Bank Customers Lose ₦250bn Annually to Cybercrime The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria recorded 25.35 million cases of stolen phones between May 2023 and April 2024, making it the country’s most prevalent crime with fewer than 12 per cent of the...

The Battle for Online Free Speech: Activists, Algorithms, or Authority? By Shuaib S. Agaka At this year's annual Economic Confidential Lecture, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), called for an inclusive, citizen-centered legal framework to combat cyber attack, online...

AGROVESTO, NITDA Empowers Farmers Digitally   AGROVESTO, a fast-rising agritech startup and graduate of the iHatch Incubation Programme’s second cohort, has released findings from a groundbreaking survey centered on the digitization of agricultural supply chains in Nigeria. The survey, conducted in collaboration with the National Information...

Book Review: Reshaping Diplomacy Through Digital Innovation – A Gen-Z Outlook By Bilkisu Ahmed Shekarau I recently attended the public presentation of "Diplomacy and Digital Innovation – Youth Insight," a fascinating new book co-authored by two young Nigerian youth corps members, Fatima Yusuf Usman and Umar...

How we’re Positioning Nigeria to Harness $2m Digital Jobs Using AI – NITDA Boss  The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has unveiled plans to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key driver of Nigeria’s economic transformation, with a...

NITDA, IMPR Spotlight AI as Driver of Nigeria’s Digital Future at Economic Confidential Lecture Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation are set to power Nigeria’s next phase of inclusive prosperity, according to Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). Delivering the keynote...