The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a digital platform to track foreign exchange purchases by Bureau de Change (BDC) operators, strengthening oversight of the retail forex market and improving transparency. The framework, announced in a 15 July circular signed by Aderinola Shonekan, director of the CBN’s Trade and Exchange Department, requires all licensed BDCs […]
Read MoreThere is now respite for Nigerians who maybe worried about their data security with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) following a major policy direction by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). That was because NITDA has officially handed over its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) framework to NIMC. This transfer of assets, technology, and […]
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Collaboration between the academia and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is critical for strategic investments in digital infrastructure, innovation and digital skills development. As such, NIITDA is reaffirming its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s higher education sector as it moves to establish a collaborative partnership with the Federal University of Environment and Technology (FUET), […]
Read MoreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has validate a comprehensive new framework designed to systematically measure, analyze, and maximize the impact of digital technologies on Nigeria’s rapidly evolving economy. The decision was the fallout of a Stakeholder Engagement and Validation Workshop on the Indicators and Measurement Framework for the National Research Study on the […]
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The need to protect, preserve and grow capital in the digital era is troubling key stakeholders and experts in the regulatory technology (RegTech) ecosystem. Leading conversation on RehTech, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa expressed concern that trust has become the foundation of modern banking, and that trust must […]
Read MoreSeveral human development projects designed by the presidency, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the National Assembly (NASS) to improve the life of Nigerians were during the week unveiled by Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu in Hadejia, Jigawa State. The projects: the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy, alongside a modern clinic and dialysis […]
Read MoreThe 2026 RegTech Africa Conference and Expo (RACE 2026) concluded on a landmark high, bringing to a close a three-day gathering of regulators, investors, technology innovators, policymakers, financial institutions, and startup founders from across the continent. Held at the prestigious State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, the conference reaffirmed its standing as Africa’s premier […]
Read MoreAmazon.com, Inc. company has selected nine companies from Africa for its fourth AWS Social Entrepreneur Accelerator cohort, making it the largest representation of any continent. The list of African countries with selected organisations includes Nigeria Kenya Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon and Tanzania while other selected organisations are from the USA, Australia, India, the UK and […]
Read MoreThe Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is firming holding to its control on the Nigerian banking sector just as sector is stepping up investment in data privacy training and compliance programmes. The regulator is intensifying enforcement of the country’s data protection framework, according to the National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the NDPC, Dr […]
Read MoreThe National Commissioner/CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, has won the Most Influential Figures in Nigeria’s Digital Economy in the institutional recognition category at the 15th West Africa Convergence Conference (WACC), The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, presented the NDPC, under the leadership of […]
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