The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has mapped out strategies to collaborate with the National Identity Management Commission
Innovation Challenge: FG presents N10m support to 5 start-ups
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By Emmanuel Elebeke
The federal government on Wednesday presented a total of 10 million to five winners of the 2021 Creativity and Innovation Challenge organized by the National Information and Technology Development Agency, NITDA in Abuja.
The five winners, who were given N2 million each emerged from 800 contestants that participated in the contest from the 36 states of the federation, including the FCT. They were rewarded for their brilliant and novel ideas that could solve numerous problems in different spheres of human endeavour.
The five winners are Nwachinemere Emeka, from Ibadan, who invented Kitovu Technology Company to assist farmers; Muhammad Banre from Kaduna, who invented Scholar limited, a learning app; Jeremiah Kuro from PH, who invented Bliu-I Automation limited, an automotive app; Ajiboye Mayowa from PH, who invented a learning app, CBTNL.Com and Izu Freeman from Abuja, who invented another learnin
NITDA mulls new roadmap for development
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By Emmanuel Elebeke
The National Information and Technology Development Agency, NITDA says it is set to launch a new Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan to boost economic potentials of the nation’s information and Communication Technology, ICT sector.
The Director General of the agency, Mallam Abdullahi Kashifu, announced this during the NITDA @20 Anniversary conference held in Abuja on Monday.
He informed that the new roadmap was designed to make the IT sector the leading sector of the economy, create more activities and ignite a lot of innovations in the IT sector, help create enabling environment and also position Nigeria to tap into the 4th industrial revolution.
Pantami adjudges NITDA one of Nigeria’s most performing agency
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By Emmanuel Elebeke
The embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Monday, shunned the media from interviewing him on his alleged connection with some terrorist groups.
The Minister, who spoke during the NITDA @20 Anniversary conference held in Abuja on Monday told journalists that he has no comment, directed them to meet with the Director General of NITDA.
Earlier in his remarks, the Minister said NITDA has achieved a lot in the area of fighting corruption through the implementation of IT Clearance policy which has saved N2 billion for the federal government, describing it as one of the most effective and high-performing agencies of government.
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Terrorism Link: Pantami shuns interview with press
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By Emmanuel Elebeke
The embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy on Monday shunned the media from interviewing him on his alleged connection with some terrorist groups.
The Minister, who spoke during the NITDA @20 Anniversary conference held in Abuja on Monday told journalists that he has no comment, directed them to meet with the Director General of NITDA.
Earlier in his remarks, the Minister said NITDA has achieved a lot in the area of fighting corruption through the implementation of IT Clearance policy which has saved N2 billion for the federal government, describing it as one of the most effective and high-performing agencies of government.