Why I Re-Appointed Kashifu Inuwa as NITDA Director Common – Buhari

The excellent successes recorded by the Nationwide Info Expertise Improvement Company, NITDA, in recent times, is why Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi was re-appointed because the Company’s Director Common, President Muhammadu Buhari, has mentioned.

The president made the disclosure in his tackle on the launching and unveiling of the ‘Nationwide Coverage on the Nigerian Authorities Second-Degree Domains and Nationwide Information Technique,” in Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja.

In response to Buhari, from October 2022, some parastatals beneath the Ministry of Communications and Digital Financial system, together with NITDA, have been evaluated.

“The efficiency analysis report submitted to me reveals excellent efficiency of NITDA, particularly, on totally different areas of the mandate of the company.

“Primarily based on the spectacular efficiency of NITDA, I accredited the re-appointment of Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi because the Director-Common for the second time period in workplace, from 2023 to 2027,” he mentioned.

The president who mentioned his administration is dedicated to the event and diversification of the nation’s financial system, famous that they’ve intensified the event of insurance policies, design of programmes and implementation of initiatives within the digital financial system sector, within the final three and a half years.

His phrases: “For instance, we now have succeeded in diversifying our financial system to a big extent and that is apparent after we contemplate the contribution of the ICT sector to our gross home product within the second quarter of 2022, which stood at 18.44% in comparison with the contribution of the oil sector to the GDP, which was 6.33% in the identical interval.

“…In December 2022, I accredited for the Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), to journey to the US of America to interact SpaceX to finish the method of deployment of their StarLink companies in Nigeria.

“We’re glad that StarLink companies are already deployed in Nigeria. This has made Nigeria the primary and solely African nation to have this hyperlink. With the deployment of StarLink companies in Nigeria, we now have 100% broadband penetration in Nigeria. This can be a main milestone on our digital financial system journey.

“We’re very pleased with the nice strides of our digital financial system sector and the affect it has had on the totally different sectors of our financial system and I commend the Honourable Minister for being dedicated to the implementation of the digital financial system mandate.

“…Since October 2019, we now have developed a complete of 21 new nationwide insurance policies and techniques and I will likely be unveiling 2 of those at the moment, specifically the Nationwide Coverage on the Nigerian Authorities Second-Degree Domains and the Nationwide Information Technique.

“This variety of insurance policies is unprecedented and fairly commendable. All of the insurance policies and techniques are nationwide devices to help Nigeria’s digital financial system on the nationwide and sub-national ranges. The nationwide insurance policies have led to vital improvement throughout all sectors of our financial system.

“…It’s our collective duty to offer our nation a very good identify in our on-line world and the Nationwide Coverage on Nigerian Authorities Second-Degree Domains is a welcome step on this path. The significance of digital identification has been actively promoted by our administration as this can be a key requirement for the sustainable and safe improvement of our digital financial system.

“I hereby direct that authorities officers ought to chorus from utilizing non-public emails for official functions and all FPIs should migrate their web sites to the related authorities domains. I hereby direct the Honourable Minister to make sure that all related establishments and stakeholders make sure the devoted implementation of the Nationwide Coverage on the Nigerian Authorities Second-Degree Domains and the Nationwide Information Technique”.

Launching and Unveiling of the ‘Nationwide Coverage on the Nigerian Authorities Second-Degree Domains and Nationwide Information Technique,” in Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja

Earlier, Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Professor Isa Ali Pantami mentioned that the 2 insurance policies being launched have been outcomes of compliance with the President’s directive to give you a Nationwide Coverage that was earlier accredited by the Federal Govt Council, noting that the insurance policies have been focused at consolidating on the good points achieved thus far within the digital ecosystem.

Enumerating the advantages to be derived from implementing the insurance policies, the Minister mentioned the Ministry relied on related provisions of the Structure of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and the NITDA Act 2007, with the idea that they’d go a great distance in consolidating the achievements within the digital financial system sector.

On the Nationwide Information Coverage, Prof. Pantami reiterated the indispensability of knowledge in nationwide life, emphasizing that knowledge was essential and may very well be leveraged on for the event of different sectors of the financial system.

Earlier, Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Prof. Isa Pantami mentioned that the 2 insurance policies being inaugurated have been outcomes of compliance with the President’s directive to give you a Nationwide Coverage that was earlier accredited by the Federal Govt Council.

He famous that the insurance policies have been focused at consolidating on the good points achieved thus far within the digital ecosystem.

The minister enumerated the advantages to be derived from implementing the insurance policies.

He mentioned the ministry relied on related provisions of the Structure of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and the NITDA Act 2007, with the idea that they’d go a great distance in consolidating the achievements within the digital financial system sector.

On the Nationwide Information Coverage, Mr Pantami reiterated the indispensability of knowledge in nationwide life, emphasizing that knowledge was essential and may very well be leveraged on for the event of different sectors of the financial system.