Stakeholders Endorse Digital Economy Bill, Call for Role Clarity   Stakeholders across Nigeria’s digital and technology ecosystem have expressed support for the proposed National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025, describing it as a vital step toward establishing a comprehensive legal framework that will strengthen digital...

CBN Researcher Wins Top Award as Nigeria Shines at ICEGOV 2025 Conference Nigeria achieved a historic milestone in digital governance this week, not only by successfully hosting the prestigious 18th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2025)—the first time the event...

Has Social Media Corrupted Nigeria’s Moral Compass? By Shuaib S. Agaka When the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, speaks about social media, his primary concern isn’t data privacy or investment—it’s morality. In a report by Tech Digest, the country’s...

NITDA Boss Calls for Local TikTok Rules to Challenge Cultural Imperialism Nigeria’s top technology regulator, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has asserted that the country must wield greater power over video apps like TikTok, demanding that social media platforms adhere to Nigeria’s laws and cultural priorities rather...

GITEX 2025: NITDA Boss Reaffirms Nigeria’s Commitment to Ethical AI, Plans Indigenous Language Model M-ATLAS The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) for national development, innovation, and global competitiveness, emphasizing a strategy built on ethical and...

Green Power for Nigeria's Digital Future By Shuaib S. Agaka When Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), took the stage at the 3rd Technology Ecosystem Dialogue (TED 2025) in Abuja, his message was clear and urgent: Nigeria’s digital economy cannot thrive...