The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has expressed its willingness to collaborate with engineering professionals in Africa to infuse emerging technological tools, services and knowledge into engineering processes for enhanced productivity and customer satisfaction. The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa made this known when he played host to a team of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), led by its Registrar, Engr. Prof. Adisa A. Bello and a team from the Engineers Board of Kenya, led by its chairman, Engr Erastus K. Mwongera at the Corporate Headquarters of the Agency in Abuja. The NITDA…
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has agreed to partner with LEAP Africa, a non-profit organisation that focuses on leadership development, to harness the potential of young Nigerians in the field of technology and entrepreneurship. The partnership is also intended to equip young Nigerians with the necessary skills to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the tech industry. The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa made this disclosure during a visit by a team from LEAP Africa led by its Executive Director, Kehinde Ayeni to the Corporate Headquarters of the Agency. Inuwa lamented that…
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Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has given a nod to the partnership proposal by the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen. Yushau Dogara Ahmed. This proposed partnership is to proactively facilitate the development of Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy and fast-track the creation of an enabling environment where Nigerians can develop, adopt and derive value from digital technology. Inuwa who expressed the Agency’s willingness to collaborate with the Corps during a courtesy call by the NYSC team, reiterated the fact that NITDA being the bedrock in scaling awareness…