Category: Digital Economy

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a dedicated innovation hub aimed at transforming National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from job seekers into technologydriven entrepreneurs and solution providers, as Nigeria grapples with a rapidly expanding youth labour force.‎The innovation hub, known as the NITDA Innovation Space, was officially commissioned at the Agency’s...

‎By Naeemah Junaid‎The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated a Multistakeholder Coordination Group as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and sustain Nigeria’s growing reputation in digital governance.‎Speaking at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, described Nigeria’s recent global recognition in digital governance as both an honour and...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed that a strong and reliable digital infrastructure is fundamental to attracting investment, boosting competitiveness, and achieving sustainable growth within Nigeria’s startup ecosystem.‎This position was underscored at the Africa Fintech Foundry Ecosystem Roundtable 7.0, a virtual engagement themed “The Capital Reset: What Technologies Are Still Fundable in...

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has raised concerns over the rapidly evolving cybersecurity risks driven by artificial intelligence, urging immediate and coordinated national action.‎Speaking ahead of the formal inauguration of a proposed cybersecurity advisory council, Inuwa disclosed that the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a dedicated innovation hub aimed at transforming National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from job seekers into technologydriven entrepreneurs and solution providers, as Nigeria grapples with a rapidly expanding youth labour force.‎The innovation hub, known as the NITDA Innovation Space, was officially commissioned at the Agency’s...

By James Ishaku‎‎Nigeria’s drive toward a fully digital economy is gathering pace as the Federal Government intensifies work on e-governance and digital economy bill to strengthen the regulatory framework for emerging technologies and boost public sector innovation.‎‎At the Global Partnership for Human-Centric ICT Standardisation (GIST) Nigeria Introductory Stakeholder Workshop in Abuja, the Director-General of the...

‎By Zuwaira Ayitogo ‎The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Research, Technology and Innovation Unit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) are planning to step up efforts to drive digital transformation in Nigeria’s energy sector through a strategic partnership. ‎The collaboration was the focus of a recent engagement between both organisations,...

The era of treating cybersecurity as a mere IT problem is over. As AI-powered digital threats become more elusive and destructive, Nigeria is shifting its strategy toward “Total Resilience”—a multi-dimensional defense involving every level of society.‎At the 2026 GITEX Africa summit, NITDA DG, Kashifu Inuwa sounded the alarm on the changing nature of digital warfare,...