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  • NITDA is regulating IT for development

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    The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Wednesday said Information Technology (IT) regulation was all about regulating for development. The Director-General of NITDA, Dr Isa Pantami, made this known at the 27th National Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) in Ibadan. The conference theme is: “Digital Inclusion: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies”. According to…

  • MUST READ: Inside the N64 million OSGF website

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    The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on Monday officially launched the redesigned and upgraded OSGF website, with a charge to web managers of government websites to ensure that the contents are continually updated and kept up to date. TheNewsGuru reports the website which costs the FG a whopping sum of…

  • Q/A: FG mulls new national technology council

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    Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said plans are underway by the federal government to set up a national technology and innovation council to cater for technological advancement in the country. Vice President Osinbajo stated this in an interview with journalists at Co-Creation Hub during his visit to ICT/Innovation hubs/companies in Lagos on Tuesday.…

  • We’re committed to carrying out reforms in ICT sector – Minister

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    Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, says the ICT Roadmap, if well implemented, will facilitate the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. The Minister expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to the reform of ICT sector in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the…

  • NITDA trains Northwestern women on ICT

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    National Information Development Agency (NITDA) has trained 111 Northwestern women on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Jigawa, the agency’s Director General, Dr Isa Pantami, said on Sunday. Pantami made the disclosure at the closing ceremony of the training in Dutse. He said the beneficiaries were drawn from seven states of North West. He added…

  • Over 10,500 business transactions carried out daily at Computer Village – CAPDAN

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    About 10,500 business transactions are carried out daily at the Computer Village in Lagos, Mr Ahmed Ojikutu, the President of Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN) has said. Ojikutu disclosed this on Friday saying that these transactions were carried out by about 25,000 traders in 3,500 shops. “These business transactions are carried…

  • 20 MDAs seek NITDA’s clearance of IT projects

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    No fewer than 20 Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) have submitted requests to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in 2018 for clearance of their information technology projects. Mrs Hadiza Umar, the NITDA Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday.…

  • 92 persons benefit from NITDA’s postgraduate scholarship awards

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    No fewer than 92 persons have benefited from the 2017/2018 Postgraduate Scholarship programme of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations Unit of the agency, Mrs Hadiza Umar said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to Umar, the scholarship programme is part of President Muhammadu…

  • NITDA counsels Nigerians on EU data protection regulation

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    The National Information Communication Technology Agency (NITDA) on Monday warned Nigerians using European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to beware of possible negative impacts. Dr Isa Pantami, Director-General of NITDA said this in a statement in Abuja. The EU’s GDPR is the result of four years of work by the EU to bring data…

  • NITDA begins registration, licensing of IT contractors

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    The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is set to register and issue licence to indigenous Information Technology (IT) contractors and service providers. The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr Ibrahim Pantami, announced the plan in a statement on Monday in Lagos. “The management of NITDA has put in place measures to…