NITDA introduced NIIEV to unlock national ICT potentials—Pantami
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has given a clearer explanation on the reasons behind the introduction of Nigeria ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Vision (NIIEV). The introduction followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
NITDA seeks experts’ inputs on emerging ICT Innovation, Entrepreneurship policy
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under the current administration of Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has invited industry stakeholders and the general public to contribute strategic inputs that will power the ongoing final review of ICT Innovation and…
NITDA receives over 407 sponsorships applications for GITEX 2018
As build up to GITEX 2018 hots up, the Office for ICT Innovation &Entrepreneurship (OIIE), an arm of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said it has received about 407 sponsorship applications for GITEX 2018 have been received by….
NITDA deepening human development aspects of ERGP, trains 100 women in ICT
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has began its first set of Women in ICT training as part of efforts to align with the spirit of the ongoing Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) of the federal government. In…
9 months after NITDA’s assessment, websites of many MDAs not responsive, active
Indications have emerged that after the June 2017 general assessment of many websites of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on their functionality and responsiveness, many of them are now moribund and inactive. Business Hilights recalls that in compliance to the…
NITDA releases fresh guidelines on combating cyber security threats in Nigeria
In line with its statutory mandate, the leadership of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has come up with tipoff on how to be safe against instances of cyber attacks this year. Accordingly, NITDA has issued a warning to…
NITDA reviews registration, certification processes of local OEMs
Based on what it described as incessant complaints received from consumers of indigenous IT devices and observed need to adhere to world class standards, the management of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Thursday, January 18, 2018, announced…
Fix challenges of local data firms before invoking sanctions, experts tell NITDA
Whereas the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is stepping up plans to force Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to host data locally, experts in local data centre management have called for resolution of teething challenges. For some time now,…
NITDA ambushes MDAs on IT projects, seals partnership deal with EFCC
Barely 48 hours after it read the riot act to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), on the illegality of embarking on IT projects without recourse to it, the leadership of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has played…
NITDA bars MDAs from executing IT projects without recourse to it, invokes Act
Henceforth, any Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as other government establishments executing any Information Technology (IT) project without the full clearance from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), will be seen as criminal act. According to…
