Eleven Banks Paid N8bn IT Levy In 2019     Eleven Nigerian banks paid about N8.08bn Information Technology-related levies to the government in 2019, the audited financial reports of the banks have shown. Analyses of the financial reports indicated that this is a reduction of N381.12m over the...

NITDA Moves Against 125 MDAs’ Over Unapproved IT Projects   The National Information Technology Development Agency has initiated enforcement action against 125 ministries, departments and agencies for failing to obtain authorisation before embarking on information technology projects. The concerned MDAs also violated provisions of the Regulatory Framework...

NITDA Seals Pact With EU On Data Protection Compliance   The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the European Data Protection Office (EDPO) to enable Nigerian businesses comply with the General Data...

NITDA Extends Deadline For Data Audit Report To October   The National Information Technology Development Agency has fixed October 25 for banks, telecommunications operators and others to submit data audit reports of their operations. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Director General of NITDA,...

NITDA Probes Banks, telcos, Others Over Alleged Data Breaches The National Information Technology Development Agency says it is probing some telecommunications companies, banks, financial technology companies and others for allegedly breaching the data security of their customers. In a statement signed by Director General of NITDA,...

Economy Gained $101m From IT Start-ups In 3months – NITDA In the first three quarters of the year, start-ups in Information Technology contributed $101m to the Nigerian economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency, has said. The Director -General of NITDA, Dr Isah Ibrahim, said this...