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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Mar 2018
NITDA Awards 92 Postgraduate Scholarships for 2017/2018 Year
As part of its mandate of developing and regulating the Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has awarded 92 scholarships for…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Dec 2023
DG NITDA Outlines Blueprint to Building Resilience in Nigeria's IT Sector
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has outlined the agency's plan for the development of Nigeria's information technology…
- 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…
- 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…
- 24 May 2021
NITDA DG Visits Rack Centre, Commends Massive Infrastructural Development
Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Nigeria's technology regulatory agency, has commended the massive infrastructural…
- 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…
- 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…
- 18 Oct 2021
NITDA Commences 5day Capacity Training for ICT 50 Journalists
Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday commenced a five days capacity training to upskill the members of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA).…
- 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…
- 24 Sept 2017
Microsoft Links Digital Transformation to Good Governance
By peter oluka Microsoft Nigeria in collaboration with Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) have reiterated its commitment towards…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 18 Aug 2016
Olatunji Lauds Sidmach Impact on e-Government, Pledges NITDA Support
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, acting director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has applauded Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited for its outstanding contributions…
- 22 Oct 2014
Sasware @ Gitex, To Support Nigeria Technology Start-Ups
Sasware, the only Nigeria technology investment company present at Gitex Technology Week held in Dubai recently has pledged its support for technology start-ups in Nigeria. Collins Onuegbu, Founder…
- 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…
- 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).…
- 24 Nov 2024
NITDA DG Harps on the Role of Innovation in Nigeria's Sustainable Development
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated the critical role of innovation in driving Nigeria’s sustainable development,…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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),…
- 16 Jul 2026
NITDA Transfers PKI Framework to NIMC to Strengthen Nigeria's Digital Identity Ecosystem
In a major milestone for Nigeria's technological advancement, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially handed over its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) framework…
- 8 Apr 2019
NITDA Reiterates Support to ICT Start-Ups
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated its commitment toward supporting Information Communication Technology (ICT) start-ups for the development of technology…