Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued an urgent cybersecurity advisory highlighting newly discovered vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s GPT-4.0 and GPT-5 series, as well as security risks affecting Cisco firewall devices used across enterprises. The agency, through its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT.NG), identified seven critical […]
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A new wave of digital empowerment for Nigerian women has closed on a high note as the Renewed Hope Initiative, in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), concluded its Women ICT Training Empowerment Programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the ceremony, the First Lady and National […]
Nigeria’s young population has the power to redefine Africa’s digital future, that was the resounding message from Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as he addressed participants at the Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition 2025 in Abuja. Speaking before a […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has described the successful hosting of the 18th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2025) in Abuja as a turning point in Nigeria’s digital transformation journey, one that firmly places the country on the global map of digital […]
Nigeria is taking bold strides toward leading Africa’s digital governance transformation, with a renewed focus on research, collaboration, and digital literacy as tools for inclusive national growth. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, made this known at the 18th International Conference on Theory […]
Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership role in driving Africa’s digital transformation through innovation, research, and collaborative governance. This commitment was spotlighted at the 18th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) 2025, held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. Led by the […]
Africa’s journey to economic independence and digital transformation will remain incomplete without strong local computing infrastructure, this was the message from Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), at the 2nd Annual Sustainability Week Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa. Speaking during a panel […]
Nigeria’s digital revolution is moving fast, but for it to reach every Nigerian, it must move together. That was the message from Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as he led a high-level visit to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat in […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with global tech giant CISCO, has announced the opening of applications for the, 2025 NITDA/CISCO Cybersecurity Training Program, a free online learning opportunity designed to build Nigeria’s next generation of cybersecurity professionals. In celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this […]
The digital age isn’t just arriving, it’s unfolding in real time, and NITDA is at the heart of that transformation. At the NORDIC Nigeria Connect 2025 in Lagos, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director General of NITDA, shared a powerful message: the future of national growth lies in how we build, […]