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DG NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa in a group photograph with the Six Nigerian Students who participated at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) during the Council on Global Partner Summit held at Orlando, Florida, United States of America. In its strive to accomplish the facilitation of a 95 percent digitally literate population by 2030, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has successfully built the capacity of over three million Nigerians, the Agency’s Director General, Kashifu Inuwa has disclosed.   Speaking at the Council on Global Partner Summit held in...

The Director General, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, represented by Mr. Yakubu Musa, (left) National coordinator ONDI, at the E-Tech Africa summit 2023 The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has attested that digital innovation is ushering better lives for Africans and improving the continent’s digital economy. Inuwa, who was represented by National Coordinator, Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), Yakubu Musa, at the e-Tech Africa Summit in Abuja, stated that digital innovation is about using technology to “improve the way we do things which has led to...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), as part of its continued effort at revitalising the nation’s startup ecosystem towards the sustainability of a digitally transformed nation, has engaged the relevant stakeholders within the tech ecosystem in a Digital Policy Dialogue with the intent of harnessing ideas for the effective implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA). The Digital Policy Dialogue session, which was held last week Thursday at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos is aimed at creating a platform where inclusive and valuable insights are gathered from...

L-R: Tonye Princewill, CEO RivExcel Healthcare; Steffi Czerny, the founder of DLD; Buntingford Akinyemiju, Co-founder, Venture Garden group; Dr. Inya Lawal; Will Stephens, the U.S. Consul General; Kashifu Inuwa, DG NITDA; Jordan Bjallerstedt, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden, Abuja The Nigerian Government through the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has assured that it would intensify efforts at partnering with the industry stakeholders to help evolve, enable broad opportunities, foster innovation, and build the African tech innovation ecosystem. This was disclosed at the maiden edition of the...

DG, NITDA Kashifu Inuwa with  Executive Vice President, Trixie Lohmirman of Dubai World Trade Centre. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced engagements with international bodies in ensuring that a formidable startup ecosystem is built in the country through resources that are harnessed from global tech giants for the sustenance of the country’s digital economy. In achieving the mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration towards rejuvenating the country’s tech startup ecosystem with a million tech jobs, NITDA has been proactively socialising with global tech giants by creating...