Tag: NITDA
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FG launches digital Nigeria portal, mobile app
The Federal Government has launched a Digital Nigeria Portal and Mobile Application in furtherance of the Digital Nigeria Programme, which was kick started by President Muhammadu Buhari, on March 19, 2020. Dr Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE), performed the virtual launch of the mobile application on Monday in Abuja. Pantami…
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FG mulls policy on zero rating for educational websites
Federal Government says it is considering a new National Policy for zero rating on educational websites to allow for consumption of contents without charges, to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, on education sector. Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this while delivering an address at a webinar organised by Lead Inspire…
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NITDA, NSIA partner on ICT start-ups
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is to partner with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) towards generating investment in Information Communication Technology (ICT), start-ups to create jobs and wealth in the country. NITDA Director-General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said this on Thursday in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit on Mr Uche Orji,…
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Digital transformation: NITDA sets pace for enterprise architecture
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it has set the pace for the implementation of the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) towards a digital transformation of the economy. NITDA Director General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said this at the 12th annual conference of Abuja chapter of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), in…
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Nigeria must prepare its citizens for 4IR -NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says Nigeria must begin to prepare its citizens towards embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), driven by emerging technologies, in line with global realities. NITDA Director-General, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, said this while receiving Prof. Lawal Taura, Vice Chancellor, Sule Lamido University, Dutse, Jigawa and his team on an…
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FG inaugurates 129 MDAs to champion digital transformation
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated 129 Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), to be part of the first phase of Federal Public Institutions (FPIs), Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups (DT-TWGs). The inauguration was organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and undertaken by Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in…
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FG inaugurates 11 ICT projects nationwide
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has inaugurated 11 projects in the various Information and Communication (ICT) centres across the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, during the virtually inauguration of the projects on Tuesday in Abuja, said they were related to three agenda of…
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NITDA pioneers ICT consumer protection forum
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has initiated a Consumer Protection Forum designed to address consumers’ complaints over poor indigenous IT products and service delivery. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of NITDA disclosed this on Tuesday in a webinar that was monitored in Abuja, with focus on ” Virtual Digital Services Consumer Protection…
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NITDA warns against ‘panic message’ circulating on WhatsApp
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has identified a file being circulated on WhatsApp tagged ‘Argentina is Doing it’, as fake news and warned the general public to avoid opening the link. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the NITDA, who gave the warning in a statement on Saturday, warned…
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NITDA opens entry for innovation support scheme
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is calling on eligible Nigerians to apply for its technology innovation and entrepreneurship scheme programme. NITDA’s Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, Mrs Hadiza Umar, made the call on Thursday in a statement issued in Abuja saying that the programme would ensure digital job creation and nation’s economic…