To strategically position Nigeria in the frontline of current global drive towards artificial intelligence (AI) development, the Federal Government has secured $3.5 million seed fund for Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy implementation from development and other independent partners. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, made this disclosure on Friday at the […]
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NITDA Advocates AI Integration Into Nigeria’s Security Framework
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advocated the incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Nigeria’s security framework in order to make the nation’s environment more conducive for socioeconomic activities. The Director-General of the agency, Dr.Kashifu Inuwa, made this call during a meeting he had with the Commandant of the National Institute for Security […]
NITDA, ICPC Open Hackathon Application To Curb Financial Frauds In MDAs
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has opened the 2022 Hackathon application to address Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). Hackathon is an event in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative […]