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- 20 Jun 2019
NITDA Warns on Hosting Govt. Data Outside Nigeria
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned government agencies from hosting public data on cybers and clouds outside Nigeria. In a statement signed by the agency’s…
- 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,…
- 24 Jan 2022
No Going Back on 5G Network in Nigeria – NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said there is no scientific evidence that the 5G network has any health risk. Mr Kashufu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of NITDA,…
- 10 Nov 2019
NITDA Announces November 28th As New Date e-Nigeria International Conference
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that its 12 th Edition of e-Nigeria International Conference, Exhibitions and Awards will come up on Thursday, 28 th…
- 10 Jul 2024
Beware of these Malicious Android Apps Stealing Your Sensitive Information - NITDA warns Nigerians
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has recently flagged several malicious apps targeting Android users in Nigeria. These apps are designed to infiltrate devices, steal…
- 6 Apr 2010
Nitda Steers Quiet ICT Revolution, Commends Nigeria CommunicationsWeek
National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda) is constructing a robust information society with the aim of developing the country’s technical brain power and transforming it into…
- 18 Nov 2020
e-Commerce: Broadband Penetration, Others Contribute to Steady Growth in Nigeria-NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has said that the use of smartphones, increasing broadband penetration, social media, relatively safe e-payment systems are some of the…
- 24 Jun 2021
Nigeria to Lead Africa in AI, Blockchain Technology – NITDA DG
Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA ), said Nigeria will lead other African countries in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain…
- 25 May 2023
NITDA, SMEDAN to Institutionalize SMEs in Nigeria
The National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA and the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have agreed to institutionalise the activities of the…
- 18 Aug 2014
NITDA Woos Delegates to GITEX Technology Show 2014
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed expectations that Nigerians-individuals and organizations will seize the opportunities in participation at the forthcoming…
- 13 Aug 2019
NITDA Inaugurates e-Nigeria, GITEX Committees
National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has inaugurated the Local Organising Committees, (LOCs) for e-Nigeria and Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, (GITEX) 2019. The…
- 15 Dec 2024
Data Sovereignty Key to Nigeria's Digital Future - NITDA
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has underscored the critical role of data in driving a sustainable digital economy. At the just concluded 2024 Digital Nigeria Innovation…
- 19 May 2022
Disruptive Technologies Critical to Agric Development – Inuwa, NITDA DG
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been described as critical role in the Agricultural sector that can guarantee cash flow and a major contributor to the nations' Gross Domestic…
- 4 Nov 2014
NITDA to Present e-Nigeria 2014
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced programmes towards presenting eNigeria 2014. e-Nigeria is an annual international conference on Information Technology (IT).…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Nov 2019
We’ll Provide Enabling Environment For ICT Start-Ups – DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the Agency is currently re-strategising to provide an enabling environment for ICT…
- 4 Jul 2017
NITDA Warns IT Service Providers over Poor QoS
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned information technology service providers over poor quality of services (QoS) and low standards of products. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim…
- 14 Aug 2019
NITDA Clarifies Regulatory Infractions Allegation By ALTON
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared the air on the allegations made by Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) that it engages on…
- 8 Aug 2019
NITDA Inaugurates e-Nigeria, GITEX Committees, Members Tasked on Disruptive Ideas
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has inaugurated the Local Organising Committees, (LOCs) for e-Nigeria and Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, (GITEX) 2019. …
- 16 Aug 2017
NITDA Emerges Outstanding Government Agency of the Year
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has clinched the Outstanding Government Agency of the year Award. NITDA garnered the award at the recently held Titan of Technology Awards,…
- 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…
- 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),…
- 6 Jul 2010
NITDA to Sponsor Python Programme in Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency, (Nitda) plans to sponsor Python programming trainings all over the country in order to develop more opportunities to develop software programming,…
- 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…
- 17 Nov 2009
Nitda: the Goad of IT in Nigeria
Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 Aug 2016
NCC, NITDA Set Up Joint Committee for Nigeria’s ICT Development
Nigeria’s ICT sector has received another boost with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), agreeing a joint committee to…
- 22 May 2017
NITDA Says Nigeria Largely Spared from Monumental WannaCry Attack
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has claimed that Nigeria was largely spared from the monumental ransomware attack that recently affected over 150,000 countries. Dr Isa…