With New ICT Centre in Benue
Federal Government's commitment to promoting digital inclusion received a major boost as the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, commissioned the National Information Technology…
- 29 May 2025
Experts @ ABoICT 2025 Warn of Digital Disaster Risks in Nigeria Without AI Governance
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the global digital landscape, two prominent technology leaders have issued urgent warnings and strategic calls for Nigeria and Africa to adopt a…
- Telecom28 Aug 2026
NITDA Sets New Rules for Government IT Projects, Local Software and Cloud Services
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said the Agency is implementing a series of reforms to strengthen Information Technology (IT) procurement, improve confidence in locally developed software and advance Nigeria’s digital sovereignty.
- 24 Jul 2026
ALTON Highlights Telecom Operators' Role in Bridging Nigeria's Digital Divide @NITRA Conference
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called for stronger collaboration among government, regulators, operators and other stakeholders to accelerate efforts at…
- Telecom21 Aug 2026
Dr. Tijani Affirms October Rollout Date for FG’s 90,000km Fibre-optic Network Project
Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has said the Federal Government will begin the implementation of its 90,000-kilometre nationwide fibre-optic network project in October.
- 7 Jun 2010
Galaxy Backbone to Automate EXCOF Information Management System
The information management system of the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) will be automated before the end of the 2010 fiscal year in order to enable the council memos to be circulated to…
- 31 Oct 2024
Google Grants Nigeria N2.8Bn for Al Development to Advance Digital Economy
Google.org has announced a N2.8 billion AI Talent Development grant to the country through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE). This is in a bid to…