Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated the agency’s commitment as the nation’s apex IT regulatory body to developing enabling policies for the development, use, and adoption of Digital Technology in supporting and enhancing the living standards of women entrepreneurs across the country. […]
Month: June 2022
Arrests wanted notorious drug dealer in Adamawa; seizes tons of illicit substances in 5 other states Attempts by drug traffickers to export packets of Methamphetamine, locally known as Mkpuru Mmiri, concealed in Cornflakes packs and body cream containers to Malaysia and Australia were prevented by NDLEA agents at Murtala Muhammed […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has finally signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with its consultant, 3R Company Nigeria Limited, for the implementation of the Revenue Assurance Solutions (RAS) to strengthen and manage the integrity of the Nigerian telecommunications industry’s revenue generation process. The agreement-signing ceremony, which took place on […]
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has earned the renowned ISACA Inspirational Leadership Award, ISACA’s highest award for distinguished service, exemplary achievements, and contributions to promoting technology worldwide. Inuwa is the only person from around the world to get the highest “Inspirational Leadership Award,” […]
13 June 2022 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Afreximbank’s US$150 million financial support will be […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, stated that “with the right policies, innovation, financing, and investment, Africa’s agriculture could be transformed into a powerhouse not only to feed a growing population but to create decent employment for millions of young people.” Inuwa made […]
The deployment of digital technologies is a crucial essential tool in the execution of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals to make the world a better and safer place, and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in its customary proactive mode of operation, is poised to train one […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is opening applications for the second cohort of the iHatch Startup Incubation Programme. This is in further consolidation of NITDA’s commitment to sustaining the […]
As active mobile lines cross the 200 million mark Broadband penetration hits 42.79% Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has told the global digital community that Nigeria has seen phenomenal growth in its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, enabling socio-economic development in Nigeria […]
By Lukman Oladokun It was during the 12th edition of the e-Nigeria Conference Exhibition and Award, the National Information Technology Development Agency’s flagship Program in November 2019, that the president who doubled as the special guest of honour of the event, Muhammadu Buhari posited that the “transition to the digital […]