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 […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has restated the need for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and financial institutions in the country to collaborate with the agency to leverage emerging technologies such as Artificial intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics to deepen digital payment adoption in the country. Inuwa […]
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu and the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad have agreed to work together to deploy NASENI solar resources and other renewable energy technologies to increase electricity supply to Nigeria’s rural areas. The […]
The Federal Government has approved a review of the NCC Act 2003 to streamline Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) regulatory roles in line with the Information Technology policy development and avoid overlapping of its functions with those of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The approval may not be unconnected with recent disagreements between NCC […]
The Federal Government, in collaboration with key MSME-focused agencies and development finance institutions, has unveiled plans to introduce some interventions targeted at 1.3 million MSMEs in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCTI in its drive towards job creation and improving the performance of the non-oil sector of the economy. The proposed initiative, which […]
The Federal Government has projected that at least 5 million jobs will be created by it through outsourcing between now and the year 2027. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) made this projection in its just released National Outsourcing Strategy (NOS 2023-2027). According to the agency, the goal of the NOS is to make […]
The Federal Government at the end of the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC’s) meeting on Wednesday approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. A blockchain is a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to record transactions across many computers. Such records cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of subsequent blocks and […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, on Monday disclosed that Nigeria’s digital economy had attracted about $4.4 billion investments over the past four years. Inuwa gave this hint at a media chat organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs with the theme ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’ […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Ibrahim Pantami, on Thursday inaugurated a Committee led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, to advise government on appropriate measures to take in protection of the nation’s cyberspace and ICT infrastructure from potential attacks, especially during the 2023 elections. The […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, at the weekend expressed optimism that Starlink’s commencement of operations in the country and the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) would bolster the nation’s startup ecosystem. The Minister made this projection on Friday when he hosted two Nigerian startups, namely RiceAfrika Technologies and […]