After NITDA's Codes for Social Media Platforms, US Govt Inaugurates Task Force on ‘Online Abuse’   The United States Government has announced that it was establishing an interagency task force to fight harassment and abuse online. The move by the White House came barely four days (on...

That E-Government Council and NITDA's Code of Practice, by Fom Gyem   The month of June 2022 is quite an interesting period with a lot of new developments in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), especially at enhancing digital economy. It was the month President...

Days After Releasing NITDA Code of Practice, Google, Twitter Update 'Practice Code on Disinformation' Social media giants, Meta, Google, Twitter and Microsoft have agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts, under an updated EU code of practice or...

A Timely 'Code of Practice for Online Platforms in Nigeria, by Mahmud Abdulsalam   The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, is one government organisation so-much concerned and sincerely worried over rising insecurity, in the country. It has, and is still doing everything possible to swiftly nip...

Digital Technology Adoption Will Tranform Agriculture – DG NITDA   As part of its efforts and commitment to reinforce and foster the digital transformation of the agricultural sector to support food security in Africa, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE said...

NITDA's 'Code of Practice for Online Platforms' and National Security, by Mukhtar Ya'u Madobi   In a bid to ensure that sanity is maintained in Nigeria's internet circuit, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), recently unveiled a Code of Practice for Online Platforms. The move is...