Technology

The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa delivering a keynote address at the launch of the Digital Literacy App and Omeife AI at UNICCON Group Head Office in Abuja. The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has joined the UNICCON Group to launch the digital literacy Mobile App and Omeife AI App in Abuja. The Digital Literacy App marked a leap in technological innovation and inclusivity with its design to interact seamlessly in four local languages: Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, and Pidgin. The Director General...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in line with its mandate, has announced the activities for the celebration of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. It could be recalled that last year, the agency trained 3,242 on basic and intermediate cyber security skills in partnership with CISCO. The Cybersecurity Awareness Month held every October, is a month set aside globally to educate and create cybersecurity awareness. According to the Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA, Mrs. Hadiza Umar, “this year marks the 20th in the series of collaborative...

In a resounding chorus of praise, a stakeholder group in the Nigerian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has commended the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, for his remarkable leadership and the unprecedented achievements in the nation's telecom sector. The stakeholders came under the auspices of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA). According to the body, under Danbatta's visionary leadership, Nigeria's telecom sector has witnessed an astounding transformation, transcending previous limitations and emerging as a beacon of progress. His eight-year tenure...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), in partnership with the Innovation Support Network (ISN), is hosting the NITDA Digital Nigeria Hackathon 2023, scheduled to hold on October 24, 2023, at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA, Mrs. Hadiza Umar, in a statement, said the Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition is the flagship awareness programme in the Digital Economy sector. This year’s event with the theme: “Harnessing Digital Technologies for...

The representative of the DG NITDA, the agency's director, ITIS department, Dr.Usman Gambo Abdullahi, delivering the DG's opening remark The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed its commitment to partner with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in establishing a Drug Information Centre to address the critical need for reliable and credible information in producing a resilient and efficient healthcare system in the country towards improved and prompt healthcare service delivery to Nigerians. The NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa made this disclosure while giving an opening remark as...

The DG NITDA Kashifu Inuwa represented by Engr. Mohammed Kabiru delivering a keynote address at the Nigeria Teen Cyber Festival 2023 in Abuja Due to the increasing level of dependence on the internet in carrying out daily activities, especially for young people, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said understanding online security is not just important for young people but essential. He said growth is fueled by innovation, but sustainability is ensured by security as the most cutting-edge platforms can collapse in...

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu, has charged the management staff of the Agency to put forward ideas on how NASENI can effectively support the priorities of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu such as large-scale switching of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to alternative fuels to reduce the cost of living for Nigerians. He stated this as he began receiving briefings from the Managing Directors of the Agency’s 10 Development Institutes, situated in Enugu, Minna, Awka, Okene, Nnewi, Kano,...

The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to engendering necessary collaborations and international dialogues to achieve these objectives. The Minister, who addressed the forum virtually, said Nigeria, as the largest telecommunications market in...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to Saturday, September 30, 2023. To this end, the deadline for application/entries into the contest, which opened on September 1, 2023, and initially closed today (September 22, 2023), has now been extended to close on the last day of September 2023. According to the Director, Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka, in a statement on Friday, the approval of the extension window by the Commission is to give...

L-R: Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Adeleke Adewolu; Administrator, National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Salisu Abdullahi; Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Adamu Jauro;  Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta; Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mohammad Lawal and Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, NCC, Ubale Maska,  during the NCC’s 19th Annual Judges Workshop on Telecom Issue, a three-day event started in Kano on Monday, September 18, 2023. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola...