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The history of Internet in Nigeria started with the provision of limited E-mail service in 1991, and in July 1995 the Regional Information Network of Africa (RINAF) in collaboration with Rose Clayton Nigeria Limited provided internet service at the computer science department of Yaba College of Technology through the (Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)).
Nigeria ICT Fest (NIF) is an initiative to engender economic development in Nigeria by leveraging Information and Communications Technology (ICT). [1] [2] The event's goal is to help Nigeria brace up with emerging cutting-edge technologies. [3] [4]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NIRDA) is known for introduction of professional training programmes across various states in Nigeria. In 2020, NITDA announced it would train 75,000 youths in Kaduna state in information technology. [7]
The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy in Nigeria is a government ministry responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and regulation of policies related to communications, innovation, and digital economy sectors within the country. The current minister is Dr Bosun Tijani. [2]
The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology is a Nigerian ministry whose mission is to facilitate the development and deployment of science and technology apparatus to enhance the pace of socio-economic development of the country through appropriate technological inputs into productive activities in the nation.
Nigeria Information & Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the government clearing house for all IT projects in the public sector in Nigeria. Nigeria Communication Commission , the independent National Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.
Dataphyte was founded in 2019 by Joshua Olufemi, a Nigerian media and civic technology innovator.Dataphyte's work has been funded by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, National Endowment for Democracy, the Media Development Investment Fund, and the BigLocal news Project at Stanford University.
The digital divide is a term used to describe the disadvantage in access to information which people without access to ICT suffer. [1] Nigeria's digital divide refers to the inequality of Nigerian individuals, groups, or organizations with regard to access to Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure or to the internet for daily activities. [2]