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NITDA Concludes Top Management Retreat with Renewed Commitment to 2025 Goals

 

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has successfully concluded its top management retreat, marking a significant step toward achieving its strategic objectives for 2025. The final day of the retreat featured detailed departmental presentations and the signing of a collective bond, symbolizing the agency’s united commitment to driving Nigeria’s digital transformation.

Held as part of NITDA’s efforts to align with national development priorities, the retreat provided an opportunity for key stakeholders within the agency to review progress, identify challenges, and strategize on the way forward. The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, played a pivotal role in steering discussions, emphasizing the importance of innovation, collaboration, and strategic alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The agenda prioritizes the use of technology as a critical driver for economic growth, job creation, and national development.

In his address, Inuwa underscored the need for actionable strategies to tackle existing challenges within the ICT sector, stressing the importance of risk management, process optimization, and leveraging partnerships to achieve departmental goals. He called on the agency’s leadership to remain proactive in implementing policies that will facilitate a thriving digital economy in Nigeria.

Throughout the retreat, department heads presented their roadmaps, highlighting ongoing initiatives and future plans aimed at enhancing NITDA’s service delivery. Key focus areas included digital inclusion, cybersecurity, capacity building, and regulatory compliance to ensure a safe and inclusive digital environment for all Nigerians.

The retreat culminated in the signing of a collective bond, reinforcing NITDA’s leadership’s shared vision and commitment to excellence. This symbolic gesture represents a pledge by the agency’s management to work collaboratively towards the realization of the 2025 goals, which are centered on fostering digital literacy, supporting tech startups, and enhancing the ICT infrastructure across the country.

As NITDA moves forward, the outcomes of the retreat are expected to guide its strategic interventions, ensuring that Nigeria remains at the forefront of technological innovation and digital governance in Africa. The agency’s leadership expressed optimism about the future, vowing to implement the insights gained from the retreat to achieve measurable impact in the tech ecosystem.

The retreat’s conclusion marks a renewed sense of purpose and determination within NITDA, as it continues to champion policies and programs that will accelerate Nigeria’s journey towards a digitally empowered economy.

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