As part of initiatives designed to strengthen the Focus on Education, Health and Social Investment through digital innovation and inclusive access to technology, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has emphasised the critical importance of gender inclusion in digital literacy programmes across Nigeria. The DG made this known […]
Read MoreKonga Health, Nigeria’s technology-enabled distributor of quality health and beauty products, is set to engage students across tertiary institutions in a series of skincare consultations, product sampling, and expert-led tutorials to promote skincare education and wellness. This initiative, which kicks off in March 2025, aims to empower young adults with the knowledge and tools to […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has again insisted that there is the need to review Nigeria’s educational curriculum to reflected digital literacy skills. Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa who made the call when a team from the Agency visited the National Universities Commission (NUC), also made a pledge on a renewed commitment […]
Read MoreNational Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has uncovered a critical security flaw in the Jupiter X Core plugin for WordPress, affecting websites using this popular theme framework. According a reported post on its Facebook, NITDA revealed that the vulnerability, identified as an unauthenticated privilege escalation flaw, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or gain administrative […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Government has dropped the Remita platform previously used for revenue collection, and has replaced it with the Treasury Management and Revenue Assurance System (TMRAS). This launch of TMRAS system ends the business of Remita with the Government, as the new system intends to improve the management of federal revenue collections and payments among […]
Read MorePlans are underway towards building a United Kingdom/Nigeria National Cybersecurity Architecture. The UK/Nigeria Inward Cyber Trade Mission is to be facilitated by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). According to the Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa the federal government was working towards embedding cybersecurity in every aspect of general activities, […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency and Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) plan to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive impactful initiatives and ensure sustainable, long-term collaboration. The partnership is expected to accelerate innovation in Nigeria’s tech sector, empower students with digital skills, and contribute to national development through research-driven solutions. The Director […]
Read MoreThe number of digital ID verification checks will reach 86 billion in 2025; rising from 75 billion in 2024. This maintains the trend from the previous year, when growth reached 16%. A Juniper Research study cited the adoption of strong customer authentication (SCA), a regulatory framework that reduces eCommerce fraud, as a key driver to […]
Read MoreThe Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa believes that Nigeria needs for stronger data protection laws, enhanced cybersecurity frameworks, and AI governance strategies that promote responsible technology deployment. According to him, no digital economy can thrive without adaptive policies stressing that the importance of regulatory frameworks such as the […]
Read MoreRed Hat, Inc., the world’s provider of open source solutions, today announced a global collaboration with Fujitsu to deliver a virtualised radio access network (vRAN) solution on Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. Fujitsu has chosen Red Hat OpenShift as its preferred hybrid cloud platform to deliver a […]
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