Category: Digital Economy

‎‎‎Nigeria is proud to have once again shown its leadership in using technology to promote accountability, transparency, and public participation in governance.‎‎‎Nigeria performed exceptionally well at the just-completed 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Spain, taking home two coveted international honors that solidify its developing standing as a leader in digital governance.‎‎In order...

Former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has faulted the Federal Government for what he described as its “shamefully political and dangerously unserious” response to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, warning that the country risks collapse if current trends continue. In a statement at the weekend, Hashim said the recent debate in...

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has urged Corp members and Interns serving in the agency to transform their creative ideas into viable technology startups, assuring them of the agency’s support in turning their innovations into real products and services.‎‎Inuwa made the call at the grand finale...

The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE, has said that Nigeria is taking decisive steps to safeguard its digital future by strengthening cybersecurity, enhancing infrastructure, and building human capacity to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He stated this while delivering a keynote address titled ‘Securing Digital...

‎‎The 2025 edition of the Digital Nigeria International Conference & Exhibition, with the theme “Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Future: Accelerating Growth, Inclusion, and Global Competitiveness,” is proudly announced by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Brevity Anderson. The Conference is scheduled to hold from Tuesday, 11th to Thursday, 13th November...

‎Our everyday lives are now more connected than ever thanks to the internet, computers, and phones we use on a daily basis as the world grows more digital. However, this expanding connection raises the possibility of hackers, con artists, and cyberthreats waiting for one careless click. ‎ This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the National Information Technology...

Four representatives have emerged from the Startup Consultative Forum’s (SCF) successful election process to serve on the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NCDIE).‎‎The Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) created the NCDIE, the highest governing body, to promote the expansion, viability, and competitiveness of Nigeria’s startup agenda.‎‎The representatives who were recently elected are‎Iyinoluwa Aboyeji –...

‎The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has organized a one-day capacity-building workshop on Information Technology Contract Management for legal officers from parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) in an effort to strengthen institutional competence within Nigeria’s digital economy sector.‎The workshop, held in Abuja was aimed to strengthen participants’...

Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated Nigeria’s determination to play a significant role in influencing the global artificial intelligence (AI) scene, emphasizing that the nation’s initiatives are firmly rooted in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.‎‎Inuwa gave an overview of Nigeria’s strategic roadmap for...