NITDA COMMISSIONS RITC CENTRE IN NASARAWA STATEBy Ngozi Anosa
The National Information Technology Development Agency has commissioned its first Rural Information Technology Centre (RITC) in Nassarawa. The project, the first of its kind, is geared towards bridging the digital divide between the rural and urban areas in the country. The ceremony which took place on the 13th of February, 2008 was held at Alhaji Ahmed Hassan II MFR, the Emir of Nasarawa’s Palace.
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DG NITDA BAGS PEACE AWARDBy Oladokun Lukman
The DG of NITDA, Prof. Cleopas Officer Angaye, has added another feather to his cap as he bagged the Global Pillar of Peace Award. Speaking at the occasion, Ambassador King Tom Adie, the President and Founder of OBBUTIV/BENCRITA Organisations, said “Prof. Angaye deserve the award for his immense and immeasurable contributions to the settlement of boundary crises and his selfless service to humanity.”READ MORE >>
NCS honours DG NITDABy Uwa Suleiman and Oladokun Lukman
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency, Professor Cleopas Officer Angaye said that Information and Communication Technology would be vigorously used as a tool of accomplishing the vision 20:20:20 and President Umaru Musa Yar’dua’s seven point agenda.
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EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF ICT IN EDUCATIONAL SECTORBy Oladokun Lukman
Way back in the 20th Century, an educated person was he who could read and write. Now with the recent advancement and development in technology particularly with information and communication technology in 21st century, the definition of the concept has changed to those who can read, write and at the same time computer literate because the world is becoming global village and the complexity of acquiring education is no longer achievable only under the four-wall of classroom but at the finger tips. READ MORE >>
NATIONAL ICT4D: IMPLICATIONS FOR VISION 20:2020By Uwa Suleiman
In 2005, renowned economist Goldman Sachs examined global economies and predicted that most third world economies will outplay the big ones if they continue at their growth rates. At the time, Nigeria’s growth rate was slightly above 7.5% and General Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria’s president at the time projected that if the country continues at that rate, it will be among the leading economies of the world by the year 2020 thus, birthing the vision 2020 agenda. READ MORE >>
