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- 20 Mar 2025
Nigeria Charts New Course to Bridge Gender Digital Divide at UN's CSW69
In a resounding commitment to bridging gender digital divide, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA), has…
- 23 Jul 2026
NITDA, NAWOJ Partner to Advance Women's Digital Inclusion, Digital Literacy
In a strategic push to bridge the gender digital divide, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered with the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to…
- 7 Aug 2025
NITDA Deepens Digital Gender Inclusion with IgniteHer Bootcamp
In a powerful demonstration of its commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 12 Mar 2023
NITDA Reveals Gender Digital Inclusion Plan
In a bid to unlock the full potential of Nigeria's digital economy and promote greater social and economic development for all Nigerians, the Director General, National Information Technology…
- 3 Jul 2018
NCS Makes Case for Digital Inclusion, Announces Date for National Conference
Professor Adesola Aderounmu, President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has underscored the need for Digital Inclusion in Nigeria. Aderounmu, expressed this at a press conference to announce its 27th…
- 20 Jun 2025
NITDA Ignites a Revolution for Gender Inclusion in Nigeria's AI and Digital Economy
In a powerful stride towards an inclusive digital future, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is spearheading a transformative drive to empower Nigerian women in the…
- 18 Sept 2022
NCC Commits to Bridging Digital Gender Divide
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to bridging growing gender-oriented digital divide to accelerate inclusive economic prosperity for all Nigerian…
- 30 May 2025
Uche Uzoebo, SANEF CEO Makes Case for More Financial Inclusion Strategies Targeting Women
Leveraging digital infrastructure is key to accelerating financial inclusion, especially through a multi-stakeholder approach involving governments, fintechs, telecoms, regulators and even the…
- 13 Oct 2024
NITDA Commits to Sustainability of Digital Growth, Inclusiveness in Nigeria
As part of its unwavering commitment to elevating Nigeria to premier status in the global digital economy by harnessing the potential of digital innovation to drive national prosperity and…
- 20 Jun 2023
NITDA Collaborates with PAN Africa Female Youth Initiative on Digital Literacy
National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, is expanding its collaboration tentacles to strengthen digital inclusiveness through a partnership with the Pan African Female Youth…
- 15 Dec 2021
NITDA Commences Training of 60 Women in Techprenuership in Lagos
In its attempt to bridge the gender digital gap and promote digital literacy and skills amongst the women folk, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced a five day…
- 20 May 2025
Minister Decries High Rate of Nigerian Women Access Gap to Smartphones
Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has revealed that at least 68% of Nigerian women lack access to smartphones, a barrier that limits their participation in the…
- 13 Dec 2019
NITDA Commences ICT Training for South West Women
In pursuit of renewed thrust for leveraging the Digital Economy for National Economic Development, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced the South West Zonal…
- 17 Mar 2023
IWD: NITDA Implements Initiatives to Bridge Gender Divide
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the Agency has been implementing several initiatives and programmes aimed at bridging the…
- 11 Mar 2024
NITDA Commits to Empowerment of Women
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed the agency's unwavering commitment to collaborating and empowering women to…
- 12 Mar 2024
First Lady Urges Women’s Full Participation In Digital Revolution
The First Lady, senator Oluremi Tinubu has stressed the need for women to fully participate in the digital revolution. She said on Tuesday at the handover ceremony of the National Information…
- 24 Nov 2020
NITDA Canvases for Adoption of Digital Technology to Boost Agriculture
"Building a vibrant Digital Agriculture sector that leverages on digital technologies and innovations has become imperative as the population of Nigeria continues to grow with large demographic of…
- 30 Jul 2023
NITDA Unveils Digital Literacy Framework, Set to Create 1m Digital Jobs
In its ambitious target to achieve 95 percent digital literacy by 2030 and aligning with the vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create over one million jobs for youths in the digital economy…
- 5 Mar 2023
Nigeria Can Boost Digital Economy by Ensuring Equal Participation of Women - DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Nigeria can potentially and significantly boost its digital economy by ensuring equal…
- 19 Nov 2024
Tosin Eniolorunda Advocates for Women-Centric Financial Inclusion
For financial inclusion to be sustainable, especially for women, it must no longer be treated as a buzzword, charitable social activity or a checklist to be marked. L-R: Dr. Jameelah…
- 19 Oct 2025
NITDA DG Urges Harnessing Renewable Energy and Technology for Rural Growth
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated on the vital role of renewable energy and digital innovation in…
- 27 Mar 2023
NITDA, World Bank, Train 200 Women on Content Creation
As part of activities to celebrate International Women's Day and given the dire need to position young women for global participation in the gig economy, the National Information Technology…
- 9 Mar 2021
AfDB Approves $1.3 million Grants to Enhance Women’s Digital Access to Loans and Micro-insurance
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The…
- 28 Feb 2025
Huawei Trains 70,000 Nigerians in ICT Development
Huawei has provided capacity building and information and communication technology (ICT) training to 70,000 people in the past five years, according to Eric Chen, Huawei’s Strategy director in…
- 28 Oct 2021
Airtel Africa Launches its Long-term Sustainability Strategy, Building on its Corporate Purpose to Transform Lives
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has launched a comprehensive sustainability strategy which sets out…
- 30 May 2023
The Five-Point Digital Rights Agenda for Nigeria’s New Government
By Adeboye Adegoke, Senior Manager, Grants and Programs Strategy at Paradigm Initiative. As a new government takes over the reins of power in Nigeria, it will be useful to set a digital rights agenda…
- 3 Feb 2017
AfDB , AFI Sign MoU to Enhance Financial Services
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent. The…
- 30 Apr 2025
NITDA Inaugurates Start-up Consultative Forum
Nigeria has taken a bold step toward deepening its innovation ecosystem with the official launch of the Start-up Consultative Forum, an initiative designed to accelerate the implementation of the…
- 10 Jan 2015
NCS Bemoans Unproductive Consumption, Digital Exclusion
In reflections on 2014 and aspirations for 2015, the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), has decried the persisting climate of unproductive consumption and digital exclusion in the Nigerian society.…
- 9 Feb 2026
FG Launches the Happy Woman App Platform
Federal government has unveiled a new digital platform to connect millions of women to finance, skills training, and market opportunities, in what officials call the country's largest…