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- 4 Aug 2008
Poor Funding, Bane of Technological Development –Lawmaker
Poor funding and lackadaisical attitude demonstrated by successive governments towards information technology (IT) are some of the causative factors directly responsible for law IT literacy in the…
- 30 Aug 2018
Reps Kick as IT Firms Shun Tech Devt Fund
Contributions to the National Technology Development Fund (NITDEF) is now shrinking, as some information technology companies expected to chip in one per cent of their yearly profit before tax are…
- 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)…
- 18 Aug 2019
NITDA, TETFund Sign MoU to Stimulate Educational Development
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to provide emerging technologies in…
- 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…
- 12 Feb 2021
NITDA Collaborates with NNPC to Foster Development of Emerging Technologies
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency has proposed strategic initiatives in strengthening the collaboration with the Research, Technology…
- 9 Mar 2017
Reps to Investigate Funds Collected from NITDA by FIRS
The House of Representatives yesterday passed a resolution to investigate the funds collected from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), from 2010 to 2015 by the Federal…
- 22 Apr 2013
Johnson, ICT Minister Launches iDEA
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology at the weekend launched the National ICT Incubation Programme tagged Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator…
- 25 Jul 2024
Stakeholders Seek Data Governance for National Development
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s data management space have stressed the need for the government, as well as businesses to deliberately harness available data for national development. Ayodele Bakare, the…
- 15 Nov 2021
NITMA 2021: NCS Reaffirms Commitment to Reward Excellence, Sets to Launch N50m Innovative Development Fund
In line with its advocacy efforts to achieve sustainable development, and promote digital economy in Nigeria through Information Technology, the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), an umbrella…
- 15 Jun 2021
NITDA Engages Stakeholders for Policy Development
As part of efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to grow the nation’s economy through digital technologies, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under supervision of…
- 3 Jun 2020
NITDA Seeks Withdrawal of Publication Alleging N1Bn Funding from NCC
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has sought the discontinuation of a publication alleging that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is funding the agency to the tune…
- 26 Apr 2024
NITDA, ICF Train 100 Schoolgirls in ICT Skills
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Illmi Children’s Fund (ICF) have trained 100 schoolgirls in digital and Information and Communication Technology skills training.…
- 22 Apr 2018
NITDA Commences Nationwide Cybersecurity Awareness Workshops
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with the mandate of developing and regulating Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, has kick-started this year’s nationwide…
- 22 May 2023
NITDA DG says Digital Economy has Created Pathway for Emerging Technologies
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), said that digital economy has created a pathway for emerging technologies, providing…
- 26 Feb 2013
Johnson Inaugurates ICT Incubation Governing Board
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has inaugurated the Governing Board of the National ICT Incubation Programme tagged IDEA (’Information Technology Developer…
- 15 Jun 2020
NITDA Cautions Nigerians on Fake Websites Pledging Federal Government Lockdown Funds
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has warned the general public, especially those in the cyber space, about the existence of fake websites trying to capitalize on the…
- 26 May 2017
NITDA to Enforce Executive Order on Local Content in IT
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has put measures in place for swift compliance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the Executive Order on Support for Local…
- 19 Dec 2021
Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Donates N50m to NCS Innovation & Development Fund
Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group and Serial digital entrepreneur, has donated the sum of N50m to an Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Leo Stan Ekeh,…
- 24 May 2021
DG NITDA Charges IT Stakeholders to Disrupt the Status-Quo
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has charged the Information Technology ecosystem stakeholders to disrupt the status quo.…
- 24 Feb 2016
ICT Stakeholders Canvass for Open Data Initiative in Nigeria
Information Communication Technology stakeholders have described open data initiative, a policy guideline being proposed by National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) as…
- 26 Jun 2026
Tinubu appoints Adigwe to head National Health Technology, Data Analytics Office
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Obi Adigwe as the National Coordinator of the newly established National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO). President Bola Tinubu The…
- 17 Aug 2022
DG NITDA says National Identity will Fast-track Digital Economy Development
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that setting the Digital Identity process on track will ensure effective implementation…
- 29 Jun 2020
NITDA Can Finance Nigeria’s Annual Budget- Reps
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) can finance the country’s annual budget if given the necessary environment, according to Wole Oke, chairman, House of Representatives…
- 9 Sept 2017
NITDA 2016/2017 Scholarship Selection Process Cancellation 'Explained'
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has given further explanations over the annulment of the 2016/2017 NITDEF Scholarship selection process. This decision, the Dr. Isa Pantami,…
- 17 Apr 2019
NITDA to Empower South East Youths on ICT Skills with Start-Up Friday
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Wednesday, said the agency is set to empower youths within Enugu and the South East region with Information Communication Technology…
- 17 Oct 2022
NITDA, Google Partner to Train MSMEs on Business Improvement and Revenue Generation Skills Using Digital Technologies
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Google Nigeria is announcing the launch of a Google Hustle Academy Bootcamp, 2022. The Bootcamp is aimed at…
- 14 May 2023
NITDA, LEAP Africa Collaborate to Harness Youths' Talents for Economic Growth
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has agreed partner with LEAP Africa, a non-profit organisation that focuses on leadership development, to harness the potentials of young…
- 20 Nov 2017
NITDA Saves N3b For FG Through IT Clearance Process
By peter oluka The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has boasted of saving, for the Federal Government, the sum of 3 Billion Naira on a single cleared IT Project of an Agency…
- 17 Jun 2016
IFIP President Elect to Speak at #NCSAbuja2016
Mike Hinchey, the President Elect, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), will be speaking at the 26th National Conference of Nigeria Computer Society tagged "Information…