The 2026 edition of GITEX Nigeria has commenced in Abuja, with the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, calling on Nigeria to prioritise artificial intelligence (AI) sovereignty to protect the country’s economy, citizens and national security. Speaking at the opening of the event, Inuwa …
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Former Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Turner Isoun, has died at the age of 87, prompting tributes from Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, who described him as an outstanding scholar and statesman. Isoun, who served under former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 2000 to 2007, passed away in Abuja on …
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has partner with Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) to provide subsidised sovereign cloud services for startups participating in the iHatch programme. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Director, Corporate Communications and Media Relations of NITDA said this in a statement she issued in Abuja. Umar said the …
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THE National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has emphasised the need for stakeholders’ collaboration to ensure a seamless transformation of ideas to impactful digital solutions. The Director-General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa, stated this during an engagement meeting with the NITDA States Digital Economy Technical Working Group on Thursday in …
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NATIONAL Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has trained no fewer than 3,143 trained artisans in Cross River on how to use new digital technologies technologies to improve their businesses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the artisans spoke in a separate interview in Calabar on Thursday on the …
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THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is collaborating with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to include and integrate innovative technology in the fight against corruption and mapping areas of deployment of such technologies. The partnership was born when the Chairman of ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu …
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THE National Information Technology Development Agency has revealed that the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) failed the integrity test it carried out. Usman Abdulahi, a director at NITDA, disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting organized by the leadership of the …
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