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- 13 Oct 2020
NITDA Pushes New Bill on Data Protection
National Info Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is to send a new Bill on Data Protection to the National Assembly, and if passed into law, would ensure stringent protection of personal data and…
- 26 Sept 2016
Buhari Refuses to Confirm Olatunji, Appoints Pantami as DG of NITDA
President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to confirm the appointment of Dr. Vincent Olatunji, as director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and appointed instead…
- 16 May 2021
NITDA Warns Nigerians of New Cyberattack Strategy
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned that cybercriminals now use telegram bots and Google forms to automate phishing. The agency gave the warning in a statement at…
- 1 Oct 2024
Beware: Your Site Could be at Risk - NITDA warns WordPress users in Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA has alerted WordPress users in Nigeria about a new vulnerability called CVE-2024-28000, affecting over 5 million websites globally. …
- 12 Mar 2024
NITDA Warns Nigerians Against Malware Attack Targeting Facebook Users
National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has asked Nigerians to be mindful of a new malicious malware ‘OV3R_Stealer’, aimed at attacking Facebook users. This was contained in an…
- 20 Dec 2021
NITDA Unveils Top 30 Startups of the Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria Programme
Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria (B2MC Nigeria), a NITDA-sponsored national startup competition that identifies and accelerates the most high-impact startups across Nigeria, announced the 30 startups…
- 3 May 2017
NITDA’s Roadmap Can Save Nigeria $3.8Bn Annually
Transparency Advocacy Initiative Nigeria, a coalition of civil society groups, said that Nigeria can save about $3.8 billion annually if it sticks to the road map by the National Information…
- 2 Oct 2023
Regulators, Africa's Innovation Community Set to Converge in Port Harcourt for #StartupSouth8
Organisers of StartupSouth have announced that Port Harcourt will on October 5 - 6, 2023 play host to Africa 's Innovation Community as well as top Corporate Leaders and Government functionaries -…
- 7 Jun 2016
WED2016: Tracking Illegal Wildlife Trade with #BigData
To mark World Environment Day 2016 on 5 June, ITU explores the role of Big Data in preventing the illegal wildlife trade. WED 2016 Great apes have disappeared from Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin and…
- 27 Sept 2024
AFC Partners Itana for the Creation of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone
Itana, Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to jointly…