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- 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…
- 15 Aug 2021
NCC Establishes NODITS Office for Implementation of Indigenous Content Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it has established the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS), designed to help guide the implementation and…
- 30 Mar 2018
NOTAP, Defence Space Administration Seek Partnership on Local Content
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and Defence Space Administration (DSA) are exploring strategic collaboration on local content development. This is coming as a 7…
- 11 Jun 2020
iRokoTV Boss Decries New NBC Code as Having the Tendency of Killing Local Contents
Jason Njoku, chief executive officer of IrokoTV, has described the 6th National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Code as a regulation that arose from the incompetence of dark forces and will kill the…
- 13 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…
- 4 Jun 2014
Presidency Mulls 1st National Cybersecurity Forum Nigeria
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in the Presidency will host a National Cybersecurity Forum from June 18 to 19 at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos. Nigeria…
- 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 May 2013
Help! Nigeria’s National Memory under Threat
The sorry and disgusting state of the National Archives office in Lagos portends a threat to the (documentaries) memory of a nation like Nigeria. The centre is currently undermined by civil servants…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Oct 2017
NOTAP Blocks N192Bn ICT Capital Flight - DG
National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) blocked N192billion capital flight from the country, thanks to its vigilance and insistence on local content inclusion in information…
- 23 Oct 2020
NOTAP DG Hosts New ISPON National Executive Council
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) recently hosted the new National Executive Council of the Institute of Software…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Feb 2026
NITDA Warns Nigerians of Actively Exploited Microsoft Office Vulnerability
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued an urgent cybersecurity warning about a serious Microsoft Office vulnerability (CVE-2026-21509) that attackers are actively…
- 22 Feb 2017
NOTAP, PZ Partnership to Fast-track Local Content Initiative - Onu
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, said the partnership that exists between the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc.…
- 4 Sept 2013
NITDA to Pursue Local Content Inclusion
National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) has restated its resolve to pursue the Nigeria’s IT Local Content inclusion, adoption and patronage of local Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) by…
- 20 Oct 2015
NITDA, NEPC Partner on Content Export
Export of Nigerian content is one of the ways National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) can partner to further promote and development the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 27 Dec 2015
Seriki, Omatek Boss Urges Govt to Drive Job Creation via Local Content Policy
Mrs. ‎Florence Seriki, chief executive officer, Omatek Ventures Limited, has stated that implementing local content policy in the IT/ICT sector remains critical in Federal…
- 23 Feb 2018
NCC, Others Laud Airtel 4G Launch
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and Senate Committee on Communications have commended Airtel Nigeria for launching its 4G…
- 28 Nov 2021
Danbatta Charges NODITS on Effective Actualisation of Mandates
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous…
- 21 Aug 2025
Banigbe, T2 CEO says Nigeria’s Growth Hinges on Learning, Innovation, and Afrocentric Content
Obafemi Banigbe, chief executive officer of T2, has stressed that Nigeria’s long-term economic transformation depends on continuous upskilling, digital learning, and workforce adaptability. Speaking…
- 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…
- 16 Apr 2012
Help! Fake Products Killing Nigeria
Nigeria is under siege of substandard products and beyond rhetoric, local companies and legitimate businesses die by installment. At every turns and bends, open markets of fake and substandard…
- 6 Nov 2017
FG Clamps Down on Online Newspapers, Others
Federal government has begun secret moves that will see a number of online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute “threat to national security” permanently shut dow, according to the…
- 25 Jan 2017
NOTAP Receives Accolade for Saving N188Bn Capital Flight
Prof. Ajayi Borroffice, chairman Senate Committee on Science and Technology, has said that National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) is playing a pivotal role in the national…
- 21 May 2018
NOTAP DG Laments Poor Funding of Tertiary Institutions
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, director general of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has lamented the poor funding of tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. The Director…
- 16 Oct 2016
Successful IANA Transition, Implications for Nigeria’s ICT Development
Without much fanfare, the United States Government stood down from providing oversight to the management of Internet resources (also called IANA functions), on 1st October 2016. Hitherto, the…