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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…
- 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…
- 12 Jun 2018
NITDA Reaffirms Commitment to Implementation of the Nigerian Content Development Program in ICT
In line with the mandate of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to promote the development of IT in Nigeria and Executive Orders 003 and 005 of the Federal Government of…
- 29 Aug 2019
NITDA Calls for Synergy Among Stakeholders in Curtailing Financial Fraud and Cybecrime
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has condemned the labeling of many hardworking Nigerians in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector as criminals. The agency…
- 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 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…
- 16 May 2021
Nigerian Security Agencies Use Israeli, US Technology for Forensic Surveillance of Journalists’ Phones
Technology developed by United States and Israeli firms were acquired by Nigerian security agencies for forensic surveillance of mobile phones of journalists, according to a report by the Committee…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 Feb 2018
Registration & Licensing of IT Contractors, Service Providers Under Our Purview- Dr.Pantami
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) clarifies the recent publication attributed to the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) advising the agency not to proceed with the…
- 2 Dec 2013
NITRA Seeks Regulator, Operators Collaboration in ICT Development
Nigerian Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has called on the industry regulators and players in the Information and Communication Technology industry to partner with the…
- 13 Mar 2016
Nigerians Develop Location Base App, BarFinderNaija
A team of Nigerian information technology experts have developed a location based App with local content for the recreation services known as BarFinderNaija. BarFinderNaija is an app where…
- 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,…
- 20 Jun 2018
NITDA Bars MDAs from Using Unregistered IT Firms
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to avoid using the services of unregistered companies on Information Technology…
- 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),…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Apr 2021
NITDA Saves N22.45Bn Through IT Projects’ Clearance of MDAs
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it has so far saved the sum of N22.45 billion for the Federal Government through the clearance of Information Technology…
- 10 Mar 2026
NITDA, Nkenne AI Seek to Localise AI for Nigerians
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is partnering with Nkenne AI, a local artificial intelligence (AI) company, to develop language translation technologies tailored to the…
- 30 May 2021
Be Wary of IGVM Ransomware – NITDA Warns Nigerians
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Nigerians to beware of IGVM Ransomware, a file encryption infection that restricts access to data such as documents, images,…
- 24 Mar 2020
Covid-19: NITDA Identifies Fake Websites Trying to Defraud Unsuspecting Nigerians
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has identified fraudulent websites trying to capitalize on the Covid-19 pandemic to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. Mrs Hadiza Umar,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Mar 2023
NITDA, Unicorn Group Partner to Improve Digital Literacy with Human-like Robot
The National Information Technology Development Agency has partnered a Nigerian Technology Start-up, Unicorn Group, in its drive to improve digital literacy in the country. The agency said it would…
- 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…