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Google introduces new director for West Africa Olumide Balogun
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Google introduces new director for West Africa Olumide Balogun

Google has introduced its new Director for West Africa, Mr. Olumide Balogun, to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE. This move follows Google’s assurance of maintaining a strong partnership between the two organizations. Mr. Balogun, who previously managed Google as Head of Consumer Apps for Sub-Saharan Africa, emphasized […]

Nigeria can become global talent exporter, says NITDA DG
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NITDA to establish AI developer communities across Nigeria

The National Information Technology Development Agency, a branch of the federal government, has announced intentions to establish developer communities for artificial intelligence all around the nation. This information was provided by the Director-General of NITDA, Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, at a meeting with instructors and some NAIDT participants in Abuja. He believes that the local communities would contribute to determining […]

Nigeria can become global talent exporter, says NITDA DG
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MSMEs digitization to boost Nigeria’s GDP by $53bn – NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency has stated that digitizing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises could improve Nigeria’s GDP by $53 billion. This was said by the director-general of NITDA, Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, when he visited the Lagos headquarters of the GIZ/Digital Transformation Centre, Nigeria. The digital transformation of MSMEs, according to Inuwa, will contribute to the expansion […]

FG to create 5million jobs in four years
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FG to create 5million jobs in four years

The Federal Government has promised to create at least 5 million jobs through outsourcing between now and the year 2027. Nairametrics reported that this target is contained in the National Outsourcing Strategy (NOS 2023-2027) released by the National Information Technology Development Agency. It noted that through diversification, NOS plans to make outsourcing a major contributor […]