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- 6 Feb 2017
NITDA Seeks Curriculum Review for National ICT Development
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced process of engaging the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and other…
- 2 Nov 2023
Uwaje Receives National IT Leadership Award
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the government agency responsible for Information Technology (IT) development in Nigeria, has recognised Mr. Chris Uwaje, an Information…
- 20 Nov 2019
Nigeria in Dire Need for National Agency on Information Management - IIM Africa
The human race is living in an exciting time with data and technology at the heart of many major transformational initiatives and policies, in both public and private organizations. However, to…
- 14 Feb 2021
Building Technological Ecosystem, Key to National Development – DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that a nation can only prosper when it creates strong technological ecosystem,…
- 9 Aug 2015
NITDA Taps CPN, Others on ICT for National Development
Mr Peter Jack, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said the Agency is in a renewed effort to collaborate with the Computer Professional (Registration Council)…
- 3 Jan 2017
Relocating NigComSat, NITDA, Others: A Step 15 Years Backward- NCS
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has advised the Federal Government to ditch the idea of moving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) agencies: National Information and Development Agency…
- 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…
- 21 Jul 2019
Pantami Bags Outstanding Promoter of Local Content for National Development Award
The Director General/CEO of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has been awarded the prestigious Titans of Tech Award in recognition of his…
- 5 Jun 2026
NITDA, Benin’s Digital Agency Strengthen Ties on Digital Transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Agence des Systèmes d’Information et du Numérique (ASIN), the Information Systems and Digital Agency of the Republic of Benin, have…
- 30 Nov 2012
Premature Call to Make Nitda a Commission
The recent prescription that National Information Development Agency (Nitda) be upgraded to a National Information Technology Development Commission (NITDC) to ensure adequate regulation of the…
- 17 Aug 2022
Civic-Tech Hackathon: DG NITDA Urges Finalists to Channel Digital Solutions Toward Good Governance, National Development
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has encouraged the finalists of 2022 Yvote Naija Civic Tech Hackathon to channel their ingenuity…
- 22 Jun 2016
Nigeria, Ghana Agree on Mutual IT Agenda
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria’s IT clearinghouse and the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), Ghana's agency responsible for implementing IT…
- 23 Jan 2017
NITDA Inaugurates National Committee on IT Standard ‘COBIT5’
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) inaugurated the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT 5) National Implementation Committee at the NITDA…
- 27 Dec 2019
NITDA Investigates Lagos Revenue Agency
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is investigating the Lagos Internal Revenue Service over an alleged breach of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR),…
- 22 Feb 2023
NITDA, FIRS Engage Stakeholders, Urge for Prompt Payment of Levy
In order to achieve its mandate of implementing relevant policies, developing and regulating Information Technology for sustainable development, the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 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…
- 5 Sept 2019
NITDA Disowns Application for Training on Software Development
National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has disassociated itself from a form in circulation particularly in Gombe State requesting for personal details of individuals to be filled…
- 12 May 2022
Buhari Confers National Merit Award on NITDA for its Productivity
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been conferred the prestigious "National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award" of recognition of the Agency's high productivity,…
- 9 Jan 2019
Expert Asks FG to Develop National ICT Framework
Mr Jide Awe, an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expert, has called on Federal Government to develop national framework to grow smart ICT systems and data economy in 2019. Awe…
- 15 Aug 2017
NITDA Coordinates National PKI Implementation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) it has taken steps to harmonise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) related projects in Nigeria, in fulfilment of the mandate. This was…
- 14 Oct 2020
Information Technology Pivotal for Achieving Digital Nigeria– DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Information technology is connecting billions of people by providing them…
- 12 Aug 2020
Kashifu Abdullahi Blazes the Trail at NITDA as Director General
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a federal government agency saddled with the responsibility of developing and ensuring the growth of information technology in the…
- 4 Jan 2018
NITDA Pledges Commitment to FG’s Policy of Content Development
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Thursday said it was committed to driving local content development policy of the Federal Government. Prof. Isa Pantami, Agency’s…
- 19 Jun 2019
NITDA Identifies Stiff Competition with Foreign Software as Bane of Indigenous Software
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has identified stiff competition from foreign developers as the bane of software development in Nigeria. The agency, which is…
- 29 Jul 2026
NITDA Launches National Software Quality Assurance Framework
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has unveiled the National Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Framework to improve software quality, strengthen cybersecurity and enhance…
- 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…
- 22 Jul 2026
NITDA Pushes Stronger Cyber Resilience Across Government Agencies
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to adopt a coordinated and proactive approach to securing Nigeria's government digital…
- 13 Sept 2018
NITDA Clarifies Position on 2019 General Election Security Measures
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has refuted the news attributed to its Director General that the 2019 general elections may be disrupted if inadequate information…
- 2 Sept 2021
NBC Seeks NITDA's Support on Capacity Building, Digital Transformation
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has approached National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and sought for the nation's IT regulator to intervene in digitization of its…
- 7 Aug 2026
NITDA Introduces Cloud Certification Boost Data Localisation Compliance
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has introduced so-called Nigeria's Certified Cloud Register, regulatory framework developed under the agency's National Sovereign Cloud…