The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with Brevity Anderson, has unveiled plans for the 2025 edition of the Digital Nigeria International Conference & Exhibition, themed “Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Future: Accelerating Growth, Inclusion, and Global Competitiveness.” The flagship event will take place from Tuesday, November […]
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The internet has become a part of our daily lives, from chatting with friends and paying bills to working, learning, and shopping. But as we enjoy the ease of digital life, lurking in the background are growing dangers, hackers, scammers, and cybercriminals waiting for a single careless click. That’s why […]
Nigeria’s startup ecosystem has reached a defining moment as four visionary entrepreneurs have been elected to represent founders and innovators on the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NCDIE), the highest governing body established under the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA). Emerging from a transparent and inclusive election process coordinated […]
Representative of DG NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Dr. Aristotle Onumo delivering DG speech at the Principal Stakeholders Forum 2025 Themed: “Aligning Perspectives, Building Synergies: Forging a Unified IT Ecosystem for National Growth” which held on Tuesday 30TH Sept, 2025 The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigeria […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital governance framework through a one-day capacity-building workshop on Information Technology (IT) Contract Management for legal officers across parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE). Held in Abuja, the workshop […]
Nigeria has declared its determination to take a leading role in shaping the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, as the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, reaffirmed the nation’s strategic focus on AI-driven growth anchored in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have formed a Joint Task Force on Digital Governance and Anti-Corruption. The new initiative aims to curb corruption risks in government IT projects, enforce compliance with NITDA’s IT Project Clearance […]
DG NITDA Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, represented by his Special Adviser on Innovation and Research, Mr Lukman Lamid, at the TED 2025 event The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has reiterated the agency’s commitment to building a sustainable digital economy through the adoption of […]
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has reaffirmed that the agency’s partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is playing a transformative role in advancing Nigeria’s innovation landscape and strengthening its startup ecosystem. He made this known during the closing ceremony […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has invited stakeholders to a public review of two new draft frameworks: the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Live Events and the Technical Standard for the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX). The review will hold on Thursday, 18th September 2025, at 9:00 AM, at the […]