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NITDA assesses websites of MDAs, only 25% has reachable phone lines

Contrary to claims by all ministries that they have repositioned to drive ease of doing business which is now a core value of the government, a new investigation by an agency has raised a serious question mark on the claims….

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NITDA warns MDAs, steps up monitoring of EO on local content in IT procurement

Proactive agency, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has notified Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that the Agency has put measures in place to facilitate compliance with the Executive Order (EO) on ‘Support for Local Content in IT Procurement’….

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ATCON highlights NITDA’s IT development initiatives, seeks partnership

More details on the happenstances during the recent visit of officials of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) to the headquarters of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have emerged. In his presentation during the visit, the…

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Data hosted abroad most vulnerable to Ransomware attacks—NITDA boss, Pantami

Another angle of fears is emerging from the recent global virus attack by the Wannacry Ransomware Virus. In his additional insights to the recent global virus attack by the Wannacry Ransomware Virus, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency…

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NITDA lifts NTA with digital capacity centre to boost performance, service delivery

As part of its mandate in development information technology in Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has donated a Digital Capacity Building Centre (DCBC) to Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The presentation made at the NTA’s Corporate Headquarters in…

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NITDA opens helplines for Nigerians as ransomeware ravages 99 nations, machines

World record cyber attacks occurred Saturday piercing though over 99 nations and hitting leading conglomerates across every continent on earth. Though several global cyber security firms are having tough days, fixing shattered systems since Saturday evening, the management of National…