NITDA, Kaspersky seal strategic Cybersecurity Partnership at GITEX Nigeria 2025

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky, to strengthen Nigeria’s cyber resilience and protect its critical digital infrastructure. The agreement was formalised at GITEX Nigeria 2025 in Lagos, with NITDA’s Director General, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, and Kaspersky’s General Manager for Africa, Chris Norton, representing both organisations.   Through the partnership, Kaspersky will support NITDA in training programmes to build local cyber capacity, collaborate on public awareness campaigns including the Cybersecurity Alphabet initiative, and engage in joint research…

NITDA holds awareness road walk ahead of maiden GITEX Nigeria 2025

The Management and Staff of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Saturday embarked on an awareness road walk and fitness jog in Abuja to sensitise the public on the forthcoming maiden edition of GITEX Nigeria 2025, scheduled for 1–4 September. The symbolic walk underscored NITDA’s commitment to mobilising national attention toward the landmark event, which is set to position Nigeria as a leading hub for digital innovation and collaboration in Africa.   GITEX Nigeria officially launched in Abuja on 1st September with the Government Leadership & AI Summit,…

Nigeria’s Digital Goldmine beckons,as NITDA DG courts Global Investors ahead of GITEX Nigeria 2025

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, has extended a bold invitation to global investors to explore Nigeria’s flourishing digital economy, branding it a land brimming with opportunities driven by a young, tech-savvy, and innovative population. Inuwa made this passionate appeal while engaging key stakeholders including startups and international investors at a GITEX Breakfast Meeting during the ongoing GITEX Africa 2025 in Marrakech, Morocco. Looking ahead to GITEX Nigeria 2025, scheduled to take place from September 1 to 4 in Abuja and Lagos, Inuwa described Nigeria as a…