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- 10 Dec 2023
NITDA, IFC Partner to Build Strong Institutions, Sustainability of Nigeria Digital Economy
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to collaborate with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) by co-creating robust regulatory frameworks in implementing…
- 18 Dec 2022
Pantami Meets With Space X, World Bank, Google to Strengthen Nigeria's Digital Economy
In a bid to strengthen partnerships for the development of Nigeria's digital economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria, had meetings at…
- 6 Oct 2020
Pantami Commends President Buhari on Making Nigeria Digital Economy Giant
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his stewardship in ensuring that Nigeria is abreast with the global…
- 15 Oct 2020
FG Committed to Fast-track Nigeria’s Digital Economy – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy…
- 15 Oct 2020
FG to Fast-Track Nigeria’s Digital Economy as Danbatta Urges Operators to Settle Huge Interconnect Debt
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy…
- 10 Feb 2022
Positive Indicators for Nigeria's Digital Economy
Nigeria's fast growing youth population, expanding consumer power, and increasing smartphone penetration, provides a strong basis for online commerce and financial technology in Nigeria. The current…
- 25 Feb 2025
Flutterwave Partners NITDA to Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, said it has formed a strategic partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to drive digital transformation and…
- 28 Jan 2021
NIN Registration will Help Nigeria Curb Crime, Achieve Digital Economy – Pantami
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has hinted that the ongoing registration of National Identity Number would help Nigeria to curb crime and criminalities as…
- 10 Mar 2020
Pantami Says FG’s Digital Economy Policy Well-Conceived, on Track
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on November 28, 2019, is well-conceived, on track and built on objectives that will boost development…
- 7 Jul 2022
Nigeria's Digital Economy to make Significant Contribution to GDP
Remarkably, the Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. As projected by the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba,…
- 6 Dec 2019
Minister Urges States, LGs to Implement FG’s Policy on Digital Economy
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged states and local governments to implement Federal Government’s policy and strategy aimed at developing a digital economy for…
- 30 Apr 2021
NITDA Unveils Action Plan to Accelerate Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has said that the agency in the next decade is prepared to act as an institutional…
- 13 Jan 2022
B2B E-commerce: Consolidating Nigeria’s Digital Economy Blueprint
The Nigerian digital economy holds immense potential for the overall growth of the economy. In recent years, the government and other stakeholders have woken up to the possible contribution of the…
- 18 Jun 2021
FG Inaugurates Digital Entrepreneurship Policy
Federal government has inaugurated the Nigeria Digital Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy (NDIESP) in line with National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) for a digital…
- 25 Sept 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic is Fast Tracking Nigeria’s Digital Economy- Minister
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the digital economy will contribute more than 45% of the nation’s GDP, as the contribution of the ICT sector…
- 10 Oct 2021
NDEPS has Impacted Nigerian Economy Significantly — Prof. Pantami
The implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, (NDEPS) in less than two years of its launching has been said to have had a significant impact on the Nigeria’s economy with…
- 8 Mar 2021
NITDA Commences Specialised Digital Literacy and Skills Training Programme
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in line Digital Literacy and Skills pillar of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria, commences the…
- 3 Jun 2026
NITDA DG Highlights Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy at Datacloud Global Congress 2026
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), participated in the closing keynote panel session at the Datacloud Global Congress 2026…
- 6 Apr 2026
NITDA DG Urges Stronger Collaboration to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to unlock opportunities in Nigeria’s…
- 3 May 2023
FG Approves National Blockchain Policy
The Federal Executive Council approved the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria during its meeting yesterday, the 3rd of May, 2023. This followed the presentation of a memo by the Honourable…
- 5 Jan 2020
Pantami Explains Reasons for Digital Economy Drive in Nigeria
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has justified the necessity, appropriateness and significance of the re-designation of the Federal Ministry of…
- 13 Apr 2026
Nigeria Seeks Stronger Digital Sovereignty, National Software Infrastructure
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen its national software infrastructure and digital governance framework as part of a broader push to secure data sovereignty and build local technological…
- 28 Sept 2020
FG Launches Digital Nigeria Portal, Mobile App
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE) has unwrapped a Digital Nigeria Portal and Mobile Application in furtherance of the Digital Nigeria Programme. Dr Isa Ibrahim…
- 4 Aug 2020
Pantami Seeks Shift to Skill, not Certificate to Boost Digital Economy
Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has advocated for shifting of focus from certificate to skills education for the actualisation of Nigeria’s digital economic drive. Dr…
- 26 Feb 2016
Digital investment Can Boost Productivity, Nigeria’s Economy –Yusuf
In order boost productivity, returns for organisations and improve the nation’s economy, policy maker, business leaders and government should optimize their digital investment, thus unlocking its…
- 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…
- 5 Jun 2022
Digital Economy: NITDA DG Engages Spanish Investors on Nigeria's Soaring Market
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to Digital Literacy which he says will in the long run bridge…
- 13 Jul 2021
Cisco seeks partnerships with Nigeria on Digital Economy, commends Pantami's Vision
The leadership of Cisco Africa Team today, Tuesday 13th July 2021, expressed the organisation’s willingness to partner with the country’s Digital Economy sector in order to further drive the Federal…
- 25 Jan 2022
Buhari Launches National Policy on 5G, Urges Security to Tap in
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology, when deployed, to enhance security in the country.…
- 3 Dec 2019
Nigeria Can Rake in N2Trillion from Digital Economy
Nigeria’s digital economy is a goldmine that can contribute over N2 trillion to the economy in the next four years if tapped into, according to Ms Funke Opeke, chief executive officer (CEO), MainOne…