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December 5, 2025
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AI, News, NITRA, Technology

NITRA Forum: A Wake Up Call for AI Ambitions as Experts Sound Alarm on the Country’s AI Readiness

Experts and stakeholders in Tech has sounded the alarm on Nigeria’s readiness for Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption at the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) Breakfast with CEO’s forum...

August 4, 2025
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ECONOMY, NCC, NITRA, Technology

NCC, IHS Towers Lead Others To NITRA-ALTON CNII & Telecom Sustainability Conference 2025

Telecom industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other industry operators, including IHS Towers, Digital Realty and 9mobile Nigeria, have joined the line of partners that will chart...

"In a statement announcing the forum, NITRA emphasized that the declaration of the CNII order alone is insufficient to protect national infrastructure. The association noted that, “mere declaration of the CNII order as an Act cannot solely guarantee infrastructure safety except certain internal and standardisation issues are first resolved by operators.” The forum, therefore, aims to bring all relevant players together to address these concerns. The event, scheduled to take place at CitiHeight Hotel, Ikeja, will focus on how the CNII framework can be translated from policy into action. According to the organizers, passage of the law alone will not yield desired outcomes unless practical and collaborative strategies are developed and implemented. As part of the agenda, stakeholders are expected to deliberate on critical questions such as: How do we ensure that this law is implemented to the letter? Are there areas worth looking into once more, or is the Act perfect as it is? What are the roles of each stakeholder in the industry – Federal, States, Operators, Consumers, and other actors? Are individual telecom companies and service providers keying into the CNII provisions, and how? What are the roles of regulators in ensuring public compliance to the Act? How do we ensure security? What is the place of collaboration? Publicity: how much of the CNII provisions are the public aware of? How can we sustain the growth and development of telecommunications in Nigeria? These questions will form the basis of panel discussions during the conference, as stakeholders seek to explore both policy and operational aspects of industry sustainability and infrastructure protection. Dignitaries expected at the event include the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, network operators, infrastructure companies, security agencies, media professionals, regulators, and decision-makers from public and private organizations. In a statement, NITRA highlighted the critical importance of CNII to national wellbeing, stressing that “the destruction or disruption of these systems and communication networks would significantly affect the economic strength, image, defense and security, government capabilities to function, and public health and safety.” Reinforcing this point, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of ALTON, previously underscored the necessity of maintaining telecom infrastructure and upgrading technology to prevent vandalism and theft—ongoing threats that plague the sector. Also speaking, Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, Chairman of NITRA, reiterated the value of the CNII Conference in bringing stakeholders to the table. He emphasized that the forum is essential for achieving consensus on how best to protect telecom infrastructure, particularly in light of the Federal Government’s official CNII declaration. Onwuegbuchi noted that with the CNII Act in place, stakeholders will have to formulate implementation measures on provisions of the Act and enforce compliance. Noting that practical outcomes from the Lagos forum will help drive the next phase of Nigeria’s telecom infrastructure protection and development." give the above part of the article a suitable subheading, relating to its content infusing the keyword "CNII"

July 24, 2025
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NITRA, SECURITY, TELECOMS

NITRA-ALTON CNII Conference Gets New Date as Stakeholders Tackle Telecom Infrastructure Security and Sustainability

The Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) & Sustainability Conference 2025 has been rescheduled to August 7, 2025, in Lagos. The conference aims to foster a comprehensive industry-wide conversation following...

July 1, 2025
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NITRA, Technology

NITRA, ALTON Convene Industry Leaders on CNII Bill, Telecom Security & Sustainability Strategy

As the telecom industry grapples with the challenge of how to secure its infrastructure and ensure that investments in the telecoms space are protected, following the recent Critical National...

August 22, 2024
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DIGITAL ENCODE, NEURAL AI, nira, NITRA

Digital Encode, NeuRaL AI, NiRA Back NITRA ICT Growth Conference 4.0

Leading Cyber security and Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) company, Digital Encode and Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm, NeuRaL AI, have indicated interest in collaborating with ICT industry media body, the...

August 1, 2024
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NCC, NITRA

NCC Partners NITRA On ICT Growth Conference 4.0

As the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the fourth edition of the NITRA ICT GROWTH CONFERENCE, the Executive...