Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr Kashifu Inuwa; the Special Adviser to the President Bola Tinubu on Economic Matters, Dr. Tope Fasuwa and others have called for enhanced deployment of technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) to aid the country’s quest for economic diversification and general development. Inuwa, Fasua and others said the adoption…
A data centre and cloud services provider, Open Access Data Centres Limited (OADC) has further strengthened cloud service offering in the country with the unveiling of its Open Access Fabric (OAFabric) platformin Lagos. The company said the facility is targeted at unlocking secure and seamless cloud access for Nigeria and the continent. OADC, a subsidiary…
An indigenous Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Beta Computers, has petitioned the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy over the deployment of counterfeited copies of its SPEEDSTAR personal computers (PCs) by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) contractors. Beta Computers is one of the certified OEMs for made-in-Nigeria computers by the Federal Government and…
Indigenous original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have raised the alarm over alleged deployment of over deployment of fake SPEEDSTAR Computers by the National Information Development Agency (NITDA) through its contractors, saying that it is economic sabotage on the nation especially on the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The OEMs, acting under the aegis of Certified Computer…
With approval from the nation’s telecommunications regulator, and to further ensure a robust conversation around the recent law declaring telecom infrastructure as a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), positioning it as a national resource to be protected, the planned CNII & Sustainability Conference 2025 discuss has been rescheduled to hold on August 7, 2025 in Lagos….
Africa’s digital financial services provider, Moniepoint Inc, has rolled out a transformative initiative, DreamDevs with its call for entries. This program seeks to nurture the continent’s brightest minds, equipping them with practical tech skills and invaluable real-world experience that will mitigate current challenges around tech talent sourcing in Africa. DreamDevs targets very recent graduates with…
The Lagos State government, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Galaxy Backbone and others at the weekend emerged winners at 7th .ng Awards, organized by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). The event, held last week in Lagos at the Muson Center Onikan recognized excellence and innovation in various categories, across private, government, and individual….
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said major big foreign tech companies operating in Nigeria, such as Microsoft, Google, TikTok, and other social media platforms, remitted a total tax of N2.55 trillion ($1.5billion) during the first half of the year, according to data released on the agency’s X handle. A statement signed by…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended Google, X, Microsoft, and TikTok for their compliance with the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries. The Code which was issued jointly by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and NITDA outlines clear guidelines for promoting online safety and managing…
