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The agricultural sector can contribute massively to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if technology is fully deployed into the sector, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Inuwa Abdullahi has stated.
29 Nov
The United States of America has said it will continue to foster continuous collaboration with Nigeria in promoting its digital transformation agenda.
24 Nov
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, has expressed the determination of the federal government to mainstream women tech entrepreneurs into the nation's digital innovation and technology development. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Female Tech Founders Training programme at the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR),…
24 Nov
To support the over 40 million small businesses in Nigeria, the Federal Government is planning to inaugurate the Council for Small and Medium scale Enterprises in Nigeria (SMEs).
23 Nov
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have partnered to help small farmers enhance food productivity in Nigeria.
22 Nov
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Wednesday, launched the female founder training programme to ensure inclusivity and bridge the technology gender gap. The training was initiated by the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), a subsidiary of the NITDA in Abuja. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, at the launch of the training…
14 Nov
In a strategic partnership move to bolster Nigeria's standing in the global digital market, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has reiterated that the country is open to investors and investments, as Nigeria is unarguably inching towards joining the community of digitally driven Nations. Inuwa made this known…
8 Nov
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has presented laptops to ten outstanding learners of the cohort 2 NITDA-COURSERA Training Programme.
7 Nov
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has said that the Federal Government’s planned Three Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme has crossed the one million mark in terms of applications received thus far.
3 Nov
Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to Information Communication Technology (ICT) to empower youths in the state and make them self-reliant.
1 Nov
Notwithstanding the investments that have gone into Nigeria’s data centre sub-sector, there are concerns that capacity utilisation of these facilities remains very poor when compared to other countries within the region, including South Africa, Kenya and others.
1 Nov
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has reaffirmed that the agency is set to drive Nigeria’s digital landscape into a global tech talent hub, nurturing innovation and repositioning the country in the technology sector.
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Tuesday, presented a budget of N325.3billion for 2024 to the state House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget christened ”Budget of Home Run and Finishing Strong”, Obaseki said it was made up of N178 billion capital expenditure and N146 billion recurrent expenditure. He said that the budget was…
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