Category: Digital Economy

By Oluwole Alao In a landmark move towards implementing the Presidential priority area of reforming the economy for sustained inclusive growth and accelerating diversification through industrialisation and digitisation by strengthening Nigeria’s innovation and technology ecosystem, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has announced the commencement of $11.2...

By Fatima Bello The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated its commitment to transforming Nigeria into a digitally inclusive, innovation-driven economy through a blend of strategic initiatives, advanced technologies, and robust partnerships. This assurance was given by NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, during a high-level meeting with Carole Lebreton, Financial Counsellor of...

Oladokun and Mansour Aliyu In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to enhance governance for effective service delivery, and with NITDA asserting its mandate as the clearing house for all government Information Technology, (IT) projects, the Agency has taken the campaign on the imperative of scrutinizing IT projects of the Federal Public Institutions to the Office...

By James Ishaku The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has said that the transformative potential of emerging technologies is vital in revolutionising trade and investment across Africa. He said this while delivering a keynote address at the Nigeria AfCFTA Hackathon 2025, held as part of the Science...

The National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Director-General, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has advocated for greater inclusion of individuals with special needs in the organization’s policies and initiatives.‎‎Abdullahi recognized the need for deliberate design in the agency’s initiatives to serve the estimated 35 million Nigerians with special needs, aligning his call with the president’s priority of...

The National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Director General, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has emphasized the importance of strong business, government, and academic cooperation in a renewed effort to harness innovation for sustainable national growth and youth empowerment. This call was made while a delegation from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, led by Professor Kirk...

By Oluwole Alao The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), hosted the 17th edition of the West Africa Internet Governance Forum, which is aimed at strengthening governance frameworks and fostering inclusive, secure, and impactful digital transformation initiatives across the West African sub-region. The five-day forum, themed “Building a Resilient,...

‎‎Under the Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) initiative, fifty young Nigerians without jobs successfully finished a four-week intensive digital skills bootcamp. During this time, they learned practical skills in IT Essentials, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).‎‎The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Cisco organized the event, which was held at NITDA’s South West...