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- 18 Jan 2016
NITDA, ONC To Enforce Compulsory Hosting of Govt Data Locally
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)‎ through the Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC), has indicated readiness to ensure compulsory hosting of…
- 29 Feb 2016
ONC Spits Fire as 70% of Govt Data Go Offshore
Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC) said it may enlist the help of the Attorney General of the Federation to prosecute government officials who contravene guidelines on hosting…
- 7 Jul 2014
FG To Tackle IP Hitches Via ONC
Federal government through the Ministry of Communication Technology has stepped up efforts to tackle intellectual property challenges bedeviling the nation’s software industry, through the creation…
- 29 May 2014
FG Mobilizing Militants for Elections-ONC
Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has alleged that the Presidency was mobilising militants for the governorship elections in both Ekiti and Osun states.…
- 27 Jan 2016
ONC/NITDA, Rack Centre Ring Hope for Data Hosting in Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the parent Agency for the Office for Nigerian Content Development in ICT (ONC) in collaboration with Rack Centre, a state of the art, tier…
- 28 Sept 2016
Local Content: The Panacea to Imbalances in Telecom’s Sector- ATCON
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) said it is supporting the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Office for Nigeria Content Development in ICT (ONC) moves to…
- 9 Jul 2014
FG sets up Nigerian Content Office for ICT
Federal government has moved to replicate the successful implementation of the Nigerian Content policy in the oil and gas industry in other key sectors of the economy with the setting up of the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 1 Jul 2014
CBO Capital Supports ONC/NITDA Local Content Drives
The management of CBO capital, a leading Private Equity and Financial Advisory firm, on Monday, supported the official inauguration of the Office for Nigerian Content Development, in a bid to…
- 20 Dec 2021
Pantami Okays Creation of Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has given the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) the go ahead to create a new subsidiary named…
- 13 Jun 2016
NITEC: Data Sovereignty & Job Creation via Indigenous Data Centres
The Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (NITEC 2016) is now less than two weeks away, and if there is one thing that this conference is about, it’s leveraging…
- 18 Jun 2020
NITDA Clears IT Projects Worth Over N1trillion in 5 Months
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its IT project clearance mandate, had assessed and cleared 62 Information Technolgy related projects worth 1,168,145,213,150…
- 13 Apr 2016
Google to Train 1m Africans Via Digifyafrica.com, Offline Platform
Google has rolled out programmes greard towards bridging the digital skills and gaps in Africa with the launch of digifyafrica.com platform. The global technology giant announced on Tuesday the…
- 22 Jun 2020
NITDA to Issue Frameworks for Development of Digital Services
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said it will soon issue frameworks for the development of government digital services and public-private sector partnership in its…
- 3 Jul 2020
NITDA Urges Computer Manufacturers to Improve Quality & After-sales-Support
Mallam KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on the Certified Computer Manufacturers of Nigeria (CCMON) to improve in quality…
- 18 Sept 2017
Nigeria Needs Concrete Plans to Leverage International ICT Partnerships- ATCON
The success of local content drive in the telecom and information and communication technology (ICT) in Nigeria would accelerate the progress of the sector, according to Association of…
- 31 May 2018
Reps Ban Hosting of Data Abroad, Order NITDA to Ensure Compliance
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to mandate the localisation of data and operations by telecoms firms in the country in the interest of national security. The…
- 12 Sept 2017
Nigeria Needs Concrete Plans to Leverage Int’l ICT Partnerships- ATCON
The success of local content drive in the telecom and information and communication technology (ICT) in Nigeria would accelerate the progress of the sector, says the Association of Telecommunication…
- 8 Nov 2019
Pantami Urges Nigerian ICT Players to Embrace New Technologies
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Panatami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has challenged all stakeholders in the Nigerian ICT sector to transform their businesses by embracing new technologies and…
- 30 Aug 2016
Youths Protest @ NITDA over Withdrawn Appointments
Some youths on Tuesday in Abuja protested over the termination of their appointments by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The youths, who spoke to the News Agency of…
- 12 Oct 2018
Stakeholders Worry as MDAs Plans to Import Software
Nigerian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has continued to grow beyond bookmakers’ predictions. However, despite the high number of ICT professionals in Nigeria, adequate…
- 19 Nov 2018
FG Commends Zinox Commitment to Local Content Adoption
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General of the Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has hailed Zinox as an indigenous technology giant with the human capital potential and…
- 30 Jul 2020
NITDA DG Harps on the Role of ICT in Nigeria’s GDP
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has extolled the contributions of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector…
- 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…
- 1 Dec 2021
NITDA to Collaborate with Baze University on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
In its commitment to implement the Strategic RoadMap and Action Plan SRAP 2021-2024, the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, has identified Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a…
- 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…
- 21 Feb 2017
NOTAP DG says Local Vendor Programme Enhances Software Development
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, Director General, NOTAP, says that the local vendor programme initiated by the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) is assisting the nation…
- 5 Jun 2017
ATCON Says Increased Broadband Helps Banking Grow Customers by 23%
One of the sectors that Broadband has impacted is the banking sector as the sector can now boast of 23% bank account penetration, said Olusola Teniola, president, Association of Telecommunication…
- 26 Sept 2017
Nigeria’s ICT Sector Needs Restructuring- ATCON
The structure of Nigeria’s telecommunications and ICT sector is not really beneficial to Nigeria as a country in terms of foreign exchange earnings because most of the inputs in the sector are…