National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has mobilised stakeholders from across public and private sectors of the economy to brainstorm on the adoption strategy for the deployment of Blockchain Technology in Nigeria. The stakeholders engagement for the review of the National Blockchain Adoption Strategy Framework was held at the eGovernment...
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa has said that NITDA is actively accelerating digital inclusion in Nigeria. This, he said is being done by taking advantage of the spread of existing infrastructure across the country, focusing on skills rather than degrees; and progressively...
...Saves N5bn from IT Clearance The Federal Government has certified 63,000 Nigerians digital Literates out of the over 66,000 that enrolled in its digital Literacy Programme. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who made the disclosure today in Abuja at the maiden edition of "Digital Nigeria...
The Federal Executive Council approved the Policy on Virtual Engagements for the Public Service at its meeting on the 14th of October, 2020. This followed the presentation of the draft policy by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), and the Head of the...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has disclosed that the effective implementation of the National Data Protection Regulation from 2019 to 2020 by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has earned the country over N2 billion and created 2686 direct jobs. Dr. Pantami...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has launched the Digital Nigeria Portal and Mobile App for the speedy actualisation of Digital Nigeria Agenda.  Dr. Pantami while speaking at the launch, Monday, in Abuja said, the launch was part of the implementation of the National...
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE has disclosed that the motive behind the issuance of Nigerian Data Protection Regulations, (NDPR) by the Agency was to safeguard the right of natural persons to data privacy, fostering safe conduct for transactions involving the exchange...
NigComSat-1R, the Nigerian Communication Satellite is successfully utilising its L-band/ SBAS payload as the backbone in a partnership between NIGCOMSAT Ltd, Thales Alenia Space and the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa, and Madagascar, ASCENA to provide a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) that broadcasts signals over the Africa...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, and other key players in the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector are set for the 2020 virtual Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (vNIGF). The...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), kickstarted a virtual training programme for 1000 youths in Yobe State. The training programme will focus on GSM repairs, hardware and software engineering, and Entrepreneurship development will to keep them up to...