{"id":25967,"date":"2025-02-06T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=25967"},"modified":"2025-02-06T06:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T06:02:48","slug":"nitda-hosts-eu-delegation-to-boost-nigerias-digital-infrastructure-and-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2025\/02\/06\/nitda-hosts-eu-delegation-to-boost-nigerias-digital-infrastructure-and-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"NITDA Hosts EU Delegation to Boost Nigeria\u2019s Digital Infrastructure and Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding Nigeria\u2019s broadband infrastructure and enhancing digital literacy, aligning with the nation\u2019s target of achieving 70% digital literacy by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>During a strategic meeting at NITDA headquarters, the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, represented by the Director of IT Infrastructure Solutions Department, Oladejo Olawunmi, received a delegation from two European firms, Consulting &amp; Management (C&amp;M) and EUROPE Ltd. The firms have been awarded an EU-funded contract to support the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) in executing these initiatives.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1bwycvy x193iq5w x4fas0m x19kjcj4\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.flos1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/475983287_945031607807387_6774044711663410499_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_eui2=AeGqNsl7tV0u8u2f_CX4FzQyMX8EoClnL1wxfwSgKWcvXCXv1d2t4mnbgXcJyPOg10zJ2GoTXBC0ECmwQq10nC_M&amp;_nc_ohc=WY_lD45Ia5YQ7kNvgFCJVsr&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.flos1-1.fna&amp;_nc_gid=AbKq8VstFL1X2qDLCi4f3qI&amp;oh=00_AYCe0b5paox1uSCISbWe9zuhFlqOrJd2XO_CId9RCgL-ig&amp;oe=67AA03FA\" alt=\"May be an image of 5 people, people studying and text\" data-visualcompletion=\"media-vc-image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Led by Judit Erdos, the visiting delegation engaged in extensive discussions on evaluating the progress of Nigeria\u2019s National Digital Literacy Framework. The meeting also included an update on data from a prior World Bank study, offering insights into key challenges, achievements, and policy recommendations crucial for shaping the nation\u2019s digital future.<\/p>\n<p>As Nigeria strives to bridge the digital divide, the collaboration between NITDA and its European partners is expected to play a pivotal role in advancing broadband penetration and equipping citizens with essential digital skills for the evolving global economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding Nigeria\u2019s broadband infrastructure and enhancing digital literacy, aligning with the nation\u2019s target of achieving 70% digital literacy by 2027. During a strategic meeting at NITDA headquarters, the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, represented by the Director of IT Infrastructure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,343,82,83],"tags":[90,690,352,227,229,269],"class_list":["post-25967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","category-international","category-technology","category-technology-trends","tag-abuja","tag-digital-divide","tag-eu","tag-nigeria","tag-nitda","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}